Pictured above: He’s baaaack: New Razorback OC Bobby Petrino (Photos and images courtesy of Arkansas Athletics) It would be bad enough if Arkansas was rolling the dice on Bobby Petrino at the height of his game. At least then…
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Long Shot Harris Underappreciated Even with NFL Hall of Fame Honor
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonThe recent NFL Hall of Fame induction was par for the course for Cliff Harris. Even on one of the biggest nights of his life, he had to share the spotlight. Harris, the Ouachita Baptist University and former Dallas Cowboys…
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Nate Olson: My Five Favorite Speakers from 2021 LR Touchdown Club Lineup
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonDavid Bazzel scooted through the lobby of Simmons Bank building in Little Rock’s River Market area with one sleeve of his sport coat dangling to reveal a shoulder brace from a recent surgery. He wore black Nike track pants and…
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Arkansas Ready to Take Next Step In Pittman’s Second Season
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonArkansas football players didn’t believe in Coach Chad Morris. But maybe they didn’t believe in themselves, either. What resulted was the worst two-year period in Arkansas football history. Morris was finally run out of Fayetteville, and Sam Pittman, a career…
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Moses Moody Poster Boy for Musselman’s Recipe at UA
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonMillions of viewers worldwide Thursday night saw Moses Moody become Arkansas’ first one-and-done NBA draft pick. UA Coach Eric Musselman is hoping young basketball recruits were paying particular attention in hopes they will follow in Moody’s footsteps in Fayetteville and…
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Native Son Bobby Portis Represents Arkansas the Right Way
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonThe national perception of Arkansans isn’t great right now. Over the weekend, I watched a package CNN aired on anti-vaxers in the western part of the state. There were several sound bites from folks that lent credence to the…
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Postseason Puts Undeniable Damper on Hogs’ Baseball Season, But Van Horn Offers Hope for Future Deep Runs
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonGov. Asa Hutchinson has done it. Members of the Arkansas media have done it, and your fellow Hogs fans have done it. They are all trying to point out the silver lining in the dark cloud of gloom that is…
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CWS Championship Seals Kopps’ Place Among Hogs Sports Elite
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonDarren McFadden, Sidney Moncrief, Andrew Benintendi and Kevin Kopps? As the senior Arkansas pitcher, Kopps dominates college baseball like few pitchers ever have. His name can be tossed around with the immortals in Arkansas Razorbacks sports such as McFadden, the…
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Arkansas, Nebraska Get Bad Draw for Both in NCAA Baseball Regional
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonIt wasn’t long after the NCAA Baseball Regional pairings were released that there was squabbling from the University of Nebraska contingent on social media. After all, the Cornhuskers ran roughshod through the Big 10, finishing ahead of second-place Michigan by…
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Van Horn Not Afraid to Use Kopps in SEC Tournament
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonIf you stayed up late Thursday night, like me, after Arkansas’ 6-4 win against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament, you may have seen some good analysis from SEC Network and college baseball insider Kyle Peterson. He said perfectly how I’ve…