Phil & Tye discuss the natty, interview Nikki “Nike” Chavanelle, plus Phil is headed for a Polar Plunge!
Anderson recapping win over Aggies, previewing Florida game
Razorbacks coach Mike Anderson met with the media Monday afternoon and talked about the tough games in the league, beating Texas A&M on Saturday, Florida matchup.
Harris, Bailey on winning against A&M on road, Florida game
Arkansas’ Jalen Harris and Adrio Bailey talked Monday afternoon about Saturday’s road win over the Aggies and Wednesday night’s game against the Gators at Bud Walton.
???? Monday Halftime Pod — featuring Blake Lovell
Phil & Tye discuss the Clemson vs. Bama, interview Blake Lovell, and more!
Former Razorback McFadden named to NFF Hall of Fame
FAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas running back Darren McFadden has been selected for the National Football Foundation (NFF) College Football Hall of Fame class of 2019.
McFadden was part of the 2019 class announced on Monday.
McFadden is the 20th Razorback to earn a spot in the illustrious Hall and the 10th player to receive the accolade, including the first inductee chosen for his University of Arkansas playing career since Ronnie Caveness in 2010.
“Growing up in Arkansas, my dream was to play for the Arkansas Razorbacks,” McFadden said. “To be able to do that and now to be recognized with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame is something I couldn’t have imagined.
“I’m so grateful to my family, Coach Houston Nutt and my many other coaches, Dean Weber, my teammates and everyone in the Razorback Nation for supporting me throughout my collegiate and professional career.
“When I look at the others who have been inducted to the Hall of Fame, including many from the University of Arkansas, I am truly honored and humbled to be included in such a distinguished group.”
Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yuracheck:
“Darren McFadden is not only a Razorback great, he is a college football legend. It is fitting that he will soon be inducted alongside the greatest players and coaches of all time in the College Football Hall of Fame. From his All-America career at the University of Arkansas to his decade long NFL tenure with both the Raiders and the Cowboys, Darren McFadden has always represented his home state proudly and given us all plenty to cheer about. We are excited to celebrate this tremendous accomplishment with him throughout the upcoming year.”
One of the most decorated players in Arkansas history and a two-time runner up for the Heisman Trophy, McFadden was the 2007 Player of the Year by the Walter Camp Foundation and The Sporting News.
He racked up 25 first-team All-America honors (six Freshman All-American selections), won the Doak Walker Award twice and is a two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Year.
He is the only Razorback in program history to win multiple national awards in his career.
McFadden ranks second on the SEC career rushing list with 4,590 yards and averaged 120.8 yards per game during his three-year career, third-best in league history.
He rushed for 100 yards or more a school-record 22 times, and is one of only three players in SEC history to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons.
His 321 yards vs. South Carolina in 2007 remains tied for the SEC record for rushing yards in a game. He capped his Arkansas campaign with 41 rushing touchdowns, good for second-most in school history.
After his collegiate career, McFadden was selected fourth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He played 10 seasons in the NFL for the Raiders and the Dallas Cowboys.
Last year, he was named to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and was honored as an SEC Legend during the 2018 SEC Championship game.
McFadden and the other inductees in the 2019 class will be recognized at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10, 2019, at the Hilton Midtown in New York City.
Other members of the 2019 class include: Terrell Buckley, Rickey Dixon, Dennis Erickson, London Fletcher, Jacob Green, Torry Holt, Raghib Ismail, Jake Plummer, Troy Polamalu, Joe Taylor, Joe Thomas, Lorenzo White, Patrick Willis and Vince Young.
Razorbacks in the NFF College Football Hall of Fame
2019 – Darren McFadden (RB)
2017 – Danny Ford (HC)
2012 – Jimmy Johnson (DL/AC)
2010 – Ronnie Caveness (LB)
2008 – Lou Holtz (HC)
2004 – Wayne Harris (LB)
2004 – Tracy Rocker (AC)
2003 – Doug Dickey (AC)
2003 – Hayden Fry (AC)
2001 – Barry Switzer (AC)
2000 – Billy Ray Smith Jr. (LB)
1999 – Chuck Dicus (WR)
1997 – Bowden Wyatt (HC)
1992 – Loyd Phillips (DL)
1987 – Johnny Majors (AC)
1984 – Lance Alworth (WR)
1983 – Frank Broyles (HC)
1971 – Clyde Scott (RB/DB)
1967 – Wear Schoonover (WR)
1954 – Hugo Bezdek (HC)
Razorbacks get 30-point road win over Ole Miss on Sunday
OXFORD, MISS. — Arkansas’ women’s basketball team had four players in double figures including a double-double from junior Kiara Williams in an 85-55 SEC road win in Oxford, on Sunday.
Williams had her second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 boards and was one of four players who scored in double digits for Arkansas (12-4, 1-1 SEC).
Chelsea Dungee scored in double figures for the 14th time this year with a game-high 17 points including a 4-for-4 performance from the line.
Malica Monk and Jailyn Mason dropped in 16 points each. It was Monk’s 13th game in double figures and it was a season-best for Mason.
A pair of scoring runs in the second quarter allowed Arkansas to open a 17-point lead at the half. The frame opened with the Razorbacks scoring six in a row in under two minutes. That stretched the lead to eight points for Arkansas.
Ole Miss (6-10, 0-2 SEC) added four points to their side of the ledger before Arkansas went on a 13-0 run to lead by as many as 20 points with just under three minutes to play in the second period.
Monk and Mason had 11 points each leading all scorers at the break.
Nearly everything went right for Arkansas in the game. The Razorbacks shot nearly 48 percent from the floor and counted 12 made 3-point field goals, getting double digit makes from distance for the sixth time this year.
Arkansas had a big rebounding advantage in the first half and the boards finished even with 39 each but Arkansas won the turnover battle forcing 15 Ole Miss miscues in the game.
Notes
• Arkansas Starters: Alexis Tolefree, Malica Monk, Kiara Williams, Jailyn Mason, Chelsea Dungee
• Malica Monk and Jailyn Mason were in double figures in the first half with 11 points each.
• Arkansas tied its second-best first half point total of the season with 42 at the break.
• The Razorbacks had seven first-half 3-point field goals and finished with 12 in the game. It is the sixth time Arkansas has had double-figure makes from distance this year.
• Chelsea Dungee has scored in double figures in 14 games. Malica Monk has scored in double figures in 13 games. It is the seventh time Jailyn Mason has been in double-digits this year. Williams has five games with double figures.
• Arkansas has forced double figure turnovers in all 16 games.
• All 13 players played with nine scoring in the win.
• It was the 10th time this season Arkansas has had double figure steals (10). The Razorbacks had double figure steals in just 10 games all of last season.
• Arkansas is 3-16 in Oxford, have won four of the last six and two in a row. The last time Arkansas won in Oxford was in 2013.
Up Next
Arkansas travels to Missouri on Thursday followed by a home game with Vanderbilt on Jan. 13.
Amer gets third place on platform at ‘Georgia Invite’ on Sunday
ATHENS, Ga. — The Arkansas diving team completed competition at the Georgia Diving Invite, with Maha Amer taking third in the platform.
Amer and Estilla Mosena represented the Razorbacks Sunday afternoon, the second day in a row that all Arkansas divers placed in the Top-20.
Mosena placed 17th with a 184.25, while Amer took third 247.50. The Cairo native’s finish was a season-best and qualified Amer for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships.
The Hogs placed a diver on the podium in all three events at Georgia, with Brook Schultz taking first in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards earlier in the weekend.
Arkansas will return to the pool next weekend, facing Rice and SMU in Dallas.
Hogs open SEC play with win on road over Texas A&M, 73-71
Despite an overall miserable performance from the free-throw line Saturday night, freshman isaiah Joe made a couple in the final 12 seconds and Arkansas escaped with a 73-71 win over Texas A&M.
The Razorbacks were 50 percent at the line for the game and that’s exactly what Joe did in the final seconds, hitting 2-of-4 free throws.
It helped after the Aggies came down with a chance to make a 3 to tie the game at 72 that Christian Mekowulu grabbed a missed shot and instead of kicking it back out for a game-tying 3-pointer sank a layup to cut the Hogs’ lead to 72-71 with two seconds left.
A&M then fouled Joe and put him on the line for two shots and, keeping with the team’s average for the game, he missed the first one, but sank the second one and Arkansas had the win.
In Thursday’s press conference previewing the game, Mike Anderson had talked about rebounding being big and the Hogs won the battle on the boards, 47-42.
Daniel Gafford led the rebounding with 11, but Gabe Osabuohien had seven, a few coming in the final minutes of the game that proved to be huge.
Jalen Harris led the Hogs’ scorers with 15 points, Desi Sills had 14 while Gafford and Joe scored 11 each.
As a team, Arkansas shot just 37 percent from the field (26-of-70) while A&M hit 61 percent.
The Hogs were nailing 3-pointers in the second half, though. making 10-of-33 while the Aggies were just 5-of-24.
The Razorbacks, now 10-3 overall, will host Florida on Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena in a 7:30 start.
Razorbacks score 195.575 in season-opening meet against OU
FAYETTEVILLE — The No. 12 Arkansas gymnastics team fell to No. 2 Oklahoma, 198.050-195.575, inside Barnhill Arena.
The meet marked the season opener for the Razorbacks.
Rotation One: Oklahoma Bars: 49.475, Arkansas Vault: 48.825
Junior Jessica Yamzon, who led the Razorbacks off on every event, scored a 9.725 en route to a 39.150 all-around score for the Las Vegas native.
Arkansas’ anchors posted its highest scores in the first rotation as freshman Kennedy Hambrick and senior Sydney McGlone each recorded a 9.825.
It marked the first meet back for McGlone since Feb. 2 of last season.
Rotation Two: Oklahoma Vault: 49.625, Arkansas Bars: 48.600
Junior Hailey Garner, sophomore Sarah Shaffer and Yamzon led the Gymbacks with a trio 9.775’s, but Arkansas was forced to count a 9.600 due to a fall.
Sophomore Sydney Laird posted a 9.675 on the event.
Rotation Three: Oklahoma Floor: 49.375, Arkansas Beam: 48.975
Arkansas proved to be strong on the balance beam as Yamzon posted Arkansas’ highest score of the night to lead off with a 9.875. Garner followed that up with a 9.775, as Shaffer and sophomore Sophia Carter each recorded a 9.725.
Arkansas anchor junior Michaela Burton recorded a 9.875 as the Razorbacks fell just short of a 49 on the event for just the second time in 15 meets.
Rotation Four: Oklahoma Beam: 49.575, Arkansas Floor: 49.175
Arkansas’ strongest event of the night proved to be the floor exercise. The Razorbacks had two scores of 9.900 or higher as Shaffer posted her eighth score of 9.900 or higher on the event in the last 12 meets.
Carter closed out the Razorbacks with a 9.950, tying a career high. Hambrick posted a 9.800 in the two spot, recording two scores of 9.800 or higher in her Arkansas debut.
Up Next
The Razorbacks travel to Tuscon, Ariz. for its first road matchup against the Arizona Wildcats.
The Razorbacks defeated Arizona 197.275-196.125 in Fayetteville last season in what was the teams highest recorded score at the time.
Schultz sweeps springboards on second day at Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. — Arkansas completed day two of competition at the Georgia Diving Invite, with sophomore Brooke Schultz sweeping the springboard events.
Day two consisted of the 1-meter, with all three Razorbacks finishing in the Top-20 in the preliminary round. Freshman Estilla Mosena earned a 17th place finish with a score of 241.70. Maha Amer finished in sixth with a score of 278.20, while Schultz took first with a 325.55.
In the finals, Amer finished in 12th place with a score of 237.75 and Schultz took her second title of the invite with a score of 337.60.
Competition at Georgia will conclude Sunday afternoon with the platform.
