Arkansas running backs coach Reggie Mitchell talked with the media Tuesday about T.J. Hammonds and his impact on the rotation.
Smith on receivers stepping up in win against Rebels
Arkansas wide receivers coach Michael Smith on his group stepping up in the win against Ole Miss last week.
Warren on getting SEC honor, big returns
Hogs kick returner De’Vion Warren met with the media Tuesday and talked about his big returns against Auburn and Ole Miss last week.
Hammonds on first extended playing time at Ole Miss
Arkansas running back T.J. Hammonds met with the media Tuesday and talked about his first extending playing time last week.
Kelley excited with first win; talked about Enos’ last week
Arkansas quarterback Cole Kelley met with the media Tuesday about the win over Ole Miss and how offensive coodinator Dan Enos handled a difficult week last week.
Enos talks about dealing with loss of father, win
Arkansas offensive coordinator Dan Enos met with the media Tuesday and talked about emotional win over Ole Miss.
Malzahn-Sumlin matchup loser tied to Hogs
We have officially entered the time of year in college football that is, for some, the most fun … the coaching carousel.
Coaches with jobs don’t find it much fun. Most of the media loves it and fans either love it or hate it, usually coinciding with their view of their current coach.
For better or worse, Arkansas and Bret Bielema are right in the middle of all the talk these days.
Whether Jeffrey P. Long wants it or not, he’s getting a ton of advice on what to do. Of course, he’s off in Grapevine, Texas, helping decide what teams join Alabama to play for the national championship, but it would be interesting to know how much feedback he’s getting there.
Back here, the furor has subsided slightly. The biggest comeback in program history helped that. It will stay quiet for another week as the Hogs should be leading Coastal Carolina by 35 at halftime.
Arkansas should be sitting at 4-5 with three SEC opponents left and needing two wins to assure a bottom-feeder bowl berth. With the list of LSU, Mississippi State and Missouri the opponents it’s going to be a tough task.
Nobody knows (at least anybody that will say anything) about whether there is a number Bielema has to hit to keep his job. The win over Ole Miss really didn’t help the argument to keep him when you step back and really analyze it.
The Rebels are a dysfunctional mess. If the Hogs were really ready to right the ship, they wouldn’t have gotten down by 24 points in the first half and needed literal gifts to make their record comeback.
No, the reason Bielema’s seat is still hot there is not one single sign in the last year or so this program is headed anywhere near competing for a division title.
Now national pundits are weighing in with coaches coming to Arkansas … and Bielema hasn’t been fired yet.
Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports had Texas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin in the mix today.
Kevin Sumlin (35), Texas A&M. Yes, he could finish the season 9-3 – though that would require a complete reversal of recent November collapses. But regardless of record, it seems Sumlin’s time at A&M is done. The ugly fallout from that season-opening loss to UCLA pushed both sides to the breaking point. A guy with an 84-41 record and excellent recruiting ties in Texas will find another Power Five job. Wait for it.
Bret Bielema (36), Arkansas. The buyout is big, and Bielema began an attempted salvage of this season Saturday with a huge comeback to beat Mississippi. But the big man is just 11-26 in SEC play, 1-4 this year, and a losing season in year five might spur the Arkansas hierarchy to pay the money to start over. If so, this could be another potential landing spot for Sumlin.
Coming on the heels of speculation about Auburn coach Gus Malzahn being a candidate for the Arkansas job that is presently occupied, that makes this week’s matchup in College Station between the Aggies and Tigers interesting.
Is the loser the leader in the clubhouse to replace Bielema at Arkansas?
With Florida’s dumping of Jim McElwain over the weekend, the coaching carousel has started. Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen is rumored to be a candidate there, but that won’t happen.
Mullen and his family love living in Starkville, plus he’s expecting to have probably his best team ever next year. Everyone tries to invent reasons for Mullen to leave every year, but the fact of the matter is he’s getting $4.5 million a year to live in Starkville, Mississippi.
Expectations at both Auburn and Texas A&M are not being met. Whether they are too high or not doesn’t matter. That’s for others to decide.
At Arkansas, the expectations of most fans aren’t being met and there is absolutely zero evidence to suggest they will be met at any time in the near future.
All of that is why, at the very least, you want to catch the replay of the A&M-Auburn game this weekend.
There will be a lot of discussion about the loser being in the mix to come to Fayetteville for a job that’s not open.
At least not yet.
Arkansas set for fall ITA Nationals in Arizona
TEMPE, Ariz. — The final event of the collegiate tennis fall season gets underway Wednesday, as the nation’s top singles and doubles players, including Arkansas’ Leolia Jeanjean and Giulia Pairone, gather in Palm Desert, California, to compete in the inaugural Oracle ITA National Fall Championships.
The tournament will be held Wednesday-Sunday, and will feature a 64-player singles draw and 32-team doubles draw. Matches will take place at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa and the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
“We are excited to begin the ITA Fall National Championships,” head coach Michael Hegarty said. “We have had a great fall across the board and are looking to end it on a high note.”
Jeanjean, seeded No. 16, will play a first-round singles match against Sonja Larsen of Barry University at 11:45 a.m. CT Wednesday, before teaming up with Pairone in first-round doubles action at 4:30 p.m. CT against Lindsey Hodge and Wendy Zhang of Rice. The duo of Jeanjean and Pairone is ranked No. 9 nationally in doubles and is coming off a runner-up finish at the ITA Central Regional Championships.
Draws, schedule of play, daily recaps and photo gallery links can be found on the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships event page. Live scoring via Tennis Ticker will be available at both site locations, while TempuZ will provide live streaming coverage from two courts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
