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Two Razorbacks in Top 10 Through Two Rounds at Stephens Cup
By Nate Allen ROLAND – Thanks to three straight birdies in round two and a hole-in-one on hole two of the day, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira and Juan Camilo Vesga, respectively, standing among the top 10 after day one and 36 holes at the inaugural Jackson T. Stephens Cup at the par-72, 7,400-yard Alotian Golf Club. The Razorbacks, ranked second nationally, posted rounds of 294-293 for a 36-hole score of 587 (+11) to stand in fourth. Notre…
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Jalen Catalon Recovering After Shoulder Injury
By Nate Allen FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas third-year sophomore Preseason All-American safety Jalen Catalon was already up and about Monday afternoon from his season-ending shoulder surgery performed Monday morning, Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman said at his noon press conference. “He had some slight tears in his labrum in the front and the back,” Pittman said. “Surgery went well. He’s already been in the facility and went to Wal-Mart to get his meds. So he’s doing well.”…
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Razorback Basketball Team Opens Season Ranked #16
razorbacks By Nate Allen FAYETTEVILLE – While the 4-3 Razorbacks football team fell out of the AP Top 25 this week for the first time breaking into it beating Texas on Sept. 9, Arkansas’ men’s basketball, team opens the 2021-2022 campaign ranked 16th in Monday’s AP Preseason poll. Coach Eric Musselman’s Razorbacks, 25-7 Elite Eight finishers last season, are among five SEC teams in the AP’s Top 25 along with No. 10 Kentucky; No. 14…
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Razorback Basketball Fans Turn Out for Red-White Game at Barnhill
Nate Allen Obviously, JD Notae hadn’t scored since he and his White teammates trailed the Red, 13-0 at 3:26 of Sunday’s first quarter of the Arkansas Razorbacks’ Red-White intrasquad basketball game at Barnhill Arena. But with returning senior guard Notae scoring a game-high 22 points, the White finished with a flourish for a 74-63 victory before what actually appeared a larger than announced 4,813 that seemed to fill the arena where the Razorbacks used to play. Coach…
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Auburn Beats Hogs
Razorback junior Warren Thompson (#84) from Seffner, FL makes one of two catches against Auburn for a total of 27 yards. Nate Allen FAYETTEVILLE – With perhaps what seems to be becoming some annual SEC officiating assistance, but mainly on their own prowess, the Auburn Tigers defeated Arkansas, 38-23, in Saturday’s SEC West game spoiling the Razorbacks homecoming before 73,370 at Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Arkansas’ third consecutive loss drops the 17th-ranked Razorbacks to 4-3 overall/1-3 in the…
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Catalon Out for Auburn Game
Arkansas All-SEC safety and defensive co-captain Jalen Catalon is not dressed out in full pads and will miss today’s game against Auburn. Catalon has played the last two games despite a broken hand, but it’s a shoulder injury that’s believed to have sidelined him from today’s game.
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Razorback MXC: Impressive effort places Arkansas third in Pre-National Invitational
Shawn Price TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A strong performance by the No. 8 Arkansas men powered the Razorbacks to a third-place finish in the Florida State Pre-National Invitational held on Friday. The same site will host the NCAA Championships in November. “We finished in third place running against some really good schools and the kids ran well,” stated Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam. “They feel good right now, recovering well from the race, so that’s a…
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Razorback WXC: Lauren Gregory runner-up, No. 11 Razorbacks sixth in Pre-National Invitational
Shawn Price TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Lauren Gregory, leading the 6,000m race during the late stages of Florida State’s Pre-National Invitational, finished as runner-up in 19 minutes, 47.7 seconds as No. 11 Arkansas placed sixth in team scoring. The Razorbacks totaled 243 points in finishing behind the top five schools, which consisted of No. 5 Colorado 54, No. 10 Utah 149, No. 15 Florida State 163, No. 14 Mississippi 165, and North No. 12 Carolina 184. “Knowing…
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Barnhill Arena coming back to Razorback Basketball for Red-White game
Nate Allen FAYETTEVILLE – Barnhill Arena, the Arkansas Razorbacks beloved basketball home until making way in 1993-94 for Walton Area, resurrects Sunday beyond the women’s volleyball and commencements for which it has continued to function. Arkansas Men’s Basketball Coach Eric Musselman, as he did two years ago and would have last year but for the Covid pandemic, brings Barnhill back to basketball for Sunday’s Red-White intrasquad game. Tip-off is 2 p.m. and entirely free to…
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Razorback Red-White game set for Sunday
razorbacks By Nate Allen FAYETTEVILLE – Barnhill Arena, the Arkansas Razorbacks beloved basketball home until making way in 1993-94 for Walton Area, resurrects Sunday beyond the women’s volleyball and commencements for which it has continued to function. Arkansas Men’s Basketball Coach Eric Musselman, as he did two years ago and would have last year but for the covid pandemic, brings Barnhill back to basketball for Sunday’s Red-White intrasquad game. Tip-off is 2 p.m. and entirely…
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Razorbacks to clash with Tigers on Saturday
razorbacks By Nate Allen FAYETTEVILLE – At Thursday evening’s writing, Arkansas’ Sam Pittman era would open with a first as the second-year head coach’s 4-2, overall/1-2 in the SEC Razorbacks clash with the Auburn Tigers, 4-2, 1-1, Saturday at Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Kickoff is 11 a.m. accommodating CBS television for Saturday’s SEC West game and University of Arkansas homecoming. The Pittman first? After inheriting in 2020 a program under the previous Chad Morris regime gone…
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Arkansas favored in upcoming game against Auburn
FAYETTEVILLE – At Thursday evening’s writing, Arkansas’ Sam Pittman era would open with a first as the second-year head coach’s 4-2, overall/1-2 in the SEC Razorbacks clash with the Auburn Tigers, 4-2, 1-1, Saturday at Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Kickoff is 11 a.m. accommodating CBS television for Saturday’s SEC West game and University of Arkansas homecoming. The Pittman first? After inheriting in 2020 a program under the previous Chad Morris regime gone 0-8, 0-8 in the SEC,…
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Pittman discusses Auburn
Razorback freshman running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders (#5) from Rockledge, FL breaks away for a long first down run against Ole Miss Saturday afternoon at Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS. Nate Allen FAYETTEVILLE -Gashed in last Saturday’s 52-51 loss for a combined 221 rushing yards yards by Ole Miss Rebels running backs Henry Parrish and Snoop Conner, Arkansas’ defense now is asked to stop a Tank. Tank Bigsby, the Auburn’s Tigers compactly built 6-0, 208 running back…
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The Hogs prepare for Auburn
Razorback senior linebacker Grant Morgan (#31) from Greenwood, AR celebrates after making a tackle for a loss against Texas at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, AR. Nate Allen FAYETTEVILLE – Gus Malzahn, the former Arkansas Razorbacks offensive coordinator and state champion high school via Springdale, no longer head coaches Auburn. Chad Morris, the former Arkansas head coach, no longer coordinates Auburn’s offense. But Auburn’s key skill components, quarterback Bo Nix and running back Tank Bigsby, and…
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Arkansas Wins SEC Match Play
Mike Cawood BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Wil Gibson and Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira put two points on the board with 5&3 wins. Later, Luke Long, playing in the anchor spot, earned the third and decisive point with a 2&1 victory to give #3 Arkansas a 3-2 victory over #15 Vanderbilt in the inaugural SEC Match Play Championship hosted by Jerry Pate. Arkansas was 4-0 in the event with successive wins over Mississippi State (3-2-0), Ole Miss (3-1-1), LSU…
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