Calipari not rushing things in transfer portal while fans get anxious, but they should land someone soon.
Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: 4-9-25
Tye offers up some tantalizing tidbits regarding the men’s hoops transfer portal, OmaHogs move to 31-3, Excel or Sheets?
Guests: Richard Davenport!
Razorbacks set new program mark with 7-3 win over Arkansas State
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Charles Davalan racked up three hits, including the go-ahead three-run homer, and four RBI to blast unanimous No. 1 Arkansas (31-3) to a 7-3 win against Arkansas State (14-18) Tuesday night at Baum-Walker.
With the midweek victory, the Razorbacks improved to 31-3 overall on the year, marking their best 34-game start to a season in program history.
Arkansas also improved to 22-2 overall against in-state opponents since 1960 with Tuesday night’s win against Arkansas State, including a perfect 5-0 record in meetings against the Red Wolves.
Davalan’s team-leading 12th home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth helped the Hogs erase a 2-1 deficit.
After Arkansas State tagged Arkansas starting pitcher Tate McGuire, who struck out two over three innings in his second start of the season, for a pair of runs, the Razorback outfielder’s go-ahead three-run shot to left turned the game around.
Staked with a 4-2 lead entering the sixth inning, five Arkansas relievers combined for six innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts to close out Tuesday night’s 7-3 win.
Ben Bybee, the first pitcher to emerge in relief of McGuire, tossed a scoreless frame with a strikeout before giving way to Colin Fisher, who allowed the lone run in his 1.2 innings of work.
Dylan Carter (1.1 IP, 1 SO), Cole Gibler (1.0, 2 SO) and Carson Wiggins (1.0 IP, 1 SO) handled the rest of the ballgame after Fisher departed.
Carter inherited a runner but escaped the jam to pick up the win and improve to 4-0 on the year.
Carson Boles (2-for-4, 2B) and Nolan Souza (2-for-3, 3 SB) each logged multi-hit games in the win.
Souza became the first Razorback with three stolen bases in a game since Andrew Benintendi did so against Stephen F. Austin on April 15, 2015.
Kuhio Aloy hit his ninth home run of the season in the sixth to jumpstart the Razorbacks’ second three-run frame of the game.
Later in the inning, Davalan drew a bases-loaded walk to extend Arkansas’ lead to 7-3, raise his game-high RBI total to four and improve his season slash line to .410/.497/.712 with 12 homers and 41 runs batted in across 34 games.
Up next, the Hogs resume SEC play with a road trip to Athens, Ga., for a top 10 showdown against the Bulldogs.
First pitch in the series opener between top-ranked Arkansas and No. 7 Georgia is 5 p.m. Friday, April 11, on SEC Network+.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
Ruscin & Zach April 8
Ruscin’s big Florida prediction was a big bust, we discuss. Plus pizza and we hear the sad tale of Humberto.
Razorbacks offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino on offense during spring practice
He’s also interested in seeing how offense develops in second year at Arkansas as players learn more about system.
Thiero headed to try NBA Draft, per social media announcement
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — You can add Adou Thiero’s name to the list of holes on Arkansas’ basketball roster for John Calipari.
Per a post on Instagram he made his intentions for the NBA Draft known.
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The junior forward led the Hogs in scoring with 15.6 points per game on 54.8% shooting from the field, but he was also a key contributor on the glass and defensively.
He averaged 6 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 0.8 blocks per game in 28.3 minutes.
Thiero’s impact disappeared when he suffered a knee injury during the Feb. 22 win over Missouri. He left with over six minutes left in the game and didn’t return.
Shortly before tip-off in the following mid-week overtime win against Texas, the team officially announced that Thiero suffered a hyperextension and there was no timetable for a potential return.
Thiero missed eight games, which included the SEC Tournament and first two games in the NCAA Tournament.
He attempted to make his return during Arkansas’ Sweet 16 game matchup with Texas Tech in San Francisco, but Thiero only managed to play five minutes and record one point, one rebound and a foul in the first half.
There just wasn’t enough time to get fully healthy.
“(The knee) wasn’t bothering me a lot, but I just didn’t get enough time to ramp up completely,” Thiero said after the loss to Texas Tech. “I think I’m just going to try and get back healthy right now, and then talk about (my future) with my family and everything and decide on that.”
Thiero began his career playing for Calipari at Kentucky where he continually improved over his first two seasons in Lexington.
During the 2023-24 season, he had become a part of the Wildcats rotation and averaged 7.2 points, 5.0 points, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks in 21.3 minutes per game, but his role wasn’t solidified by any means.
Thiero was the second Razorback player to announce intentions to declare for the 2025 NBA Draft after Boogie Fland announced last week.
Democrat-Gazette’s Tom Murphy on Final Four, spring football
What he and Tye Richardson think of Florida coach Todd Golden plus his take on spring football practice at midway point of spring.
Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: 4-8-25
Florida gets their shining moment, Tye learns that it is hip to be square, OmaHogs look to stay hot against in-state midweek competition.
Guests: Bruce Stanton and Tom Murphy!
