The Arkansas men won the 2010 SEC Cross Country championship today in Columbia, S.C. The Razorbacks recorded 34 points to win the title. Senior Dorian Ulrey finished third place overall in the individual standings. It is Arkansas coach Chris Bucknam's first SEC championship in cross country in his third season at the...
Read More Post a comment (3)We saw this coming in late July and Arkansas officials fleshed out the details Wednesday in its announcement concerning increased donation requirements for priority seating at football games. Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long told me in late July a fundraising campaign was on the horizon, and it appears the first steps...
Read More Post a comment (0)Arkansas started its five-year deal with Nike today, and I wanted to pass along a few items concerning this switchover behind the scenes. First, a couple of articles (no subscription required) and a blog post I wrote previewing the deal and Nike apparel: Swoosh switch: Arkansas begins 5-year deal with Nike UA: Alternate...
Read More Post a comment (1)Hog Heaven store manager Robert Mann was gracious enough this afternoon to give us a sneak preview of the first shipment of Arkansas' Nike products, which will go on sale soon at the Hog Heaven store inside Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas' switch from adidas to Nike will take place Thursday, the...
Read More Post a comment (2)Jerry Jones has not talked to Arkansas about making a move to the Big 12, according to team officials with the Dallas Cowboys. Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com reported Jones' involvement of coaxing the Big 12 to lure Arkansas and Notre Dame to the 10-team Big 12 was "untrue." A source close...
Read More Post a comment (6)Our man Tom Murphy spoke to Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long on Tuesday to wrap up this conference expansion/realignment mess and how the Southeastern Conference stood pat and seemingly still remains one of the strongest conferences in America after Texas' flirtation with the Pacific-10 and Texas A&M's cat calls to...
Read More Post a comment (11)The location is set for the first #RazUp tweetup for Arkansas fans and media to discuss all things Hogs (and perhaps conference expansion). We'll meet at Grub's Bar & Grille on June 18 at 6 p.m. The location in Fayetteville is 220 N. West Ave, just off Dickson Street and behind...
Read More Post a comment (0)Arkansas administrators are banking on a huge season on the field and in the books for Bobby Petrino's Razorbacks next season. In my story this morning on WholeHogSports.com I break down the Arkansas athletics budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year (slated to begin July 1). Here are the highlights obtained from...
Read More Post a comment (0)I got this idea a while back and have never acted on it, and after some discussions with those in the Arkansas blogosphere I thought it was time to finally move forward and organize something for the Arkansas fans and media to interact, chat and break bread. You've read and responded...
Read More Post a comment (2)The Southeastern Conference is rich, and the old saying that the rich get richer is very true this summer. The conference's revenue-sharing program, thanks to some huge TV contracts with CBS and ESPN, went up 57 percent compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the SEC this afternoon...
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