FAYETTEVILLE - The groundbreaking for Arkansas' new football operations center will happen some time this fall, UA athletics director Jeff Long said at a speaking engagement Tuesday night, according to a report in Wednesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The center, which was first announced last October, will house new coaches' offices, locker...
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FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long cited the "student-athlete experience" as a chief reason he made the decision to change leadership in the Razorbacks' basketball program. Long fired John Pelphrey following an end-of-season review Sunday, ending the coach's four-year tenure at the school. After missing out on the NCAA Tournament,...
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FAYETTEVILLE - An NCAA bylaw is in place for incidental contact between college coaches and recruits, and might be used as a defense for the photo that surfaced Thursday showing Arkansas coach John Pelphrey posing with a pair of junior basketball players. The photo, which shows Pelphrey with Sylvan Hills standout...
Read More Post a comment (5)FAYETTEVILLE - The University of Arkansas responded Wednesday to a Sports Illustrated/CBS News joint report on arrests in college football. According to the report, Arkansas had 18 players with police records in 2010, tied for the second-most among teams ranked in college football's preseason top 25. Pittsburgh led all ranked teams...
Read More Post a comment (6)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)SPRINGDALE - University of Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long said Wednesday he is open to expanding Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, though a proposed football operations center remains at the top of the athletic department's wish list. Long presented the idea for the proposed 80,000 square foot facility at a press...
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University of Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long introduced a tentative plan to build a new 80,000-square foot football operations center Wednesday. Under the proposed plan, the new facility will be located south of Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium where a pair of outdoor practice fields are currently located. The new building...
Read More Post a comment (16)Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long has been named to the NCAA Championships Cabinet, according to a press release this afternoon from the UA. Long is one of 31 members on the board and his term ends July 31, 2014. Here's more from the UA: "The Championships/Sports Management Cabinet meets two to...
Read More Post a comment (2)We told you "Big Brother" was watching the Hogs last month, but apparently Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long is not watching the CBS show. Two women are/were representing Arkansas on the reality show this summer. One of those contestants wore a lot of Arkansas Razorbacks gear during the premiere last month,...
Read More Post a comment (5)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...
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