I grew up in the tail end of the Southwest Conference era – before Arkansas broke off from that storied but doomed vessel and departed for the SEC, greener of pastures, and of pocketbook. I was just old enough to…
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Ryan Mallett Named Head Football Coach at White Hall
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRyan Mallett is the new head football coach at White Hall. The former star quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks spent last season as offensive coordinator for Mountain Home. Deltaplex News reported that the White Hall School Board voted Tuesday night…
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Razorback Football Announces Key Dates for 2022
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRazorback football on Thursday announced several key dates related to the program. The Hogs, entering the third season under the direction of Coach Sam Pittman, are coming off a 9-4 season against what was considered by many the nation’s toughest…
In the small hours of a late night/early morning in October 2012, I was out with some fellow Hog fans celebrating Arkansas’ win over Auburn earlier that day. After leaving the Plains in the hands of the disgruntled toilet-paper tossers,…
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Cheers or Jeers? Bobby Petrino Is Returning to Razorback Stadium to Coach Against the Hogs
by Brent Birchby Brent BirchThe Arkansas Razorbacks released their 2022 football schedule, and to no one’s surprise, it is once again brutal. The toughness of the conference schedule is what it is. Top 25 teams abound in this league (with a subset taking up…
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Hogs Release ’22 Football Schedule: Cincy, BYU, Petrino Highlight ‘No Breather’ Slate
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterArkansas released its full 2022 football schedule on Tuesday, and to the surprise of no one east of Tulsa, west of Memphis or employed by the SEC office in Birmingham, the Razorbacks once again face what almost certainly will be…
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Desperate Missouri State Hoping to Cash in on Petrino
by Nate Olsonby Nate Olsonby Nate Olson A familiar name to Arkansas football fans will be coaching just up the road in the Ozarks next year. Missouri State named Bobby Petrino its head coach Wednesday. A press conference is set for Thursday. Monday night,…
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Why Bobby Petrino Got a Hero’s Welcome in his Arkansas Return
by Evin Demirelby Evin Demirelby Evin Demirel Time heals. This was never so evident as in Little Rock on Monday when Bobby Petrino at long last apologized to Razorback fans, more than seven years after breaking hearts statewide. “I wanted to be able to…
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Petrino Headlines Little Rock Touchdown Club’s 2019 Speaker Series
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterFormer Razorback head football coach Bobby Petrino headlines the Little Rock Touchdown Club’s 2019 speaker calendar, released Tuesday. Petrino’s scheduled appearance on Monday, Sept. 9, will mark his first public appearance in the state since his April 2012 firing after…
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Hogs Preview, Part 2: In Year Four, an Unproven Core
by Jim Harrisby Jim HarrisThis is Part 2 of Jim Harris’ Razorback football preview. Read Part 1 here. The second half of the season brings another College Football Playoffs contender, LSU, to Fayetteville immediately after a war with Alabama in Baton Rouge. The Tigers…