Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Razorbacks (1-2) are reeling from their second consecutive non-conference loss but have an opportunity to start fresh with their first SEC game of the 2015 season on Saturday. The task will not be easy facing No. 14 Texas A&M (3-0) in Arlington at AT&T Stadium, but the Hogs still have a strong foundation […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA College football recruiters are all in on Bastrop High School wide receiver Isaiah Graham. The 6’1”, 180 pound, receiver tore up opposing Louisiana high school defenses last year pulling down 48 passes for 1,138 yards with 20 receiving touchdowns leading to double-digit offers heading into his senior season. The Class of 2016 recruit has […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorbacks started the 2015 season off right picking up a big 48-13 win over visiting UTEP on Saturday. The familiar thread from the 2014 season was an overall solid performance in all three phases of the game but one area looked polished and new, a re-vamped passing attack. The highlight of the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Coconut Creek High School cornerback/safety/outside linebacker Alexy Jean-Baptiste had a great Game 1 to his senior season against Marist shutting everything down that came his way. Jean-Baptiste committed to Arkansas in mid-June over offers from Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Miami, North Carolina, N.C. State, Oregon State, Cincinnati, Iowa State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Pitt, Syracuse, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA *Original post-date July 14 on Athlon Sports The Razorbacks enter the 2015 with high expectations coming off a 7-6 season in 2014 that included a 31-7 bowl win over old Southwest Conference rival Texas. Arkansas’ offense should be the strength of the team with four offensive linemen returning, along with a pair of 1,100-yard […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The playing career for Arkansas Razorback senior running back Jonathan Williams is likely over after sustaining a foot injury during fall camp. The All-SEC tailback has received a ton of support from Razorback Nation but got some unlikely backing from SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. The injury to Williams’ foot was serious enough that surgery […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Arkansas Razorbacks picked up verbal commitment No. 13 to their 2016 recruiting class on Saturday landing Arlington Lamar High School wide receiver Kofi Boateng. Boateng is one of the more highly recruited wide receivers in the nation with some 30 scholarship offers. The 6’1”, 180 pound, target had 66 receptions for 1,023 receiving yards with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The 20th annual Manning Passing Academy kicked off this weekend at Nicholls State University with an estimated 1,200 campers attending ranging in experience from 12th to 8th grade. Of the 1,200 attending 900 are quarterbacks. Beyond the usual cast of Manning family members on hand, patriarch Archie along with sons Peyton (Denver Broncos), Eli (New York […]
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Written by Ryan Wright What became public on the 4th of July was the Razorbacks landing prized Iowa Class of 2016 recruit Jake Heinrich. What many did not know is the Urbandale High School star had already committed to the Hogs a few days prior. Arkansas had a fight on their hands pulling Heinrich away from nearby Iowa State and […]
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As families across the nation settled in for 4th of July celebrations Razorback Nation had something a little extra to celebrate on Saturday when 3-star offensive guard Jake Heinrich “Called the Hogs.” The 6’4”, 285 pound, Urbandale High School star had a tough choice to make after being considered a longtime lean towards nearby Iowa State. The Cyclones had made […]
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On April 18, Louisiana stud quarterback Cole Kelley verbally committed to the Arkansas Razorbacks while on an unofficial visit to Fayetteville. Razorback Nation has quickly fallen in love with the mobile 6’7”, 245 pound, gunslinger from Teurlings Catholic High School. As a fan, and as a college coach, what’s not to like? Kelley is easygoing, affable, humble, and can make […]
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A missing option and one of the main needs for the Arkansas Razorbacks program over the last two years has been a game changer on the outside of the offense and in the special teams return game. In the 2015 recruiting class Hogs head coach Bret Bielema addressed the need on offense signing wide receivers Dominque Reed, La’Michael Pettway, and […]
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On National Signing Day Fayetteville High School’s Dre Greenlaw signed his letter of intent to play with the Arkansas Razorbacks. The 6’0”, 210 pound, super athlete played free safety, outside linebacker, lined up at receiver, and even had punt and kickoff returns for touchdowns for the Bulldogs during his senior season. Greenlaw ended up signing with the Hogs over offers […]
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On Saturday the Arkansas Razorbacks picked up a verbal commitment from Teurlings Catholic High School quarterback Cole Kelley. Kelley became the fifth verbal commitment and second Louisiana native added to the Hogs 2016 recruiting class. The 6’7”, 245 pound, pro-style quarterback with a cannon for an arm is a rising star in the 2016 recruiting class. He already has offers […]
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Teurlings Catholic High School’s Cole Kelley truly stands out in a crowd, both on and off the gridiron. The 6’7”, 245 pound, quarterback is a rarity in more ways than one. Not only does his height give him a slight advantage while in the pocket but despite his towering size, especially for a quarterback, he can get down the field […]
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The proverbial other shoe dropped for the Arkansas Razorbacks on Wednesday when small forward Michael Qualls announced his decision to forego his senior year to take a shot at the NBA. On Tuesday SEC Player of the Year, sophomore power forward Bobby Portis, announced he was entering the 2015 NBA Draft now leaving the Hogs without their top two scorers […]
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College recruiters look for any angle they can get to help sway top targets to sign with their respective program. The Arkansas Razorbacks are no different. The SEC West is by far the most competitive division in all of college football and all is fair in love and war, especially in love as is the case of recruiting Caleb Roddy. […]
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On Tuesday Arkansas Razorbacks sophomore power forward Bobby Portis announced his decision to declare for the 2015 NBA Draft. The 6’11”, 242 pound, Arkansas native helped lead the Razorbacks (27-9) into the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament beating Wofford 56-53 before falling to North Carolina 87-78. Along the way Portis averaged team-highs with 17.5 points and 8.9 rebounds […]
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Recruiting efforts are heating up across the country for Little Rock Christian tailback Damarea Crockett. The 5’11”, 205 pound, speedster has shown is abilities on the field rushing for over 1,250 yards with 16 touchdowns as a junior and has further impressed off the field leading the country with a Nike SPARQ score of 128.22 and 124.62. Colleges have already […]
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Arkansas’ 2016 recruiting class took two big steps forward on Saturday landing verbal commitments from running back/athlete T.J. Hammonds and defensive tackle Briston Guidry. Hammonds is a two-way star on both offense and defense for Pulaski Robinson High School in Little Rock. The 5’11”, 192 pound, speedster had a standout junior season rushing for 852 yards on 58 carries with […]
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From a coaching perspective there was not much more Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Bret Bielema could do to highlight the Hogs running game in 2014. Then junior running back Jonathan Williams and sophomore running back Alex Collins finished No. 4 and No. 5 respectively in the SEC rushing yard race with 1,190 and 1,100 yards. For the 2015 season both […]
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Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson announced on Thursday that freshman guard Nick Babb is transferring from the Razorbacks basketball program. Babb, 6’4”, 180 pounds, was part of Arkansas’ 2014 recruiting class heading to Fayetteville from Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. Babb picked the Hogs over offers from Texas A&M, Tulsa, Wichita State, SMU, and Rice among others. Anderson spoke […]
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Is there a better sports story than one about an individual that believed so much in his own talents that he walked away from the known for the unknown in hopes of furthering his own cause? Sports stories are full of should have, could have, and would have(s) if only… For Landon Simpson he took the second guessing off the […]
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From the end of the 2011 season and through the offseason leading into the 2012 season the Arkansas Razorbacks went from an 11-win team to a program spiraling out of control. Then head coach Bobby Petrino literally had the wheels of the program come out from underneath him and the Hogs were then left with interim head coach John L. […]
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The right and wrong of siding with or against speeding up or slowing down the game Over the past two days online, radio, and television media have had a field day discussing the retirement of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland. After one very promising year in the NFL, Borland thought better to hang up his spikes to prevent […]
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The basketball gods smiled down upon the Arkansas Razorbacks during the 2014-2015 season giving Hog fans a taste of something missing since 2008, a NCAA Tournament berth. Arkansas (26-8) opens play in the 2015 NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed taking on the Wofford Terriers (28-6). Wofford won the Southern Conference Tournament earning an out-right bid as part of […]
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2015 Arkansas Razorback Spring Practice Schedule Monday, March 16 Tuesday, March 17 Thursday, March 19 Tuesday, March 31 Thursday, April 2 Saturday, April 4 Tuesday, April 7 Thursday, April 9 Saturday, April 11 Tuesday, April 14 Thursday, April 16 Saturday, April 18 Tuesday, April 21 Thursday, April 23 Saturday, April 25, Red-White Game at 1 p.m. CT. Photo credit: bleacherreport.com; […]
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Exclusive interview with WR Dominique Reed What Razorback Nation started to understand early in the 2014 season was a notion that slowly started to creep out to the SEC West, the SEC East, and then the rest of college football – a movement is underway at Arkansas. Second year Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema weathered the storm from a […]
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Exclusive interview with CB Byron Keaton The mark of a strong college football team is not necessarily measured in star rankings but how strong their walk-on program performs. Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema is a throwback coach opting to win the game in the trenches, smash the opposition with a strong running game, and play assignment football on defense but […]
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Damarea Crockett gives insight to NSD one-year out College recruiters in the south are all well aware of Little Rock Christian running back Damarea Crockett. The Class of 2016 emerging star rushed for 1,250 yards picking up 19 total touchdowns during his junior campaign drawing crowds near and far. By the time the 2014 season came to an end University […]
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