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Football Back! Razorbacks getting fall camp started … in July
Hogs starting football practices next week with practices in the afternoon, then mornings before classes start Aug. 19.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For those waiting to see some football being played, Arkansas’ players will be running around in formalized practices starting next week.
As things continue to move up in the calendar, this year the Razorbacks will start fall camp next week on July 31. We’ll have a summer recap with coach Sam Pittman on Tuesday afternoon. Strength and conditioning coach Ben Sowders will follow with the usual report on improvement. We have a good idea what he will say because they aren’t going to tell anybody they’re slower and weaker are they?
Wednesday is when they hit the practice field. The media will have access to about the first 20 minutes, which will cover skeleton drills and some position work. No scrimmages will have media access in the August schedule, released Friday night.
We will have interviews with new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino a couple of times during the fall camp with updates on quarterback Taylen Green and his development with the new offense.
Classes start at the university Aug. 19 and practices will move to 6:05 in the evening then. We won’t get access to the practices, so there won’t be any reports from that, although there will be some press conferences, but not many.
After the first week of practices at 6:05, the Hogs will go to workouts in the morning with interviews coming around noon, which will be available that afternoon on the HitThatLine YouTube channel and online.
The Razorbacks open the 2024 season at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock on Aug. 29 against UAPB. The last time these two teams played in 2022, they invoked the college verson of the mercy rule at halftime with a running clock because the Hogs were so dominant.
That game will start at 6:30 and be televised on ESPNU. You will be able to hear the game in Northwest Arkansas and select broadcast markets on HitThatLine and the radio at ESPN Arkansas 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | L, 31-39 2OT |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | 3:15 PM |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | 2:30 or 3:15 PM TBD |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | vs Ole Miss | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | TBD |
| Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll: | ||||
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. | Bryant (4) | 3-0 | 116 | 1 |
| 2. | Greenwood (2) | 3-0 | 107 | 3 |
| 3. | Fayetteville (4) | 2-0 | 104 | 2 |
| 4. | Conway (2) | 2-0 | 99 | 4 |
| 5. | Little Rock Parkview (1) | 2-1 | 80 | 5 |
| 6. | Pulaski Academy | 3-0 | 67 | 6 |
| 7. | Benton | 1-1 | 46 | 8 |
| 8. | Bentonville | 0-2 | 28 | 9 |
| 9. | Shiloh Christian | 2-1 | 19 | 7 |
| 10. | Cabot | 1-2 | 14 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: Marion 11, Rogers 8, Joe T. Robinson 6, Springdale 5, Fort Smith Southside 2, Valley View 2, Arkadelphia 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (5) | 3-0 | 56 | 1 |
| 2. | Fayetteville (5) | 2-0 | 53 | 2 |
| 3. | Conway (3) | 3-0 | 46 | 3 |
| 4. | Pulaski Academy | 3-0 | 25 | 4 |
| 5. | Bentonville | 0-2 | 9 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Rogers 4, Cabot 1, Springdale 1. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (13) | 3-0 | 65 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 1-1 | 51 | 2 |
| 3. | Shiloh Christian | 2-1 | 36 | 3 |
| 4. | Marion | 2-1 | 20 | 4 |
| 5. | Mountain Home | 2-0 | 17 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Fort Smith Southside 6. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (13) | 2-1 | 65 | 1 |
| 2. | Joe T Robinson | 2-1 | 50 | 2 |
| 3. | Harding Academy | 1-1 | 27 | 3 |
| 4. | Valley View | 3-0 | 18 | 5 |
| 5. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 2-1 | 14 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 12, Maumelle 5, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 1. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Elkins (7) | 3-0 | 52 | 3 |
| 2. | Arkadelphia (2) | 1-2 | 34 | 2 |
| 3. | Warren (2) | 1-2 | 31 | 1 |
| Little Rock Mills (1) | 3-0 | 31 | 4 | |
| 5. | Malvern (1) | 3-0 | 22 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: DeWitt 14, Highland 5, Bauxite 4, Southside Batesville 1, Clinton 1. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Booneville (6) | 2-0 | 56 | 2 |
| 2. | Prescott (5) | 2-0 | 52 | 1 |
| 3. | Newport (1) | 3-0 | 31 | 4 |
| 4. | Rivercrest (1) | 2-0 | 27 | 3 |
| 5. | Walnut Ridge | 3-0 | 15 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Bismarck 5, Salem 4, Fordyce 3, Charleston 2. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Carlisle (8) | 2-0 | 57 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway Christian (3) | 3-0 | 53 | 2 |
| 3. | Des Arc | 2-0 | 21 | — |
| 4. | Junction City | 1-2 | 20 | 4 |
| 5. | Marked Tree (1) | 2-1 | 18 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Bigelow (1) 13, Mineral Springs 10, McCrory 3. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Rector (9) | 1-0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2. | Strong (4) | 0-0 | 29 | 2 |
| 3. | Woodlawn | 1-1 | 6 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Cedar Ridge 4, Midland 3, Brinkley 2. | ||||