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Three Razorbacks nominated for College Football HOF

Darren McFadden is on the ballot for the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame along with former Razorbacks Dan Hampton and the late Brandon Burlsworth.

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 — Darren McFadden is on the ballot for the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame along with former Razorbacks Dan Hampton and the late Brandon Burlsworth.

The College Football Hall of Fame voting is one of the more political honors out there. Part of it is the huge number of candidates nominated, then the sheer number of voters involved, which includes over 12,000 members and current Hall inductees.

It leads to a lot of lobbying and often has as much to do with things not involving what a player did on the football field.

From the press release announcing the nominees on the ballot this year:

While each nominee’s football achievements in college are of prime consideration, his post-football record as a citizen is also weighed. He must have proven himself worthy as a citizen, carrying the ideals of football forward into his relations with his community and his fellow man, with love of his country. Consideration may also be given for academic honors and whether the candidate earned a college degree.

It’s hard to find a reason why Eric Dickerson from SMU is not already in the Hall. To be honest, I thought he was.

The guess here is the fact that the Mustangs got the death penalty and the cheating scandals there in the late 1970’s and the 1980’s (yes, there were more than one or two). That shouldn’t take away that the players there were the winningest program in college football over a four-year period from 1981-84.

Just because SMU was blatantly paying players with no qualms whatsoever didn’t mean those players didn’t perform at Hall of Fame levels.

For those not aware with those times, the Mustangs weren’t the only ones doing it and they weren’t paying the most, but they did have alumni that bragged about it more than anybody else and that — combined with bad organization — is what nailed them.

Former Heisman Trophy winners Eric Crouch, Carson Palmer and the late Rashaan Salaam are nominated. Salaam probably should be in just for sheer number of the letter A in one name.

Hampton should have been elected a while back. The Jacksonville native, who developed from his high school performance level to an All-American maybe more than anyone in Razorback history, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Why he’s not in the College Football Hall of Fame is a mystery.

Burlsworth came from a walk-on in Fayetteville to earn All-American honors and is in the same discussion with Hampton as a developmental player. He was killed in a car crash in 1999, just 11 days after being selected in the third round by the Indianapolis Colts.

Both of them should be in the Hall of Fame, but McFadden should be a slam dunk.

He was, quite simply, the best running back in the nation over a two-year period. D-Mac finished second two straight years in the Heisman Trophy balloting

Arkansas has 19 former players and coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Previous inductees include coach Frank Broyles, Lance Alworth, Loyd Phillips, Ronnie Caveness, Jimmy Johnson, Clyde Scott, Billy Ray Smith Jr., Wayne Harris, coach Lou Holtz and coach Danny Ford.

The 2019 class will be announced on Jan. 7, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif., the site of the College Football Playoff National Championship.

2024 Razorbacks Football

Thu, Aug 29vs UAPB (Little Rock)W, 70-0
Sat, Sep 7@ Oklahoma StateL, 31-39 2OT
Sat, Sep 14vs UABW, 37-27
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Sat, Sep 28vs Texas A&M (Arl)L, 21-17
Sat, Oct 5vs TennesseeW, 19-14
Sat, Oct 19vs LSUL, 34-10
Sat, Oct 26@ Mississippi StateW, 58-25
Sat, Nov 2vs Ole MissL, 63-31
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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (25)10-02681
2.Greenwood (2)10-02343
30Conway9-12022
4.Little Rock Parkview9-11714
5.Bentonville7-31625
6.Benton9-11486
7.Fayetteville8-21117
8.Pulaski Academy8-2898
9.Rogers7-3439
10.Joe T. Robinson9-122
Others receiving votes: Valley View 8, Mountain Home 7, Cabot 6, Little Rock Catholic 6, Shiloh Christian 6, Elkins 1, Farmington 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (27)10-01351
2.Conway9-11022
3.Bentonville7-3813
4.Fayetteville8-2454
5.Pulaski Academy8-2395
Others receiving votes: Rogers 3.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (27)10-01351
2.Benton9-11082
3.Mountain Home8-2623
4.Shiloh Christian7-3494
5.Little Rock Catholic9-1345
Others receiving votes: Marion 6.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (27)9-11351
2.Joe T. Robinson9-11062
3.Valley View10-0793
4.Farmington9-1484
5.Hot Springs Lakeside8-2205
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 7, Harding Academy 7, Morrilton 3.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (20)10-01261
3.Arkadelphia (5)8-2913
2.Little Rock Mills (1)10-0682
4.Warren8-2554
5.Dardanell (1)9-123
Southside Batesville10-023
Others receiving votes: Malvern 12, Gravette 5, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
1.Bismarck (12)10-01051t
2.Fordyce (10)10-0961t
3.Prescott (1)9-1704
4.Osceola (2)8-1543
5.Booneville (1)9-1395
Others receiving votes: Mansfield (1) 23, Rivercrest 10, Rison 4, Salem 4.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (20)10-01271
2.Conway Christian (7)10-01152
3.Des Arc8-2595
4.East Poinsett Co.7-352
5.Bigelow6-4183
Murfreesboro7-3184
Others receiving votes: Mount Ida 6, Junction City 4, Cross County 3, Poyen 3.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (27)5-0811
2.Midland9-0532
3.Cedar Ridge8-1253
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3.

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