Minnesota Vikings pro Kevin Williams has been named new defensive coach for Little Rock Central’s football team, the school announced on Thursday. The team hopes six-time Pro Bowl Williams’ coaching “will make a positive difference with our defensive front line…
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New Arkansas Hoops Assistant Coach Hire is a ‘Smart’ One
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonArkansas Coach Eric Musselman continued to pull the right strings with another good move to his coaching staff this week. Musselman hired former Indiana legend and former NBA head coach Keith Smart. Smart hit one of the most iconic shots…
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Musselman’s Case for National Coach of the Year
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonArkansas Coach Eric Musselman should be the NCAA Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year. And it really shouldn’t be close. I know Gonzaga is a juggernaut and has a good chance to be the first team since Bobby Knight’s 1976…
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Anderson Did His Part at A-State; Good Time to Part Ways
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonFirst of all, I don’t know who the athletic director at Utah State is, but he put on a clinic on how to conduct a coaching search. Thursday morning a social media post from College AD (I had never heard…
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Arkansas Has Plenty of Motivation to Beat Florida
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonAs dangerous as Arkansas is with Coach Sam Pittman, they may be even more lethal without him. Pittman tested positive for COVID-19 this week and will not coach at No. 6 Florida. His absence is one of the reasons I…
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Razorbacks Head Coach Sam Pittman Tests Positive for COVID-19
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe head Hog has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the University of Arkansas, head football coach Sam Pittman received a positive result on a PCR test on Sunday. In a video interview, he said that he was informed at…
Local media members have discovered that University of Arkansas women’s basketball coach Mike Neighbors is worth the airtime. As he has settled in during his three years as the head coach, he has seen his coverage soar. Neighbors is funny…
I found my social media post from a year ago this week when Arkansas hired Eric Musselman as its men’s basketball coach. Cautiously optimistic is what I’ll call it. Like many media types, I was a bit surprised by Musselman’s…
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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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Op-Ed: Yurachek Will Make The Right Hire for Arkansas
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonEditor’s Note: The opinions expressed in op-eds are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Arkansas Money & Politics or About You Media Group. by Nate Olson As I settled into a booth at Hughey’s in Memphis on…