In advance of Wednesday’s national signing day, ESPN.com’s Chris Low filed a report Tuesday sizing up the recruiting needs at all of the Southeastern Conference schools and has the following to say about Arkansas’ circumstances:
Talk about losing the farm. Arkansas’ running back corps took a huge hit when Darren McFadden, Felix Jones and Peyton Hillis […]

Filed under: SEC Football, Arkansas Football by Greg Harton . Posted on: February 5, 2008 at 6:05 pm
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John Moredich at CBS Sportsline reviews the effects that new coaching hires had on recruiting at several college athletic programs. Here’s his snippet about the Razorbacks:
Coach Bobby Petrino left the Atlanta Falcons after less than a full season in the NFL and opposing schools were able to use that controversy by questioning his loyalty […]

Filed under: SEC Football, Arkansas Football by Greg Harton . Posted on: February 5, 2008 at 11:17 am
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Tom Murphy of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the University of Arkansas isn’t content to wait until the 2009 football season for Michigan transfer Ryan Mallett to become eligible to play.
And Nate Allen writes for the Northwest Arkansas Times that two UA football seniors have quit the team as they prepare to graduate.
UPDATE: The following […]

Filed under: SEC Football, Arkansas Football by Greg Harton . Posted on: February 5, 2008 at 10:14 am
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