Eric Musselman managed to get Cal-Riverside coach David Patrick to join the Hogs and Patrick talked about that, plus basketball in his native Australia with Tye Richardson and Tommy Craft (The Morning Rush) on ESPN Arkansas on Friday.
Former Arkansas QB Casey Dick joins The Morning Rush
Former Arkansas QB Casey Dick joins The Morning Rush to discuss his time with Arkansas, his role as Head Coach at Fayetteville High School, and which play does he get asked about more; that block or Miracle on Markham 2? Check it out now!
Well, the mountains ASU willing to move to play Hogs may be smaller now
The announcement Thursday from the Big 10 about playing only games within the conference apparently has caught a lot of folks by surprise, including Arkansas State.
“There were no conversations between Arkansas State and Michigan about cancelling our football game,” the Red Wolves said in a release. “We are evaluating all options in light of today’s Big 10 Conference announcement.”
Just what Hunter Yurachek needs … another curveball.
And now there is at least a sliver of the possibility of discussion for the most attractive matchup many fans of both teams really want to see.
Especially if Notre Dame cancels the Arkansas game Sept. 12 game in South Bend.
There has been conversations all across the landscape of college football about similar things, which will be a huge financial hit to smaller schools who rely on those big checks for a big chunk of their athletic budget.
The ACC has been making noises about going in that direction, too, and would include Notre Dame, who is a member of that league when it’s convenient.
The Big 12 already has every conference member playing each other. They’ve only got 10 teams so that’s easy. Commissioner Bob Bowlsby was on a conference call Thursday morning with the Big 10 commissioner and he didn’t mention it.
Nobody knows what the SEC is going to do and even the league hasn’t made a decision yet and they are, properly, waiting.
“The SEC will continue to meet regularly with out campus leaders in the coming weeks, guided by medical advisors, to make the important decisions necessary to determine the best path forward related to the SEC fall sports,” commissioner Greg Sankey said in a release.
Of course, the interesting thing in Arkansas is now ASU likely has an opening on the schedule on Sept. 19.
Those mountains Blake Anderson said the Red Wolves were willing to move for a game with the Razorbacks just became a little smaller if Michigan, indeed, cancels that big payday.
ASU likely won’t make it up somewhere else. They have a game scheduled with Howard University on Sept. 12.
This is going to be entertaining.
Frisco cornerback announces Thursday his plans to join Hogs’ 2020 class
Cornerbacks coach Sam Carter landed a cornerback Thursday afternoon when Chase Lowery from Frisco, Texas, delivered his pledge via Twitter.
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The 6-0, 180-pounder, is ranked in the top 100 by the major scouting services and was recruited by Carter, an All-Big 12 defensive back as a player at TCU.
Lowery has not visited Fayetteville, but is planning to make the trip when the ongoing covid-19 issue settles down.
Lowery played his sophomore year down the road from Frisco at Plano Prestonwood.
As a junior last fall, Lowery had 48 tackles, 4 interceptions, 8 pass break-ups, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble on the defensive side of the ball. On offense, he had 34 catches for 758 yards and 7 touchdowns. Lowery also returned two punts and one kickoff return for touchdowns.
He was named District 7-5A-II’s MVP last fall.
Looking at Arkansas’ roster with Bob Holt of Democrat-Gazette on Halftime
Phil Elson, Matt Jenkins and Matt Travis (Halftime) looked at Arkansas’ basketball roster and other issues with Bob Holt of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on ESPN Arkansas Thursday afternoon.
Bud Light Seltzer Morning Rush Podcast — Hogs -9 vs. Nevada, Tom Murphy, Trivia Thursday
Tye & Tommy on Hogs opening up -9 against Nevada, Tom Murphy joins, plus Trivia Thursday!
Burks’ return skills could start to emerge this season for Hogs, says Davenport
On Recruiting Thursday on The Morning Rush, Democrat-Gazette writer Richard Davenport talked with Tye Richardson and Tommy Craft on ESPN Arkansas about a possible commitment and how he’s looking for Treylon Burks’ ability returning punts to take big leap forward.
Replacing defensive line playmakers critical area for Razorbacks for this season
With key players like De’Jon Harris and McTelvin Agim out of eligibility, Tom Murphy of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette told Tye Richardson and Tommy Craft (The Morning Rush) on ESPN Arkansas Thursday that filling those holes on defense will be big.
What other leagues do shouldn’t affect SEC’s plans for college football
As everyone is trying to read tea leaves and make predictions about whether there will be football or not this fall any decision from the Southeastern Conference likely won’t be affected by other leagues.
No, it’s probably not going to be any sort of joint agreement, even among Power 5 teams.
“I would never make a blood agreement with the Pac 12 or the Big 12 and say we’re all going down together or we’re playing together,” said Nashville Sports Radio’s Bill King on Wednesday talking with Phil Elson, Matt Jenkins and Matt Travis (Halftime) on ESPN Arkansas. “The hell with that.”
Yeah, that’s pretty much the feeling here, too.
Don’t start. The covid-19 virus is real, but if you test positive in Arkansas you statistically have a 98.8% chance of living, regardless of age. If you’re under the age of 35 your chances of survival are almost 100%. There is virtually zero risk of death for youngsters.
Those are the raw numbers. There will be exceptions so this is not an argument about it.
But don’t expect Hunter Yurachek’s recommendation to be based on what’s happening in the Ivy League or even Northwestern.
“If the south feels comfortable with playing, you’re not going to cancel because Northwestern isn’t going to play,” King said. “To a certain extent you’ll be in communication but I’m not shutting down operations based on some other league and some other geography.”
It’s also difficult to make predictions in early July on what to do in September because the odds are the positive case results are going to continue to rise.
“If I feel comfortable I’m going to try and play,” King said. “I think the SEC is going to try to do that and do what’s best for the SEC.”
Now that doesn’t mean scheduling won’t go haywire. Everything on that is on the table and there may be some surprising matchups come out of the chaos.
And it’s highly doubtful there will be spring football. Talk about chaos.
“The only thing worse than that is catastrophe,” King said.
He’s right about that. It’s almost a logistical nightmare. Imagine on a spring weekend in Fayetteville trying to manage two basketball games, a football game and a baseball series all going on at the same time.
The guess here is they will be playing football. Whether fans will be able to attend or not is anybody’s guess.
Make your own decision about whether that’s correct or not.
