How high did Hogs leap in media, coaches polls Sunday?

Sam Pittman (Arkansas Communications)
By Andy Hodges

All of these power polls and rankings really don’t mean a lot for another couple of months but Arkansas is getting back in the mix.

They are higher than at any point since 2012. Of course that was a rather forgettable year when they started high and finished nowhere.

The 20-10 win over Texas A&M added some legitimacy to a 4-0 start. Taking ownership over the biggest teams in Texas doing it is just a bonus.

Right or wrong a large number of folks in Arkansas would rather beat the Longhorns and Aggies than the Crimson Tide or Tigers.

Sunday, the Hogs moved seven spots in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll to No. 11, which has kept them a couple of spots behind the media poll.

They leaped all the way to No. 8 in the Associated Press poll.

In the win over the Aggies, Sam Pittman got Hogs coaches Eric Musselman (men’s basketball) and Dave Van Horn (baseball) to be on the sidelines. Those are the two most visible coaches right now.

That’s not a knock on other coaches but there are some limits on the number of folks just standing and watching from the sidelines during games.

He called both early last week.

“I just told ’em I think we’ll be more powerful if you guys come on the sidelines and stand there,” Pittman said Saturday after the win. “It was a special moment for me. I mean, it was Dave Van Horn and Eric Musselman. I mean my god.”

He almost sounded in awe of Van Horn’s regular trips to Omaha and what Musselman has accomplished in a short time at Fayetteville.

Pittman is getting the enthusiasm. The Hogs are getting respect.

The stage gets bigger this week and the spotlight brighter. No. 2 Georgia is next, the game is on the road, ESPN GameDay is going to be in Athens.

Now they have to keep winning.

RAZORBACK FOOTBALL

Sat, Sep 5vs North AlabamaW 31-14
Sat, Sep 12@ UtahL, 43-10
Sat, Sep 19GeorgiaL, 45-17
Sat, Sep 26TulsaW 34-6
Sat, Oct 3@ Texas A&ML, 34-7
Sat, Oct 10TennesseeL, 24-17
Sat, Oct 17@ VanderbiltW 31-21
Sat, Oct 31vs Missouri6:45 PM
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Sat, Nov 7@ AuburnTBA
Sat, Nov 14South CarolinaTBA
Sat, Nov 21@ TexasTBA
Sat, Nov 28vs LSUTBA

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Shiloh Christian (16)7-01871
2.Bentonville6-11634
3.Conway (3)6-11562
4.Joe T. Robinson7-01045
5.North Little Rock6-1937
6.Bentonville West6-1883
7.Sheridan7-0709
8.Springdale Har-Ber5-2508
9.Greenwood5-24410
10Searcy6-1426
Others receiving votes: Bryant 22, Mountain Home 7, Sylvan Hills 7, Stuttgart 6, LR Christian 4, Pulaski Academy 3, Jacksonville 3, Fayetteville 2, Benton 2, Van Buren 1, Nashville 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Shiloh Christian (16)7-0921
2.Conway (3)6-1642
3.Bentonville6-1624
4.North Little Rock6-1265
5.Bentonville West6-1193
Others receiving votes: Springdale Har-Ber 15, Bryant 7.
CLASS 6A
1.Sheridan (16)7-0902
2.Searcy6-1711
3.Mountain Home (3)6-1415
4.Sylvan Hills5-2353
5.Benton4-3314
Others receiving votes: Van Buren 12, Lake Hamilton 5.
CLASS 5A
1.Joe T. Robinson (17)7-0931
2.Greenwood (2)5-2762
3.Jacksonville6-1544
4.Farmington6-1243
Little Rock Parkview4-3245
Others receiving votes: LR Mills 7, HS Lakeside 5, Greenbrier 1, Camden Fairview 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Stuttgart (16)7-0921
2.Nashville (3)7-0792
3.Ozark7-0384
4.Elkins6-1335
5.Southside Batesville6-110—
Others receiving votes: Gravette 7, Fountain Lake 3, Forrest City 2, Lonoke 1, Booneville 1, Arkadelphia 1.

CLASS 3A
1.Bismarck (13)6-1851
3.Mansfield (2)6-2542
2.Smackover6-1413
4.Walnut Ridge (3)6-1274
5.Rivercrest6-1245
Atkins6-124—
Others receiving votes: Fordyce (1) 14, Newport 9, Prescott 5, Glen Rose 2.
CLASS 2A
1.Mount Ida (10)8-0831
2.Baptist Prep (9)7-0822
3.Marked Tree6-1383
4.Earle6-1334
5.Gurdon5-2295
Others receiving votes: Dierks 11, Magnet Cove 4, Bearden 2, Des Arc 2, Hazen 1.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Corning (6)6-0261
2.Cedar Ridge (4)6-0242
3.Magazine (2)6-0173
Others receiving votes: Izard County 5.

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