John Pelphrey would not commit one way or the other on whether Courtney Fortson would -- for sure -- miss his 15th straight game of the season due to an indefinite suspension during a press conference Monday. Arkansas (7-7) hosts No. 2 Texas (13-0) on Tuesday, and the sophomore point guard's...
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MEMPHIS — My sidebar here from the Liberty Bowl is filed for what turned out to be a game with high drama in the final minutes as Arkansas pulls out a huge, 20-17 win in overtime over East Carolina. Before I head off, though, I wanted to pass along some...
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MEMPHIS — Player suspensions have suddenly become an issue here as Liberty Bowl preparations wind down for Arkansas and East Carolina. As we reported yesterday, Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino suspended senior linebacker Wendel Davis, senior safety Matt Harris and junior receiver Marques Wade because of a curfew violation. It was obviously a...
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MEMPHIS — We're nearing the Liberty Bowl, and with it I pass along a ton of notes on this Wednesday evening. Below you can enjoy our second WholeHogCast video with myself and Wally Hall, a raw video of defensive coordinator Willy Robinson talking about being aggressive on defense, parking information...
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MEMPHIS — Bobby Petrino keeps turning back the clock as New Year's Eve arrives in Memphis. Arkansas' players and coaches reside in The Peabody Hotel, a prime location for access to parties and plenty of fun and food on the adjacent and famous Beale Street. It's the place to be in...
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MEMPHIS — I've been very busy here today as the first full day of Liberty Bowl practices and press conference kicked off. I've been traveling all over the city and we even filmed our first WholeHogCast video with Wally Hall and myself. You can check that out below. After watching...
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MEMPHIS — Arkansas tight end D.J. Williams has filed his paperwork to see how he measures up with the NFL College Advisory Committee, which is expected to issue a "draft round grade" to the junior early next month. He, like quarterback Ryan Mallett, doesn't have a "round grade" in mind from...
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Arkansas will be short one player due to academic issues for the Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2, according to a source close to the program. Freshman tight end Colton Nash will not report to Memphis for bowl preparations Sunday. Nash is expected to be the only player to not report for...
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As questions surround the future of quarterback Ryan Mallett, an interesting piece of information was shared Friday afternoon by backup Tyler Wilson. Wilson revealed that he got "most" of the first-team snaps at quarterback Friday. On Thursday he also had a healthy share of the first-team work, he said. "I'm just happy...
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