Tuesday Notes: Rushing to an answer

Arkansas hasn’t scored in the first quarter this season, and its running game has struggled off and on, especially last Saturday against the Longhorns in a 52-10 loss. Texas’ defense held the Razorbacks’ running game to 11 yards on 26 attempts.
Arkansas is now last in the SEC in rushing, averaging 90.5 yards a game after [...]

WholeHogCast: Texas to Tebow

The latest episode of the WholeHogCast is now available for listening and download.
Here’s a synopsis:

Texas to Tebow: Northwest Arkansas Times sportswriters Terry Wood and Brandon Marcello discuss the Hogs’ lopsided loss to Texas and the upcoming matchup with No. 12 Florida, which is out for blood after losing to Ole Miss at home last week.
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Audio/Notes: Petrino’s Monday press conference

Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino spoke with the media today for about 18 minutes. He hit on the Hogs’ 52-10 loss to Texas, what the Razorbacks need to do to bounce back against Florida and some of the things that worry him when it comes to recruiting this year.
Here are a couple of notables before [...]

It’s a bumpy, not new road for Petrino

When Bobby Petrino started his first season as head coach at Louisville in 2003, there were some bumps and bruises.  There was a new offense, a new defense. There were assignment errors, miscues and, as Petrino said at his press conference today, the Cardinals simply just “struggled.”
But not as much as the Hogs have in [...]

Video: ESPN GameDay calls the Hogs

ESPN College GameDay’s Arkansas-themed commercial is now running on ESPN, and you can check out the video online by clicking here.
The commercial features ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit calling the Hogs alongside a couple of Arkansas fans, who are critiquing the former Buckeye’s Hog calling technique. The commercial debuted today on ESPN as a part of [...]

Report: Nutt staff expected UA departure in October

The sudden de-commitment of a UA recruit last October may make a bit more sense after reading this. It seems, according to a report in the Kansas City Star, that Houston Nutt’s staff told a high-profile quarterback recruit that they did not expect to be with the Razorbacks in 2008.
Soon after, the recruit, Kale Pick, [...]

WholeHogCast: Texas Game Day Edition

While you make your predictions for the Hogs-Horns matchup in Austin, Texas, make sure and check out our Game Day edition of the WholeHogCast.
Here’s a synopsis:

Texas GameDay Edition: Northwest Arkansas Times sports writers Joe West, Terry Wood, Brandon Marcello and Heath Allen preview the Hogs’ trip to No. 7 Texas and give their picks.
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You Pick ‘Em: Arkansas vs. Texas

Take your pick. Is No. 7 Texas going to give the nation an encore performance of ‘Bama’s dominance over the Hogs last week, or do the Razorbacks bounce back in a miraculous win?

Before you give your pick, lets recap the Alabama picks from last week. The Hogs were bludgeoned, 49-14, at home and took two [...]

Tackling Texas: Longhorns a better matchup for UA defense?

Arkansas defensive coordinator Willy Robinson has already heard it, and he wasn’t about to let the media ask the question as soon as he walked up to the microphones and tape recorders this evening.
Yes, he said, Arkansas missed some tackles against Alabama on Saturday, as he started talking before the first question was fired.
“We’re working [...]

ESPN, Herbstreit call the Hogs in new commercial

Arkansas will be featured in a new ESPN College GameDay promotional commercial called, “How Well Do You Know GameDay?”

The advertisement is scheduled to start running on the ESPN network Monday. Here’s a rundown of the new commercial courtesy of ESPN:
ESPN’s promotional campaign How Well Do You Know GameDay? poses true or false questions to viewers [...]