Bud Light Seltzer Morning Rush Podcast – Where is Mizzou as an Arkansas rival?
Tye & Tommy on the Mizzou rivalry, Bielema news, on Rakeem Boyd, plus National Pie Day!
Carroll on Hogs’ problem next season at quarterback with Franks gone
Pig Trail Nation’s Jason Carroll feels Arkansas will have to bring in another grad transfer at quarterback for next season if they can get one, he said on Halftime with Phil Elson, Matt Jenkins and Matt Travis on ESPN Arkansas.
Musselman previews Hogs’ home matchup Wednesday with UT-Arlington
Hogs coach Eric Musselman met with the media Monday afternoon to take a look at the game with the Mavericks, review first two games of season.
Vanderbilt maybe got most headlines in college football for different reasons
Saturday Down South’s Connor O’Gara obviously thought Sarah Fuller being the first female to play football in the SEC, then firing the coach.
Pittman expecting close to full roster for Saturday’s game with Missouri
Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman’s weekly press conference Monday after game with Tigers delayed a week expects nearly everyone back.
Butkus Award names Morgan one of finalists for nation’s top linebacker
CHICAGO — Grant Morgan has been named one of 16 finalists for the Butkus Award, which honors the nation’s best linebacker, the organization announced Monday.
Morgan has made a nation-leading 104 total tackles while registering 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one interception, five passes broken up and two quarterback hurries this season.
He has recorded 15 or more tackles in four games, the most in a single-season at Arkansas since Ken Hamlin in 2002 and the most by an SEC player since Missouri’s Kentrell Brothers in 2015.
The former walk-on became the first Razorback since Tony Bua in 2003 to record consecutive 15+ tackle games with his second 19-tackle performance of the year against LSU.
His first 19-tackle game came in the 33-21 win over Ole Miss while adding 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, two passes broken up and an interception return for a touchdown, becoming the second FBS player since 2000 to total at least 15 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss and an interception return for a touchdown.
For his performance, he was named SEC co-Defensive Player of the Week, Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week, Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week and Athlon Sports Defensive Player of the Week.
Both of Morgan’s 19-tackle performances are tied for the second-most in a single-game by an FBS player this season.
LSU’s Kevin Minter (2012) was the last SEC player to have two 19-tackle performances in the same year.
Butkus Award Semifinalists
Christian Harris, Alabama
Grant Morgan, Arkansas
Nate Landman, Colorado
Nakobe Dean, Georgia
Monty Rice, Georgia
Jabril Cox, LSU
Nick Bolton, Missouri
Chazz Surratt, North Carolina
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame
Pete Werner, Ohio State
Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers
Ernest Jones, South Carolina
Buddy Johnson, Texas A&M
Zaven Collins, Tulsa
Devin Lloyd, Utah
Charles Snowden, Virginia
The Greenwood, Ark. native began his career as a walk-on and was placed on scholarship ahead of the 2018 campaign.
After redshirting in 2016, he has played in all of Arkansas’ 44 games since 2017.
Finalists are expected to be announced December 7, and winners will be announced on or before December 22.
The Butkus Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football’s most prestigious awards. NCFAA’s 25 awards have honored more than 800 since 1935.
The Hogs travel to Missouri to play for the Battle Line Trophy on Saturday, Dec. 5. The game will kick off at 11 a.m. and air on SEC Network.
Pittman’s program could get boost getting win over rival Missouri
The Democrat-Gazette’s Tom Murphy talked with Tye Richardson and Tommy Craft about beating the Tigers would boost Sam Pittman’s program.
Bud Light Seltzer Morning Rush Podcast – Best of Both Worlds this week
Tye & Tommy on the win over North Texas, getting to see both teams, Tom Murphy and more!
Burks added to watch list for Biletnikoff Award for top college football receiver
Arkansas sophomore Treylon Burks has been added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation announced Monday.
The Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the season’s most outstanding FBS receiver, regardless of position.
Playing in seven games this season, Burks has totaled a team-leading 39 receptions for 598 yards (15.3 ypc) and six touchdowns.
He ranks sixth in the SEC and 25th nationally in touchdown catches while ranking fifth in the league in receiving yards, receiving yards per game (85.4) and ninth averaging 5.6 receptions per game.
The sophomore is tied for fifth nationally and one of only three Power 5 receivers to register five 90+ yard receiving games this year.
He eclipsed 1,000 career receiving yards against LSU in his 18th career game, tying Boo Williams (1999-00) as the fastest Hog receiver to 1,000 yards since 1997.
The wide receiver made a touchdown grab in three straight games against Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Tennessee, becoming the first Hog receiver to grab a touchdown in three consecutive games since Jonathan Nance in 2017 (Texas A&M, New Mexico State, South Carolina).
At No. 8 Texas A&M, he recorded his first career two touchdown game with scoring snags in the first quarter on a six-yard catch and a 16-yard grab in the fourth quarter.
Against Ole Miss, Burks had 137 receiving yards and 46 rushing yards, becoming the third FBS player this season to eclipse 100 receiving yards and 40 rushing yards in the same game.
The award is named in honor of Fred Biletnikoff, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame, and was a consensus All-America receiver at Florida State, and an All-Pro receiver for the Oakland Raiders.
He caught 589 passes for 8,974 yards and 76 touchdowns in his 14-year Raiders career from 1965 through 1978 and, was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XI.
The Hogs travel to Missouri to play for the Battle Line Trophy on Saturday, Dec. 5. The game will kick off at 11 a.m. and air on SEC Network.
