Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Liberty Bowl has a long and proud history hosting some of college football’s top blueblood programs since its inception in 1959 that includes Alabama, Notre Dame, Georgia, USC, Tennessee, Auburn, Penn State, and Miami. The bowl game has been in Memphis since 1965 with various conference tie-ins along the way with the most […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Alabama once again was the football standard in the SEC posting a 12-1, 7-1, record winning the West Division title on their way to claiming the SEC Championship with a 29-15 win over then- No. 18 Florida. For the squad’s efforts, coaches around the conference voted 10 Crimson Tide players to the All-Conference teams […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Arkansas Razorbacks (7-5, 5-3) got their first winning SEC record since the 2011 season knocking off the Missouri Tigers (5-7, 1-7) 28-3 in Reynolds Razorback Stadium on Friday. The win was a dominating one for the Hogs with junior running back Alex Collins leading the charge rushing 30 times for 130 yards with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Oxford – A college football highlight that will be played time and time again and a quarterback duel between Arkansas’ Brandon Allen and Mississippi’s Chad Kelly ended in a 53-52 overtime thriller for the Razorbacks Saturday night in Oxford. Arkansas (5-4, 3-2) head coach Bret Bielema picked up his second SEC road win over […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Over the last two seasons the Arkansas Razorbacks have piled up more morale victories than 40 years’ worth of feel good Rocky Balboa storylines. If college teams were ranked off being close but no cigar, the Hogs would be a two-year running Top 10 program. As is, the Razorbacks (2-3, 1-1) finally turned a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA SEC play has yet to begin for the Arkansas Razorbacks yet the formally ranked No. 18 team in the nation sits at the proverbial crossroads before a non-conference showdown against Texas Tech on Saturday. Much has been made about the 16-12 Week 2 performance Arkansas (1-1) put up against Toledo, an unranked MAC member. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All of the glitz and promise of being a SEC team on the rise hit a crossbar on Saturday afternoon when the No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks fell at their home away from home in Little Rock to Toledo 16-12. From the first quarter something seemed amiss on the Arkansas side of the ball. After […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 college football season is finally here leading to high expectations for fans and programs across the nation. When the season kickoffs of in Fayetteville on Saturday, two very similar teams will be lining up against one another ready to set a tone for the remaining 11 games on the docket. On paper […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA *Original post-date July 14 on Athlon Sports The Razorbacks enter the 2015 with high expectations coming off a 7-6 season in 2014 that included a 31-7 bowl win over old Southwest Conference rival Texas. Arkansas’ offense should be the strength of the team with four offensive linemen returning, along with a pair of 1,100-yard […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Coaches’ All-SEC teams were announced on Tuesday with seven Arkansas Razorbacks occupying the list. The Hogs were snubbed out of any first-team selections but placed four on the second-team offense. The coaches liked Arkansas just enough, especially their offense to name tight end Hunter Henry, right tackle Dan Skipper, left tackle Denver Kirkland, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The SEC released their preseason football teams on Friday placing six Arkansas Razorbacks among the best in the conference. Ole Miss owned the first-team offensive selections with three (TE Evan Engram, OL Laremy Tunsil, and WR Laquon Treadwell) but the Razorbacks owned the second-team All-SEC squad placing four selections on the list; RB Jonathan Williams, TE […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The Arkansas Razorbacks 2015 team has a make or break kind of year ahead. The Razorback defense dominated in 2014 finishing with the No. 10 ranked unit in the land and looks to be deeper heading into the new season. The offense made significant strides forward last season and returns one of the more experienced groups […]
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