FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas running back Broderick Green will miss the 2011 football season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The redshirt senior sustained the injury to his left knee during practice Wednesday as the team was gearing up for the Red-White game this weekend. He was slated to be...
Read More Post a comment (15)Arkansas running back Dennis Johnson, who underwent a surgery to repair a bowel injury suffered Saturday in Little Rock, was transported to a hospital in Northwest Arkansas on Tuesday. Which hospital Johnson was admitted to was not disclosed. Razorback running backs coach Tim Horton said he has yet to talk to...
Read More Post a comment (2)Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino has fielded plenty of questions in the 42 days since SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala., in July. Whether it's from the local or national media, or the bevvy of questions from Arkansas play-by-play man Chuck Barrett at booster clubs and radio/television appearances, the coach is ready...
Read More Post a comment (1)Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino spoke for about 30 minutes this afternoon at the first ever Northwest Arkansas Touchdown Club luncheon. He hit on several items, most of which are generic things we've heard throughout camp. But here are a few tid-bits that caught my ear. I'll have video from the event...
Read More Post a comment (7)Arkansas' foursome of running backs has been criticized by their coaches for hesitating on cuts, making wrong decisions and not breaking tackles in one-on-one situations this preaseason. There hasn't been much in the way of big plays, as a result. But it's crunch time for the Razorbacks, who will settle on...
Read More Post a comment (14)Arkansas' final open practice of the preseason has ended. The players are filtering their way down to The Gardens for the fan day festivities and will be signing plenty of autographs. It's already been a busy Saturday on and off the field. The Hogs got in a two-hour practice filled with...
Read More Post a comment (9)Arkansas' performance at its morning practice was lackluster, sloppy and worrisome Monday inside Razorback Stadium. The execution just wasn't there after the first day off in preseason camp. Passes were overthrown and underthrown by the quarterbacks and balls were dropped by the receivers. The running backs could not hold onto the...
Read MoreArkansas 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)Nothing may ever wash away the sour taste left in the mouths of Arkansas fans after the 70-17 trouncing at the hands of Southern California in 2005. But when news broke Thursday that Southern Cal had been penalized by the NCAA for a lack of institutional control after a four-year investigation...
Read More Post a comment (3)You only had to watch a few plays of Arkansas' scrimmage to understand what Coach Bobby Petrino wanted to accomplish Friday in the team's second scrimmage of the spring. Three of the first six plays were receptions by a tight end. It was obvious that, less than a week after speedster...
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