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)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)Even with the possibility of being threatened bodily harm for sounding cliche, it must be said: Speed kills. A member of a defensive secondary misses an assignment? Count on the opponent to exploit it and score a touchdown. Two steps slower at tailback than your companions in the backfield? You'll be on...
Read More Post a comment (10)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...
Read More Post a comment (0)Arkansas' second scrimmage of the season ended at 6:30 p.m., lasting about two-and-a-half hours inside Razorback Stadium. By my count, the Razorbacks went 164 plays. The Razorbacks worked hard on getting the ball to the tight ends in a scrimmage that saw 18 different players come up with catches. Six players...
Read More Post a comment (2)Leave it to Ryan Mallett's foot to overshadow the start of Arkansas' spring practices. Well, his new black walking boot wasn't necessarily the big news today, but it was the first item noticed by those attending the Razorbacks' first spring practice. Mallett, who had been ordered to stay off his broken...
Read More Post a comment (3)It's spring break, and as more than 1 foot of snow melts on the campus of the University of Arkansas, we're going to take the time preview three players or situations to watch on offense and three players or situations to watch on defense leading up to the kick off...
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