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:
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NCAA denies Mallett’s appeal

The UA Sports Information Department announced today that transfer quarterback Ryan Mallett will not be eligible for the 2008 football season.
Mallett took part in spring practices early on, but suffered a thumb injury that kept him out of the Red-White game last week.
Here’s the UA press release:
The NCAA has denied an appeal filed by the […]

Nutt recommends Monk to Bears

Remember Houston Nutt, the former Razorbacks football coach? No? Yeah, no one is talking about him any more. Doesn’t he coach at Ole Miss?
Sarcasm and a bevy of hyperlinks aside, Nutt reportedly helped former Arkansas receiver Marcus Monk get drafted by Chicago in the seventh round of the NFL Draft last week.
Kudos to coach […]

McFadden: The multi-million dollar man

Nothing is official yet, but the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that former Hog Darren McFadden is requesting a six-year deal worth near $50 million from the Oakland Raiders.
The fourth pick in this year’s draft, McFadden may get no less than $20 million in guarantees.
This comes one year after giving No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus […]

McFadden’s mom hates New York

Does mom really know best? In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Darren McFadden’s mother, Mini Muhammad said she’d like to see her son drafted by Dallas, Atlanta or “whatever team they’ve got there in Tennessee.”
Blurg.
If McFadden didn’t have enough to worry about with his “character issues,” his mother’s past cocaine addiction spoiling […]

Jets may trade up to land McFadden

The New York Daily News is reporting this morning that the Jets may trade up for the No. 2 pick to land Darren McFadden, who has fallen in love with the franchise and city.
The Jets have the sixth pick of the draft, but growing concerns that the Oakland Raiders may snag the former Hog […]

UA’s McDonnell announces retirement

Longtime UA track and field coach John McDonnell announced Monday his intentions to retire after the 2008 outdoor track season.
The University sent out a release earlier this morning to announce the scheduling of a 4 p.m. press conference today for “a major announcement pertaining to Arkansas head cross country and track and field coach […]

UA recruit breaks Gators’ BCS trophy

Talk about getting off on the wrong foot. A Plant High School (Tampa, Fla.) tight end broke the Florida Gators’ 2006 BCS National Championship trophy over the weekend at a NIKE football camp.
I kid you not.
Orson Charles, who is being recruited by Arkansas and at least 10 other schools including Florida, bumped into the […]

Petrino 10th best coach in SEC?

The Sporting News‘ Tom Dienhart seems to think Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino isn’t all that he’s cracked up to be.
In his newest rankings of the SEC’s coaches, Petrino is ranked below a bevy of coaches, including Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt.
So where does Petrino stand? Tenth out of 12. Nutt stands at No. 8.
If you […]

LSU game moved to Friday once again

UA Sports Information announced Wednesday Arkansas will host defending national champion LSU in the “Battle for the Golden Boot” on Friday, Nov. 28, at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. For the 13th-consecutive season, the game was moved to the Friday following Thanksgiving to accommodate a national broadcast by CBS Sports.
The Tigers will visit War […]