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Loyalty is not a factor as much as comfort is for coaches in college and the NFL, says The State columnist Ron Morris.
Morris defends coaches like new Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino for switching jobs without much hesitation or notice to their current employers in his Sunday column titled, “A Bigger Deal.” Morris wrote his commentary [...]
We told you last week about the University of Arkansas cheerleader competing in the finals of CBSSports.com’s College Cheerleader of the Year playoffs.
Well, despite some mouse-clicking cheaters who forced the competition to be rebooted, Rogers native Laura Cole still came through as a No. 1 seed to defeat No. 7 Houston on Thursday in the [...]
Some call him “Run DMC” after the late 1980s hip hop group composed of DJ Run, Jam Master Jay and D.M.C. Now, former Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, a two-time Heisman trophy runner-up and two-time winner of the Doak Walker Award, has another name to deal with — his own.
A horse named after the bulking, [...]
Twenty days after his hiring, Ellis Johnson resigned as Arkansas’ defensive coordinator Thursday to take the same position at South Carolina, Hogs head coach Bobby Petrino announced today.
Johnson will replace Brian VanGorder at South Carolina. VanGorder was hired by head coach Steve Spurrier on Dec. 19, but resigned Thursday morning to become defensive coordinator with [...]
How do you beat a team you haven’t defeated in 12 seasons, is now the No. 2 team in the nation and presents a powerful player (Candace Parker) who can dunk and play several positions on the floor?
No one seems to have the answer for the Lady Razorbacks (16-3, 1-3 Southeastern Conference), who travel to [...]
But, as the talking heads move on to talk about more pressing issues — like Tom Brady’s ankle — there are a few in the national media finally talking about what Arkansas fans have been clamoring for. And that’s Petrino’s fantastic collegiate coaching credentials.
Today, two writers with FoxSports.com named Petrino one of the year’s best college football hires.
For fans wishing to see Peyton Hillis on the football field one more time, you’ll get your chance Saturday.
Hillis, defensive lineman Marcus Harrison and offensive guard Robert Felton will participate in the 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl. The rosters for the annual North-South game were announced Jan. 10. The South squad, as usual, will be [...]
Experience shows that it takes a lot for a reader to sit down at a keyboard and take the time to draft a letter to the editor of his local newspaper. For someone to write to a newspaper that’s not his local paper is quite unusual. But in Monday’s Northwest Arkansas Times, an Ann Arbor, [...]
Darian Townes is not having a good weekend.
The Arkansas center was arrested by Fayetteville police Sunday night in connection with misdemeanor failure to appear, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Web site.
Townes was released from jail on $530 bond at 10:01 p.m. Sunday. He’s scheduled to appear Feb. 25 in Fayetteville District Court.
The 6-foot-10 [...]
Darren McFadden. Felix Jones. Kevin Smith. Ray Rice.
Sean Penix?
We all know that Arkansas’ backfield tandem of McFadden and Jones declared for the NFL Draft last week. But what you may not know is that a third Razorback junior, Sean Penix, threw his name in the hat for the April 26-27 NFL Draft.
Penix. Ever heard of [...]