The Last Word Eric Musselman’s loving embrace of Arkansas basketball — its tradition, significance to the well-being of the state’s collective psyche and perhaps more importantly, its further potential — has me thinking back to the early Eddie Sutton days…
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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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Deja Vu All Over Again: The Return Of ‘Hate Texas Week’ Is Stirring The Echoes
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterThirty years ago, Frank Broyles led his people out from under the thumb of a burnt orange pharaoh and into the promised land, where TV cash and ESPN exposure flow like milk and honey. A generation later, it looks like…
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Arkansas Gets Out of the Dark Ages, Announcing Football Date with Arkansas State
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonThree Arkansas sports radio call-in show debates that have had me flipping the dial quickly: 1) Arkansas never should have fired disgraced Coach Bobby Petrino. 2) The War Memorial Stadium debate and 3) Should Arkansas and Arkansas State play each…
Since 1996, the Broyles Award has been recognizing the premier college football assistant coaches. The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation has released the nominees for the 2020 Broyles Award. In total, 56 assistant coaches have been nominated for the 2020…
By Caleb Talley | Photography by Meredith Mashburn Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek Aims to Right the Ship for the Razorbacks UPDATE: Coach Mike Anderson was fired by the University of Arkansas on March 26. From his office on the…
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Mr. Broyles goes to Washington — to save the football-seat tax deduction
by Evin Demirelby Evin DemirelArkansas coach Frank Broyles leaves the field a hero in December 1975 after the Razorbacks beat Texas A&M in Little Rock. (AP file photo by Ferd Kaufman) Why Broyles blitzed Congressmen to preserve a longstanding tax loophole in college sports. This…