Men's Basketball
To no one’s surprise ‘Slobbering Hog’ back to stay at Bud Walton
Popular logo going back permanently at the center of basketball court after raising money AD sought to make it happen
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It really shouldn’t be much of a surprise the “Slobbering Hog” is back at center court of Bud Walton Arena. It’s official now, according to social media posts from the UA.
Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek announced that Arkansas Edge, the official NIL collective of the Razorbacks, reached the $500,000 goal that he set last week. No one really doubted he was passing the hat among donors to raise the money before appearing to make it a contest.
As a result, the new logo was installed at center court of Bud Walton Arena Wednesday.
This marks the latest in a string of good news for the collective, which had long struggled to gain momentum. Country star Justin Moore announced prior to his show Thursday that instead of donating a portion of ticket sales to the collective, he would donate the entire night’s profit to help the Razorbacks in the NIL department.
Slobber Hog is back BABY!
pic.twitter.com/Z8tpgskzH0— Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball 🐗 (@RazorbackMBB) October 9, 2024
Moore’s concert contributed a significant portion of the $500,000 Yurachek requested.
Arkansas Edge continues to try and take advantage of the Hogs’ recent success on the field. Following the win over Tennessee, the collective announced that the next 100 new members would get a signed photo from quarterback Malachi Singleton. who orchestrated the game-winning drive following the injury to Taylen Green.
All members would also be entered in to a raffle for a signed jersey from defensive end Landon Jackson,, who recorded four total tackles, 0.5 sacks and 0.5 tackles for loss in the Hogs win over the Volunteers.
HOG YEAH! Thanks to a late six figure donation, + @JustinColeMoore concert $ + an incredible number of Razorback fans donating what they could; we have hit our $500K goal to match our $500K donation to hit $1M mark in one week. Center court logo added this morning as promised. pic.twitter.com/SYny7MKCNh
— Hunter Yurachek (@HunterYurachek) October 9, 2024
This coming week is another busy for the collective. It’s promoting the “Tip-Off Tour” hosted by John Calipari in Hot Springs and Pine Bluff Oct. 12-13. as well as the VIP experience during the fall scrimmages for Arkansas baseball against Oklahoma State. Tickets for both events can be found here.
On the football field, the Razorbacks look to continue the momentum against No. 13 LSU at home inside Razorback stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 19 and will be broadcast on ESPN.
| 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 | W, 19-14 |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | 6:00 PM ESPN |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | 11:45 AM SEC Network |
| 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 (19) | 5-0 | 242 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway (5) | 5-0 | 212 | 2 |
| 3. | Greenwood (1) | 5-0 | 201 | 3 |
| 4. | Fayetteville | 4-1 | 175 | 4 |
| 5. | Little Rock Parkview | 4-1 | 143 | 5 |
| 6. | Pulaski Academy | 5-0 | 136 | 6 |
| 7. | Benton | 4-1 | 103 | 7 |
| 8. | Rogers | 3-2 | 46 | 8 |
| 9. | Bentonville | 2-3 | 33 | 9 |
| 10. | Shiloh Christian | 3-2 | 28 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: Springdale 16, Marion 14, Joe T Robinson 7, Cabot 6, Valley View 5, Little Rock Christian 5, Little Rock Catholic 3. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (19) | 5-0 | 118 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway (5) | 5-0 | 100 | 2 |
| 3. | Fayetteville (1) | 4-1 | 76 | 3 |
| 4. | Pulaski Academy | 5-0 | 52 | 4 |
| 5. | Rogers | 3-2 | 16 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Bentonville 8, Springdale 4, LR Christian 1. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (25) | 5-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 4-1 | 97 | 2 |
| 3. | Shiloh Christian | 3-2 | 64 | 3 |
| 4. | Marion | 4-1 | 52 | 4 |
| 5. | Little Rock Catholic | 5-0 | 20 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Mountain Home 14, Lake Hamilton 3. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (25) | 4-1 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | Joe T Robinson | 4-1 | 90 | 2 |
| 3. | Valley View | 5-0 | 70 | 3 |
| 4. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 4-1 | 48 | 4 |
| 5. | Morrilton | 5-0 | 29 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 5, Greenbrier 4, Harding Academy 2, Farmington 1, Wynne 1. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Elkins (19) | 5-0 | 117 | 1 |
| 2. | Arkadelphia (4) | 3-2 | 70 | 3 |
| 3. | Little Rock Mills (1) | 5-0 | 68 | 2 |
| 4. | Warren | 3-2 | 41 | 4 |
| 5. | Malvern (1) | 5-0 | 35 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Southside Batesville 15, Highland 14, Bauxite 8, Mena 6, Clinton 4, Gravette 1. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Booneville (14) | 5-0 | 108 | 1 |
| 2. | Prescott (7) | 5-0 | 97 | 2 |
| 3. | Rivercrest (3) | 5-0 | 81 | 4 |
| 4. | Fordyce (1) | 5-0 | 29 | — |
| 5. | Newport | 4-1 | 24 | 3 |
| Bismarck | 5-0 | 24 | — | |
| Others receiving votes: Mayflower 6, Osceola 3, Walnut Ridge 2, Rison 1. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Carlisle (20) | 5-0 | 117 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway Christian (2) | 5-0 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Marked Tree (1) | 4-1 | 61 | 3 |
| 4. | Des Arc | 4-1 | 43 | 4 |
| 5. | Bigelow (2) | 3-2 | 25 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Junction City 21, Dierks 2, East Poinsett County 2, Poyen 2. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Strong-Huttig (24) | 2-0 | 73 | 1 |
| 2. | Cedar Ridge (1) | 5-0 | 39 | 2 |
| 3. | Midland | 4-0 | 19 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Rector 14, Brinkley 3, Woodlawn 2. | ||||