FAYETTEVILLE - While spring practices are a time for several young players to work on fundamentals and battle for starting jobs in the preseason, it is also a time for coaching staffs to gel after off-season changes. That won't be necessary, though, when Arkansas hits the practice field this afternoon for...
Read More Post a comment (4)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)MOUNTAIN HOME - Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino spoke with NFL scouts about character concerns for former Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett prior to his Pro Day workout Tuesday. Petrino told the Baxter County Razorback Club Tuesday night the concerns over the former quarterback, who has come under much scrutiny in preparation for...
Read More Post a comment (8)FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas' spring football game will be televised by ESPN this year. The game, which is scheduled for April 16, will kick-off at 2 p.m. and will be televised live for the first time. Arkansas' 2006 spring game was aired by ESPNU on a tape delay. “This is a great...
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FAYETTEVILLE - Speaking to a group of lawmakers at the state capitol Wednesday, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino joked there will be no politics involved when deciding a new starting quarterback this spring. Whether it's Tyler Wilson, Brandon Mitchell or Jacoby Walker, Petrino said the Razorbacks' top signal caller will have to...
Read More Post a comment (35)FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino will be a guest lecturer at the USC/NIKE Coach of the Year Clinic (better known as Camp Kiffin) later this month in Los Angeles. Petrino is one of three guest lecturers at the camp, which is headed by USC coach Lane Kiffin and runs from...
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SPRINGDALE - Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said two weeks ago he likes to verbalize goals. If Brey Cook is any indication, Petrino's philosophy in doing so is rubbing off quickly on his signees. Cook, an all-American offensive tackle from Springdale Har-Ber, is already enrolled at the University of Arkansas and will...
Read More Post a comment (21)FAYETTEVILLE - The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved a bond resolution plan Friday that will allow the university to borrow up to $25 million for its proposed football operations center. Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long announced the decision Friday afternoon during an appearance on "Sports Talk with Bo Mattingly",...
Read More Post a comment (0)NEW ORLEANS - For Arkansas, Tuesday night's appearance in the Sugar Bowl is a chance to return as one of the nation's elite programs. Sure, the Razorbacks have teetered on and off the national stage in recent years, coming within one win of the BCS in 2002 and 2006. But Arkansas'...
Read More Post a comment (19)FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino has experienced a lot of firsts and memorable feats this season. In his third year at the school, Petrino has guided the Razorbacks to a BCS bid for the first time and helped put the program back among some of the nation's finest. In addition,...
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