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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4th & 25: Era of Good Feelings Has Arrived For Arkansas Football — If Only I Could Remember That After Kickoff
My family goes to the beach at least a couple of times a year. It’s my wife’s doing; I don’t much care for it. I don’t like sand, I burn faster than a cheap bag of microwave popcorn, and lugging…
The Little Rock Touchdown Club kicked off its annual speaker lineup for the season last Monday, Aug. 15, with Head Razorback Football Coach, Sam Pittman. The guest speaker lineup will continue next week, on Monday, Aug. 22, with a presentation…
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Pittman Talks Past Successes, Upcoming Season at Little Rock Touchdown Club
The Little Rock Touchdown Club met early Monday, Aug. 15, to kick off its annual guest speaker series. This week, Arkansas Razorback Football Head Coach Sam Pittman spoke to the Little Rock Touchdown Club about last season’s successes and plans…
- August 2022MagazineSports/Outdoors
Hogs Rolling Under Pittman, but Next Step Could Be the Hardest
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterHogs Rolling Under Pittman, but Next Step Could Be the Hardest A mere two seasons removed from the worst stretch in Arkansas football’s 128-year history, the Razorbacks will open the 2022 season with an upwards trajectory and higher expectations.…
It’s August 5, which means college football season is just around the corner. Practice started today – at just under 30 days before kickoff – for the Arkansas Razorbacks, and after a nine-game winning season last year, both fans and…
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Little Rock Touchdown Club Reveals 2022 Speaker Lineup
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Little Rock Touchdown Club’s President and Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame inductee David Bazzel announced today, Aug. 2, the upcoming lineup of speakers at a news conference at War Memorial Stadium. Razorback Head Coach Sam Pittman will kick off…
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Hogs Close to Gearing Up for ’22 Football Season
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffComing off a 9-4 season capped by the program’s first New Year’s Day bowl win in 11 years, the Arkansas Razorbacks will open fall camp for the 2022 season the first week of August in Fayetteville. The season opener is…
- June 2022MagazineSports/Outdoors
After Saban Fracas, Framing Pittman as the Anti-Jimbo Has Never Looked Better
by Evin Demirelby Evin DemirelThe full dysfunctional glory that is the Nick Saban-Jimbo Fisher feud has come to outshine almost everything else under the sports sun. For good reason, too, considering it’s not every day that you see two veteran national title-winning coaches, one…
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It’s Official: Pittman’s New Deal is Signed
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRazorback head football coach Sam Pittman has signed his new contract extension, the University of Arkansas announced Thursday. That Pittman would sign a contract extension has been made public for weeks, but the contract now is signed and official. Pittman’s…