Tye & Tommy on the Arkansas offense/defense, Brett Goode joins, plus great Bama memories!
Cunningham on offensive line’s best game of season against Missouri
Hogs offensive lineman Myron Cunningham talked with the media after practice Tuesday on how line’s performance with big numbers.
Nichols says Crimson Tide’s offensive line maybe best they faced this year
Alabama’s offense is putting up huge numbers this season and Hogs defensive lineman Isaiah Nichols said their line is big part of it.
Burks didn’t realize how big his numbers were against Mizzou until next day
Arkansas wide receiver Treylon Burks recapped his game against the Tigers, but didn’t have any idea how good his numbers were until Sunday.
Catalon knows Crimson Tide’s offense really good, expects physical game
Razorbacks safety Jalen Catalon talked with the media after practice Tuesday and knows how good the Alabama offense is they will face.
Musselman details how Razorbacks replaced Tulsa game on schedule
As soon as Arkansas coach Eric Musselman found out Tulsa was cancelling Tuesday night’s game, his staff mobilized and got another game set.
Moody on honors this week: ‘The work works … trust the process’
Hogs guard Moses Moody said Tuesday the honors he received this week are the result of following a process that produces the compliments.
Dungee gets honored as top player in SEC after Hogs down Baylor
Redshirt senior guard Chelsea Dungee earned SEC Player of the Week honors, the conference office announced Tuesday.
The award is the first weekly recognition for Dungee by the SEC, and she becomes the first Hog to win player of the week honors since Kelsey Brooks was recognized back in December of 2015.
Dungee guided Arkansas to the biggest win in the Mike Neighbors era on Sunday night, as the Hogs toppled No. 4 Baylor, the defending national champions, 83-78.
For perspective, it was Arkansas’ first top-five win in 17 years, and the first win for the Hogs over a defending national champion in 24 years.
The Sapulpa, Oklahoma, native was the tip of the spear against Baylor, as she scored 22 points on six of 13 shooting.
Where Dungee was most effective, though, was getting to the line – she made 10 of her 12 free throws on Sunday night, which matched a season high in free throws made and set a new season high in free throws attempted.
Dungee has been the best player in the country at drawing fouls and converting at the charity stripe, as she has more free throws made (45) and free throws attempted (59) than any player in the NCAA.
Her seven fouls drawn in the Baylor game also helped get the Lady Bears into foul trouble, a huge reason Arkansas was able to take down the champs.
Dungee was also solid against Louisiana Monroe earlier in the week, scoring 15 points on 50 percent shooting against the Warhawks in Arkansas’ first 100+ point performance of the season.
She also grabbed two rebounds and nabbed a steal in that game.
When all was said and done, Dungee averaged 18.5 points per game on the week, shooting 47.8 percent from the field while making 13 of her 18 free throws attempted.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
Neighbors wraps up Baylor win, previews games with SMU, UCA
Arkansas coach Mike Neighbors said team is going to take different travel approach to SMU, previews week’s upcoming games.
Hogs’ Odom nominated for award named for legendary head coach
Defensive coordinator Barry Odom has been nominated for the Broyles Award, which honors the nation’s top assistant coach, the organization announced Monday.
The award was created in 1996 and named after former Arkansas coach Frank Broyles, recognizing his legacy of selecting and developing great assistants during his hall of fame career.
Arkansas relied on Odom’s defense to record three SEC wins, its most conference victories since 2016.
Through the first eight league games, the Razorbacks improved in almost every defensive category over the previous year, allowing 9.0 points, 43.9 total yards and 70.6 rushing yards per game fewer than 2019.
Behind the first-year coordinator, the Razorbacks’ defense intercepted 13 passes, more than doubling the team’s output of the 2018 (5) and 2019 (6) seasons.
Odom also improved Arkansas’ red zone defense by 12-percent and third down conversion defense by 10-percent from last season.
Odom, who directly works with the safeties, has mentored redshirt freshman Jalen Catalon into one of the nation’s most dangerous defensive backs.
The safety leads all FBS freshmen with 89 total tackles and 48 solo tackles and is only player in the country this season to have 85+ tackles and at least three interceptions. Catalon was named one of 12 finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award earlier this week, which honors the nation’s best defensive back.
The Razorbacks four SEC Defensive Player of the Week awards this year are the most in a single-season in school history. Catalon, S Joe Foucha and LBs Bumper Pool and Grant Morgan have each won the award this season.
The 56 nominees in this year’s class were selected from approximately 1,270 assistant coaches representing 127 FBS programs across the country.
The Broyles Award selection process includes the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), broadcasters, a college football hall-of-fame selection committee and current college head coaches.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
