Some fans were critical of Chad Morris' decision to attend his son's game in Dallas last Friday instead of travel with his team to Colorado. Morris said today he will continue to attend games:
Dave Van Horn canceled baseball practice after Sam Pittman told him he'd like him to stand on the sideline at Saturday's game vs. Texas A&M.
More on Van Horn's return to Arlington, where he has seen the Razorbacks beat four top-10 Texas teams this year.
Mike Anderson is the new head basketball coach at St. John's University. He will be officially introduced during a news conference this afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
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The University of Arkansas football program’s slide to the bottom of the SEC began when offensive line coach Sam Pittman left for Georgia after the 2015 regular season. Now Pittman is coming back to Arkansas to try to restore the program to relevancy.
Rakeem Boyd got a pregame pep talk from Darren McFadden on Saturday. Then he became the first Razorback since D-Mac to top 100 yards vs. an Alabama defense:
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As Hunter Wilson stepped to the plate in the first inning Tuesday, his old walk-up song began to play. It wasn't an accident. It was a thank you.
More on Wilson's return to Fayetteville as an infielder at Oral Roberts.
Assistant coach Scotty Thurman and Razorbacks director of operations Matt Zimmerman both said they would like to remain at Arkansas under Eric Musselman:
It has been a generation since Arkansas played for a major national championship. The Razorbacks who grew up in Arkansas know the significance of last night's win as well as anyone.
Arkansas fans have traveled to Nebraska by the thousands to create a distinct home field advantage in the championship round of the College World Series.
Arkansas finished the game on a 17-0 run and defeated Texas A&M 58-51 in the semifinals of the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament. The Razorbacks will play Mississippi State in the championship game tomorrow.
Nebraska fans were never bitter after Dave Van Horn left for Arkansas, and they have made the Razorbacks the hometown favorite all the times he has returned to Omaha:
No. 13 Arkansas soccer recorded its third win over a ranked team in two weeks and recorded its seventh consecutive shutout tonight against No. 15 Vanderbilt.
Scotty Thurman Jr., a former Razorback football player and son of Arkansas' basketball assistant, has been hired to a position at the Southeastern Conference office:
Unranked 3 weeks ago to now No. 8 in the latest AP poll, Arkansas is writing a success story that no one else in college football can match through the first month of the season.
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Clay Henry: Someone in the SEC office assigned Sam Pittman the two SEC East powerhouses in August.
That wasn’t as bad as what happened to the first-year coach at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday.
Florida State coach Mike Martin and Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn lead all active head coaches in appearances at the College World Series.Their next game at college baseball’s grail will be against one another.
Arkansas was not scheduled to be in the Big 12/SEC Challenge in 2020-21. It didn't sit well with Mike Neighbors.
"(SEC officials) looked at me and said, 'Well, you can play in it, but you're going to have to play Baylor.' I said, 'No problem. Let's go.'"
Jaylin Williams, named SEC co-player of the week on Monday, is undoubtedly one of the best in the country on the defensive backboards. And he possesses the confidence of a player who knows he is.
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"I continue to put in the work around the arc to continue to make shots like that.”
On Davonte Davis’ two big 3s in the second half vs. Tennessee and delivering in Arkansas’ biggest games:
It was 40 years ago today that Arkansas basketball was ranked No. 1 for the first time, and Sidney Moncrief was introduced to the world on the cover of Sports Illustrated:
Arkansas inched closer to a division - and possibly a conference - championship Thursday with a 7-3 win at Texas A&M. The Razorbacks became the program's fastest team to reach 40 wins in 30 years.
Jalen Graham's mother, brother, twin sister and some former roommates at Arizona State will be in attendance for the Razorbacks’ game against Connecticut on Thursday. It will be the first time this season his family will watch him in person.
Arkansas wins the NCAA Fayetteville Regional with a 4-3 win over Dallas Baptist. The Razorbacks will host the super regional next week against South Carolina or North Carolina-Wilmington.
"Great accomplishment for Mason. He had an incredible year."
The 65 media members who voted in the AP poll decided Mason Jones was one of the top 20 players in the nation. More on his season and relationship with Eric Musselman:
"It was the coolest thing I've ever seen on a baseball field."
The story of Dave Van Horn comforting a crying, confused young Texas A&M fan prior to Saturday's game against the Aggies:
Dave Van Horn is appreciative of the concern shown by Arkansas fans. But he has a message for them: the Hogs will bounce back. That everyone gave him the tough-luck look on the recruiting trail added fuel.
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A week after University of Arkansas pitcher Connor Noland couldn't get an out at Vanderbilt, he shut down No. 2 Mississippi State on Saturday at Baum-Walker Stadium.
Arkansas football coaches need to get used to shaking hands with freshman Zach Zimos - a lot.
"He loves the game of football so much that he thanks you for allowing him to play."
Sidney Moncrief has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the first former Arkansas player to earn the highest lifetime achievement honor in the sport.
Sam Pittman has not made any promises about win totals or turnaround time during his first week as head coach at Arkansas. But he has stressed one key facet he'd like to instill in the program right away - toughness: