Hogs’ Boogie Fland turns it on down stretch for win over Miami
MIAMI, Fla. — Maybe we finally got a breakout game from Boogie Fland in Miami. The Razorbacks’ freshman, who has shown flashes of what he can do, took over late for a 76-73 win in the SEC/ACC Challenge.
Fland made two free throws with 2:25 left to tie the game (71-71) and later drained a 3-pointer with 1:47 left to give the Razorbacks their first lead. After a Miami basket, Fland sealed the win with a jumper with 54 seconds left.
That’s what fans have been expecting for a month.
“Watching how we were playing in the first half, I just told him, I’m going to have to put the ball in your hands and you’re going to have to make plays, because he’s capable of doing it,” Hogs coach John Calipari said later.
Arkansas trailed at halftime, 40-32. Watching the first half, the margin could have been a lot bigger because the Hogs weren’t playing particularly well. The Razorbacks were 13-of-31 from the field (41.9 percent) and just 3-of-9 from deep (33.3 percent) in the first half, but went 17-of-31 overall (54.8 percent) and 8-of-14 from deep (57.1 percent) in the second half.
“For us to come back and grind it a little bit and play the way we had to play to win, because I told them we’re winning this game,” Calipari said. “I told them at halftime, I told them at every timeout, ‘If you’re not in here to win the game, sit on the bench.’
“That means you’re making easy plays. You’re not going nuts. We’re doing this together. It’s the only way we can win. All I told myself throughout the game, even down 8, 10, whatever we were down — some of the time I didn’t even look at the clock — ‘We’re going to have fun.’
“It’s my first year, trying to establish a culture, a new team, young kids. I’m going to have fun. I was having fun throughout the whole game. There was never… If we lost, we lost. Next. We won, we go home, we’re a little happier.”
Arkansas returns home to host UT-San Antonio on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be televised on SEC Network+. You can also listen to the game on ESPN Arkansas 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home. Fans can also listen online at HitThatLine.com.
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Hogs’ quarterback controversy will have different names now
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — As people have clamored for the past few weeks about Arkansas needing to make a change at quarterback, there will be changes.
Maybe not with Taylen Green, who has been the starter this year and is expected to be there next season, but in the guy most were wanting there. Redshirt freshman Malachi Singleton announced his intentions to transfer Monday afternoon on his social media account.
The redshirt freshman passer should be one of the more sought after players in the country this offseason due to his one year of guidance under known quarterback whisperer and Arkansas offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino. Singleton was offered by nearly 20 FBS programs including Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, Miami, Louisville and Virginia Tech but ultimately chose the Razorbacks over two other finalists Georgia and UCF.
One major program to watch early on as a potential landing spot for Singleton is Florida State as former UCF coach Gus Malzahn was hired away to take over offensive play calling duties after leaving the Knights last week. The Seminoles are expected to rehaul its offensive philosophy to Malzahn’s power spread attack which fits Singleton’s abilities.
Also on Monday, current Razorbacks linebacker Xavian Worthy and defensive lineman Cam Ball announced they were returning to the team for 2025. In a week where Hogs coach Sam Pittman is dealing with hips replacement surgery, players coming and going plus now question marks around both offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino and defensive coordinator Travis Williams returning, it was a bit of good news he needed.
Petrino is reportedly being linked to the Charlotte head coaching job as they look to rebuild a young program, bringing him onboard for the exposure and development. Williams was rumored as a possible replacement at Florida State, coached by former UCA player Mike Norvell.
The Seminoles hired Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White on Monday, according to multiple media sources.
Considering the season just ended Saturday with a disappointing 28-21 loss at Missouri, this is just the start of the wildest part of the year with college football. We’ll have more people coming and going over the next few days. That is one thing guaranteed.
