Did you expect to see this Arkansas fans? The Razorbacks have looked nothing like the bunch that went toe-to-toe with Florida last week, struggling in all three phases of the game through the first quarter here in Oxford. Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt has the Rebels fired up and they’ve got a two touchdown lead to [...]

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We interrupt the SEC officials/Ole Miss conversation to bring you some basketball nuggets. Arkansas coach John Pelphrey met briefly with the media Wednesday to discuss the first week of practice and the Red-White Game, which is scheduled for Friday. Pelphrey and Arkansas guard Rotnei Clarke will be talking to the SEC media at SEC Basketball Media [...]

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Plenty of reaction and quotes to share with you regarding the suspension of the SEC officiating crew today. 1. Let’s start with Bobby Petrino, who commented about it in an Arkansas press release: “We took the appropriate steps to address any issues we had with the league regarding this matter earlier in the week,” Petrino said. “Our [...]

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Lots and lots and lots of stuff to talk about after Tuesday’s practice. Offensive coordinator Paul Petrino and offensive players were available (well, most of them anyway — see below) and there was plenty to cover. The biggest topic? WR Joe Adams return to practice. Adams practiced on a limited basis for the first time since suffering [...]

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We just returned to the media room after watching the portion of practice open to the media. There’s a couple of things worth mentioning: • RB Michael Smith is out on the field practicing after missing Saturday’s game with the hamstring injury. Smith was out on the field last week, but looks much closer to full speed [...]

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This is coming a little later than usual (and a tad bit abbreviated as well). But here is a look at Ole Miss: Ole Miss Record: 4-2, 1-2 in SEC Last Game: The Rebels bounced back from their struggles against Alabama, beating up on Alabama-Birmingham 48-13. Ole Miss was leading 41-0 at the end of three quarters. It [...]

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Usually, my notebook is loaded with football leftovers. But this hasn’t been a normal week. Basketball duty pulled me away from football practice on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Alex Abrams was there for the entire week, but it has left me searching for some leftover stuff worth sharing here on the blog. The good news? I [...]

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I just polished off a couple of stories on the Arkansas basketball team, which begins practice tomorrow night. Plenty of news, notes and quotes were crammed into the space. Most of it dealt with the offseason turmoil surrounding the program. But while I was working on all that, Arkansas did release two news items worth mentioning here [...]

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Arkansas wrapped up its week of preparations for Saturday’s game at top-ranked Florida. There was quite of bit of news to come out of Thursday’s practice. Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said running back Michael Smith (hamstring) is a game-time decision. The senior has continued to practice this week, but he’s been limited because of the injury [...]

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It’s hard to believe, I know, but Arkansas basketball tips off preseason practice tomorrow night. Most of the talk this week has centered on Arkansas playing top-ranked Florida in Gainesville on Saturday, but there is hoops news to share, mainly because we haven’t been able to talk at length to players and coaches for quite some [...]

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