Chad Morris announced Ty Storey will be the starting quarterback against Auburn on Saturday and Tuesday was the first look at him in basic drills during the media’s access in the early part of practice.
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Patton on offense getting behind Storey in practice
Razorbacks tight end Jeremy Patton talked Tuesday about how the offense is rallying around quarterback Ty Storey, who was named the starter this week by Chad Morris on Monday.
Watts on finally getting his shot to play for Razorbacks
Hogs defensive lineman Armon Watts didn’t see the field much under the previous coaching staff, but is proving to be one of the key members of this defensive line unit.
???? Tuesday Halftime Pod — Featuring Rivals’ Nikki Chavanelle
Phil Elson and Tye Richardson talk booing in college sports, interview Nikki Chavanelle, and the soon to be famous Get Off My Lawn segment.
Razorbacks will play Ole Miss second week in 2019
FAYETTEVILLE — The Southeastern Conference announced the 2019 football schedules for all 14 schools on Tuesday, including the Razorbacks who will open the 2019 season at Razorback Stadium against Portland State.
The biggest change, though, will come in the second week when Arkansas will travel to Ole Miss to open the conference season.
There will be two open dates, Oct. 5 and Nov. 19.
Along with opening against the Vikings, Arkansas will host Colorado State, San Jose State, Auburn, Mississippi State and Western Kentucky in Fayetteville before wrapping up the regular season in Little Rock at War Memorial Stadium against Missouri.
The Razorbacks will visit Ole Miss, Kentucky, Alabama and LSU and square off against Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium.
The schedule also includes two open dates for Arkansas, Oct. 5 and Nov. 19.
The 2019 schedule features a trio of new opponents for the Hogs. Arkansas will play Portland State, San Jose State and Western Kentucky for the first time in school history. Arkansas’ fourth non-conference game will be a rematch against Colorado State. The SEC schedule will take the Razorbacks to Kentucky for the first time since 2008 in the first matchup against the Wildcats since 2012.
| Date | Opponent |
| Aug. 31 | Portland State |
| Sept. 7 | at Ole Miss |
| Sept. 14 | Colorado State |
| Sept. 21 | San Jose State |
| Sept. 28 | vs. Texas A&M (Arlington) |
| Oct. 12 | at Kentucky |
| Oct. 19 | Auburn |
| Oct. 26 | at Alabama |
| Nov. 2 | Mississippi State |
| Nov. 9 | Western Kentucky |
| Nov. 23 | at LSU |
| Nov. 30 | Missouri (Little Rock) |
’Dogs jump to No. 2 overall; LR Christian, PA tied in Class 5A
Following is the Overall top 10 overall high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending September 15.
Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and last week’s rankings:
OVERALL
1. North Little Rock (29) 3-0 332 1
2. Fayetteville (3) 3-0 296 3
3. Bryant 2-1 226 2
4. Conway (1) 3-0 205 4
5. FS Northside 3-0 193 5
6. Greenwood 2-1 120 8
7. Pulaski Academy 2-1 89 6
8. Springdale 3-0 75 9
9. Warren (1) 2-0 61 10
10. Cabot 2-1 44 7
Others receiving votes: West Memphis 43, Benton 41,Bentonville 25, LR Christian 18, FS Southside 16, Joe T. Robinson 14, Bentonville West 11, Springdale Har-Ber 8, Rivercrest 8, Pine Bluff 4, Searcy 2, Texarkana 1.
CLASS 6A
1. Greenwood (27) 2-1 154 1
2. West Memphis (6) 3-0 132 2
3. Benton (1) 2-1 109 3
4. Searcy 3-0 65 5
5. Pine Bluff 0-2-1 27 4
Others receiving votes: El Dorado 10, Lake Hamilton 7, Marion 3, Jonesboro 1, Russellville 1.
CLASS 5A
1. LR Christian (14) 3-0 146 2
1. Pulaski Academy (18) 2-1 146 1
3. LR McClellan 3-0 85 3
4. Harrison 3-0 64 4
5. Texarkana (2) 2-1 50 5
Others receiving votes: Watson Chapel 12, Nettleton 5, Morrilton 1, Greenbrier 1.
Class 4A
1. Warren (33) 2-0 169 1
2. Joe T. Robinson 2-1 125 2
3. Nashville (1) 3-0 108 3
4. Rivercrest 3-0 48 4
5. Southside Batesville 2-1 32 5
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 10, Arkadelphia 6, Bauxite 6, Pea Ridge 3, Gosnell 2, DeWitt 2, Fountain Lake 1, Shiloh Christian 1.
CLASS 3A
1. Booneville (26) 3-0 161 1
2. Clinton (5) 3-0 124 2
3. Prescott (2) 3-0 87 3
4. Mayflower (3-0) 55 4
5. McGehee (1) 1-2 18 5
Others receiving votes:, Smackover 14, Charleston 9, Rison 9, Melbourne 7, Atkins 6, Osceola 5, Newport 3, Glen Rose 1.
CLASS 2A
1. Mount Ida (21) 3-0 154 1
2. Foreman (10) 2-0 120 2
3. Hazen (1) 2-0 105 3
4. Mineral Springs (1) 3-0 49 5
5. Junction City (1) 1-2 35 4
Others receiving votes: Hampton 15, Conway Christian 11, Bigelow 9, Earle 3, England 2 DesArc 2, Fordyce 2, McCrory 1, Hector 1, Poyen 1.
Hogs open SEC schedule on road at Texas A&M on Wednesday
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas turns its attention to SEC play which begins Wednesday at Texas A&M.
First serve of the conference opener is scheduled for 7 p.m. on the SEC Network. Arkansas (6-4) has won nine of its past 10 SEC openers including five in a row.
All-Time Series vs Texas A&M
Wednesday’s match will be the 11th meeting in the series, all since the Aggies joined the SEC prior to 2012.
Arkansas won both matchups last year including a straight-set win in College Station. Three of Arkansas’ four wins in the series have come in College Station.
Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Jenny Hazelwood (analyst) will be on the call for Wednesday’s match.
Last Time Out
Arkansas closed out its non-conference schedule with a four-set road loss at Georgia Tech (Sept. 15).
Sophomore Logan Brown tallied a career-high 20 kills while Hailey Dirrigl (16 kills, 11 digs) and Rachel Rippee (47 assists, 10 digs) each had double-doubles in the setback.
In the weekend opener against NC State (Sept. 14), the Razorbacks had 11 service aces including four from freshman Lauren Evans.
Logan’s Last Five
Over her last four outings, sophomore Logan Brown has put down 68 kills which is good for 3.78 kills per set coupled with a .297 hitting percentage.
Her career-high 20 kills against Georgia Tech (Sept. 15) replaced her previous best of 15 which she posted in the previous two matches.
Milestone Watch
Senior libero Okiana Valle enters the week needing 26 digs to reach 1,500 for her career.
She has four matches this season with at least 20 digs including a season-high 24 digs in the opener against Kansas (Aug. 24).
Additionally, Rachel Rippee is 34 assists shy of 2,732 career assists which would move her into the program’s all-time top five.
Career Assists at Arkansas
1. 5,886 – Tina Rico (1994-97)
2. 3,661 – Raymariely Santos (2010-13)
3. 3,182 – Ning Zhao (1998-99)
4. 2,825 – Lindsay Scanlan (2006-09)
5. 2,732 – Roberta Tarnauskaite (2002-03)
6. 2,698 – Rachel Rippee (2016-pres.)
Where They Rank
Through four weeks of the 2018 campaign, junior Rachel Rippee is second in the SEC with 10.89 assists per set and senior libero Okiana Valle is third with 4.41 digs per set.
In the middle, sophomore Elizabeth Pamphile ranks fifth in the conference with 1.05 blocks per set.
Additional top-10 SEC performers are sophomore Hailey Dirrigl who is seventh with 3.53 kills per set and freshman Lauren Evans who is eighth with 0.38 aces per set.
Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Tuesday
Tommy and John are joined by Tyler Wilson to discuss Ty Storey’s strengths, battle at Auburn and more!
???? Monday Halftime Pod — Featuring former Hog Brett Goode
Phil Elson and Tye Richardson are joined by former Razorback Bret Goode to discuss losing a second consecutive game, former players calling the team out, 3up-3down and more!
Craddock on Storey at QB, facing Auburn’s defense this week
Hogs offensive coordinator Joe Craddock talked Monday about Ty Storey being named the starting quarterback and facing one of the best defensive fronts in college football against Auburn.
Morris names Storey starting QB at press conference
Arkansas coach Chad Morris named Ty Storey as the starting quarterback for this week’s game at Auburn and it appears he will go the entire game unless something falls apart.
