Sound Clips: Petrino wraps up spring

Bobby Petrino wrapped up his first spring as a Razorbacks head coach with an entertaining Red-White game, and gave the media an opportunity to ask him some questions in a press conference Wednesday.

Here are some notable items from the post-spring depth chart and a few re-hashed tidbits before we get to some sound clips:

- Nothing has changed with the status of linebacker Freddie Fairchild, who was arrested in March. He is still suspended indefinitely.

- The receivers improved, the quarterbacks improved and the linebacker corps (without Fairchild) is very thin.

- Jake Bequette is a first-teamer at defensive end, surprising some, but not Petrino.

- Cornerback Jerrell Norton went under the knife recently to repair a hamstring injury. The surgery is supposed to speed up Norton’s recovery, and he should be available for two-a-day practices, which, by the way, start Aug. 3, Petrino said.

Check out the stories on the Wednesday press conference from Nate Allen and Tom Murphy. I also have a story on the Hogs’ special teams.

Be on the look out for all that. For now, here are some Petrino audio clips from Wednesday to tide you over.

Petrino happy with progress in spring, but thinks tempo should improve in fall practices (1:05):

Bobby Petrino on the spring tempo

Petrino says he never gets his hopes up with incoming freshmen contributing right away (1:02):

Bobby Petrino on the incoming freshmen

Petrino likes touring the speaking circuit and admits there’s still some work to do in getting comfortable at the UA (2:18):

Bobby Petrino on touring state, UA athletics

Petrino breaks down the quarterbacks (1:25):

Petrino on QB progression in spring

Petrino breaks down the wide receivers (2:40):
Petrino on wide receivers in spring

Filed under: SEC Football, Arkansas Football by Brandon Marcello. Posted on: May 8, 2008 at 12:42 am