Arkansas' starters flexed their muscle Saturday. Comprising the roster for the Red team, the Razorbacks' first-team offense and defense routed their understudies 65-0 in front of an announced crowd of 45,250 for the annual spring game at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Tyler Wilson completed 31 of 41 passes...
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Fans attending Arkansas' spring football game on Saturday will notice something a little different and something you don't see every day. A Twitter hashtag has been painted on the field at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. It reads, "#GOHOGS". UA athletics director Jeff Long said the unorthodox decision is an example of...
Read More Post a comment (16)Flying under the radar of personnel and legal issues at Arkansas this spring have been a pair of phenomenal individual performances in the Razorbacks' spring practices. One is Tyler Wilson, who has completed 77 percent of his passes and thrown 13 touchdowns in three scrimmages this spring. Wilson, who set Arkansas'...
Read More Post a comment (17)Arkansas' search for a new head football coach enters its second week on Tuesday with only a few more clues than when it began. Several coaches have been mentioned as candidates for the job since Bobby Petrino was fired last Tuesday, but many have responded to the reports through various media...
Read More Post a comment (70)If spring practice is any indication, Tyler Wilson is in for another record-setting year at Arkansas. Working with the first-team offense and against the first-team defense, Wilson completed 39 of 49 passes for 448 yards and 3 touchdowns during the Razorbacks' third spring scrimmage Friday at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium....
Read More Post a comment (35)Paul Petrino could never have imagined the situation in which he now finds himself. Citing stability for his children to attend the same high school throughout, Petrino returned to Arkansas in December as offensive coordinator after two years in the same capacity at Illinois. Now, following the firing of his older brother...
Read More Post a comment (11)In an ever-changing situation at Arkansas, Razorbacks' players are hopeful the remainder of their coaching staff will remain the same. Selecting an interim coach for Arkansas' much-anticipated 2012 season seems the most likely route for UA athletics director Jeff Long, though he said a national search for the Razorbacks' next head...
Read More Post a comment (10)Perhaps the only thing more difficult for Jeff Long than firing Bobby Petrino is hiring his replacement. While his off-field actions led to his downfall, Petrino's on-field success as Arkansas' head coach have set the bar for years to come. He built the Razorbacks into a national contender in a short...
Read More Post a comment (133)Shortly after he was hired during Frank Broyles' lame duck period as Arkansas' athletics director, Jeff Long had one task. Mend a broken fan base. In Arkansas, like many states, no sport can unify or divide the patrons quite like football. Boom times on the gridiron create good times away from it. Bad...
Read More Post a comment (29)Tyler Wilson completed 22 of 27 passes for 368 yards and 6 touchdowns during a scrimmage Friday afternoon at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The redshirt senior quarterback worked solely with the first-team offense and had touchdown passes of 4 and 14 yards to Cobi Hamilton, 21 and 22 yards to...
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