Football
Pig Trail Nation’s Mike Irwin on Razorbacks coming close against Texas A&M
After playing with the Aggies until late, what they’ve got to fix against No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday night.
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | L, 31-39 2OT |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | W, 37-27 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | W, 24-14 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | L, 21-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | 6:00 or 6:30 PM ABC or ESPN |
| 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 (18) | 4-0 | 242 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway (6) | 4-0 | 212 | 2 |
| 3. | Greenwood (1) | 4-0 | 196 | 3 |
| 4. | Fayetteville | 3-1 | 176 | 4 |
| 5. | Little Rock Parkview | 3-1 | 149 | 5 |
| 6. | Pulaski Academy | 4-0 | 124 | 6 |
| 7. | Benton | 3-1 | 103 | 7 |
| 8. | Rogers | 3-1 | 54 | 9 |
| 9. | Bentonville | 1-3 | 38 | 10 |
| 10. | Shiloh Christian | 2-2 | 25 | 8 |
| Others receiving votes: Little Rock Christian 19, Marion 13, Mountain Home 7, Cabot 5, Joe T Robinson 5, Springdale 4, Valley View 2, Elkins 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (19) | 4-0 | 119 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway (5) | 4-0 | 100 | 2 |
| 3. | Fayetteville (1) | 3-1 | 80 | 3 |
| 4. | Pulaski Academy | 4-0 | 49 | 4 |
| 5. | Rogers | 3-1 | 15 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Bentonville 9, LR Christian 3. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (25) | 4-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 3-1 | 100 | 2 |
| 3. | Shiloh Christian | 2-2 | 47 | 3 |
| 4. | Marion | 3-1 | 45 | 4 |
| Mountain Home | 4-0 | 45 | 5 | |
| Others receiving votes: Lake Hamilton 8, Russellville 3, FS Southside 2. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (25) | 3-1 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Joe T Robinson | 3-1 | 96 | 2 |
| 3. | Valley View | 4-0 | 62 | 3 |
| 4. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 3-1 | 48 | 5 |
| 5. | Morrilton | 4-0 | 17 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Harding Academy 16, Camden Fairview 4, Greenbrier 3, Alma 2, Beebe 1, Wynne 1 | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Elkins (21) | 4-0 | 117 | 1 |
| 3. | Little Rock Mills (1) | 4-0 | 69 | 3 |
| 2. | Arkadelphia (2) | 2-2 | 43 | 2 |
| 4. | Warren | 2-2 | 43 | 4 |
| 5. | Malvern (1) | 4-0 | 34 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Southside Batesville 13, Clinton 10, Highland 9, Bauxite 7, Mena 4, Gravette1. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Booneville (15) | 4-0 | 109 | 1 |
| 2. | Prescott (8) | 4-0 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Newport (1) | 4-0 | 61 | 3 |
| 4. | Rivercrest (1) | 4-0 | 52 | 4 |
| 5. | Walnut Ridge | 4-0 | 24 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Melbourne 13, Fordyce 10, Bismarck 8, Charleston 4. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Carlisle (17) | 4-0 | 112 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway Christian (6) | 4-0 | 105 | 2 |
| 3. | Marked Tree (1) | 3-1 | 58 | 3 |
| 4. | Des Arc | 3-1 | 40 | 5 |
| 5. | Junction City | 2-2 | 34 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: Bigelow (1) 9, McCrory 9, Mineral Springs 8. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Strong-Huttig (20) | 1-0 | 70 | 2 |
| 2. | Cedar Ridge (4) | 4-0 | 41 | 3 |
| 3. | Rector (1) | 1-1 | 20 | 1 |
| Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 11, Midland 8. | ||||