FAYETTEVILLE - Anthony Oden, who was arrested last Saturday and charged with driving while intoxicated for the second time in just more than a year, has been dismissed from Arkansas' football team, Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino said in a release Friday. Oden, who was expected to compete for a starting spot...
Read More Post a comment (25)FAYETTEVILLE - Less than a week from the beginning of spring practices, Arkansas coaches are testing their players individually, and to this point Razorbacks head coach Bobby Petrino likes the results. Ten different Razorbacks ran 40-yard dash times of 4.4 seconds or fewer Tuesday. "We're real fast," Petrino said Tuesday night at...
Read More Post a comment (24)FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas offensive tackle Anthony Oden has re-enrolled in classes for the spring semester, Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino confirmed Tuesday through a UA spokesperson. Oden was forced to withdraw from classes in the fall because of complications from mononucleosis, Petrino said last month. Oden (6-foot-8, 328 pounds) was a back-up...
Read More Post a comment (10)FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said Thursday that offensive tackle Anthony Oden is not currently enrolled at the school. The 6-foot-8, 320-pound sophomore withdrew from the UA because of complications with mononucleosis, Petrino said, but is expected to enroll again for the spring semester. "He had complications from mono and couldn't...
Read More Post a comment (1)Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino doesn't like to talk about injured players as we have found out again and again. Still, the third-year coach was asked Thursday about the statuses of injured defensive tackle Patrick Jones and injured linebacker Bret Harris and delivered his standard line, "We don't talk about players that...
Read More Post a comment (6)Arkansas fullback Van Stumon and offensive tackle Anthony Oden will be suspended Saturday for Arkansas' opener against Tennessee Tech, Coach Bobby Petrino announced Wednesday. Stumon and Oden were arrested on separated occassions and were charged with alcohol-related offenses. Both had gone through extra conditioning and one-on-one work after practices this preseason...
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Garrick McGee likes what he's seeing from Ryan Mallett in his preparation in the film room and the amount of time he spends studying his playbook. But there was something holding Mallett back from performing at a high level Thursday in both of the Razorbacks' two-a-day practices. "He's still making some mistakes...
Read More Post a comment (7)Arkansas implemented more tackling opportunities early in drills Wednesday, which resulted in some fumbles, bumbles and turnovers by the running backs. The most impressive player with ball instincts, by many accounts, was freshman defensive end Chris Smith. He played some at outside linebacker and recovered two fumbles in drills. One of...
Read More Post a comment (14)Bobby Petrino didn't like what he was seeing from some of his receivers this morning at practice. The deepest and strongest facet of the offense was responsible for tipping several balls in the air on pass plays, which led to at least three interceptions. Petrino's reasoning for not liking tipped passes...
Read More Post a comment (16)Arkansas wrapped up its first practice in full pads earlier this morning, and it was about as sharp as one could hope for a first day in pads. The secondary continued to look sharp, but Bobby Petrino wasn't very happy with the defensive players' pursuit of the ball in drills. With...
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