Today sort of feels like the quiet before the storm. Arkansas’ players report for fall camp on Wednesday, start practicing on Thursday and then go for a month straight before the Sept. 5 season opener against Missouri State.   Yesterday turned out to be chalked full of news, starting with word that the NCAA finally ruled that [...]

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Arkansas defensive coordinator Willy Robinson filled us in on where some of his defensive players will be lining up when preseason practice begins next week. Redshirt freshman Tenarius Wright, who moved down to defensive end in the spring, will be back at middle linebacker this fall. “He’s improved his running,” Robinson said. “To the day, we couldn’t [...]

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I was able to slip a quick note up on Twitter (@NWARobbie) from the press conference earlier today, but for those that weren’t following, we got an interesting piece of news from Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino. RB Broderick Green has been told by the NCAA he will be eligible to play immediately. Petrino talked extensively about the [...]

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  Apparently, Arkansas wide receiver Reggie Fish can do more than catch passes. Who knew one of the shortest players on the team could rap, and more importantly, find a word to rhyme with Ryan Mallett’s name?    A rap song apparently recorded by Fish, entitled I Ball, has surfaced on the Internet. It has found its way [...]

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I’ve neglected the blog for the past couple of days and apologize for that. I spent Tuesday working on a story on Arkansas golfer Stacy Lewis, which will appear in a preview guide that will be out next month for the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship tournament in September. Today, I’ve been working on some [...]

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Arkansas has released the nonconference portion of its basketball schedule this afternoon. The rest of it will be filled in by the SEC office, which is expected to release the full conference schedule soon. What did we learn about the Hogs’ nonconference slate? There was one interesting late addition. The highlights we knew about were the early-season [...]

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  When I heard that former Arkansas pitcher Jess Todd had been traded to the Cleveland Indians to complete a trade, I immediately thought of a line from Bull Durham.    When someone asked about the identity of Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) upon his arrival to the ball club, Davis’ response was: “I’m the player to be named [...]

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As we get close to wrapping up our coverage here from Hoover, Ala., there’s one more nugget worth sharing from today’s session. Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin was asked about his father, 69-year-old defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin. The question was about the concerns some had about a 69-year-old trying to keep up with 20-year-olds in college football. Kiffin [...]

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The interviews at SEC Media Days are over. Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin and defensive back Eric Berry just spoke to the print room here at the Wynfrey to wrap things up for this three-day event. Kiffin and Berry had plenty to say. Alex Abrams will be examining Kiffin for tomorrow’s paper. Berry will be the focus [...]

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LSU left tackle Ciron Black was asked what he believed to be the biggest misconception about Tigers coach Les Miles. His response was pretty good: “I don’t think his hat is too big,” Black said of Miles, whose trademark is his white LSU hat. “I don’t think it’s that big. I guess it looks bigger on [...]

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