5/7/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

The Razorbacks wrapped up spring practice on April 26 with the Red-White Game in front of a school-record crowd of 40,200. That attendance figure is the seventh-best in the nation this year and the third-best in the Southeastern Conference.
 

5/4/2008 - By Dennis Smithson

I was born in 1958, so in my formative years, the HOGS won with regularity. I expect Arkansas to win. Bruce James always told watchers of Sports Week that Arkansas should never lower their expectations. Rick Schaeffer always says we should not expect too much. After all, Alabama, Auburn and LSU expect to win. So what should Razorback fans expect? BusinessDictionary.com gives this definition of expectations: Presumed degree of probability of an occurrence; average probability of a chance occurrence.
 

4/27/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

The Red squad, composed of starters, triumphed, 45-14, over the Whites, second and third teamers, in a contest built to leave fans smiling and Arkansas' first-teamers filled with confidence going into the summer.
 

4/25/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

First-year Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino refers to games as "showtime," and the new-look Hogs take the stage at 6 p.m. Saturday in the first true Red-White Game in years.
 

4/23/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

First-year coach Bobby Petrino prefers a running back bigger than 5-9, 175-pound Michael Smith, but the new head Hog likes the size of Smith's heart.
 

4/20/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

Arkansas broke routine for its third spring scrimmage Saturday and for the third time the offense outdid the defense.
 

4/18/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

Though the Hogs will have their second major scrimmage of the spring at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Coach Bobby Petrino had his squads go through live middle- and passing-skeleton drills for more than an hour of the two-hour practice Thursday.
 

4/16/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

The best news Tuesday was that most of the Hogs' walking wounded returned to spring practice, including linebacker Elston Forte, tailbacks Chip Gregory and Michael Smith and receiver London Crawford.
 

4/15/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

"Now (Nutt) has more talent than he ever had at Arkansas-(former Ole Miss coach Ed) Orgeron's last three recruiting classes were ranked higher than Nutt's last three with the Razorbacks, according to Rivals.com.
 

4/12/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

Any questions Arkansas' coaching staff had about the Razorbacks were likely answered Friday afternoon in an 165-play scrimmage that had the Hogs on the field warming up at 3:15 p.m. and exiting for the locker room at 6:45. The scrimmage was the longest seen on the UA campus, perhaps ever.
 

4/11/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

Bobby Petrino, a details coach, looks for execution. How well the Hogs execute the plays already installed will chart the course for the rest of spring drills. The Hogs will build on their most solid base of plays.
 

4/9/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

After a solid Sunday scrimmage and a day off, the Arkansas Razorbacks back-slid on Tuesday. First-year head coach Bobby Petrino voiced disappointment in the Hogs' intensity during their fifth of 15 spring workouts.
 

4/6/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

While the Arkansas Razorbacks adapt to Bobby Petrino's passing philosophy, the offensive line has not forgotten what it did best for years, run blocking.
 

4/6/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

Everything that should be old for veteran Razorbacks is new this spring as first-year head coach Bobby Petrino and defensive coordinator Willy Robinson install their schemes.
 

4/5/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

A key question for the Hogs' coaching staff early this spring: Is Chip Gregory more comparable to the Leaning Tower of Pisa or the Statue of Liberty?
 

4/4/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

From the sidelines Thursday, the pace seemed rapid in the Arkansas Razorbacks' first practice under Bobby Petrino, but the Hogs' first-year head coach said the tempo and intensity will only quicken as the squad works through their NCAA-alloted 15 practices.
 

4/3/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

While the Hogs are familiar with their new possession coaches, all will be new when the squad goes to work this afternoon in the fist of two required workouts in helmets and shorts.
 

3/10/2008 - By Barry Groomes

 

3/2/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

Facing heavy matriculation from the skilled positions on offense and defense, Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino and his staff targeted wide receivers, running backs and defensive backs in their first recruiting class and based on that criteria, the Hogs met their needs with the 2008 recruiting class.
 

2/25/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

University of Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long announced Monday that most ticket prices would increase by $10 next season, bringing general admission tickets to $45. Some club seating prices remain the same.
 

2/22/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

North Little Rock native and former Razorback great Darren McFadden faces a long weekend of questioning by coaches, scouts and executives at the NFL's scouting combine. McFadden will answer million-dollar questions, literally, the next couple of days. How well he answers will determine how long his wait on NFL draft weekend (April 26-27).
 

2/17/2008 - By Chris Hooten

In our out-of-control, cutthroat world of big-time college athletics, it's refreshing to connect with a Tim Horton. He's void of the limp handshakes and fleeting glances that we've all received from those who deem us unworthy of their time or attention.
 

2/7/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

Arkanss head football coach Bobby Petrino looked to the NFL and his coaching roots to find his defensive coordinator, Willy Robinson.
 

2/6/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

New Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino stole Joe Adams' interest and eventually his letter of intent.
 

2/6/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

Arkansas signee Joseph Adams is as smooth off the field as he is on it. The Central Arkansas Christian star receiver executed the recruiting process like a crisp slant pattern.
 

2/6/2008 - By Barry Groomes

Camden Fairview defensive ends Lavunce Askew and Brian Christopher, running back De'Anthony Curtis and quarterback Jim Youngblood signed Wednesday with the University of Arkansas, headlining 11 Cardinals who signed college letters of intent.
 

2/4/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

Dollarway tight end/defensive end Ferbia Allen committed to Ole Miss Sunday night, Dollarway coach George Shelton says. Allen chose Ole Miss over Arkansas, Arkansas State and Mississippi State.
 

1/29/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

North Little Rock defensive lineman Zach Stadther waited months to say 'yes' to Arkansas. He got his chance Tuesday morning (1/29/08)
 

1/24/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

Ellis Johnson has resigned as defensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas to return home to coach at the University of South Carolina, Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino announced on Thursday.
 

1/22/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

Russellville offensive lineman Matt Hall (6-9, 306) remains committed to University of Arkansas, Russellville coach Jeff Holt says. Hall's productive visit to Ole Miss last weekend fueled speculation of a de-commitment.
 

1/17/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

Two more coaches visited Dollarway defensive end Ferbia Allen Thursday (Jan. 17). Louisiana Tech wide receiver coach Conroy Hines and Tulsa offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn visited Allen at the Dollarway campus.
 

1/16/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

"If (Nutt) was still at Arkansas, he would have gone there hands down," the elder Allen says. "He is crazy about Houston Nutt. I don't know how much of a difference it will make that (Nutt) has gone to Ole Miss. He has a lot of respect for Houston Nutt, but he is a Hog fan like the rest of us."
 

1/14/2008 - By Nate Olson

Former Michigan quarterback Ryan Mallett has enrolled at the University of Arkansas, and Hootens.com expects the UA to make it official within 24 hours.
 

1/12/2008 - By Chad Hooten

 

1/11/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

 

1/8/2008 - By Hootens.com Staff

Houston Nutt's 10th and final edition of the Arkansas Razorbacks entered the 2007 season ranked in the Top 15 by most sources, including No. 11 by Hootens.com. The Hogs finish the year with eight wins, a blowout loss to Missouri in the Cotton Bowl and absent from the final AP Top 25 poll.
 

1/4/2008 - By Terry J. Wood

New Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino will officially announce his staff soon, but several of his new assistants are at work in the Broyles Center, including former Razorback tight end Kirk Botkin.
 

12/29/2007 - By David Wallace

Arkansas' return to the Cotton Bowl always brings back fond memories for Razorback fans. The venerable downtown Dallas stadium is the site of some of the more significant days in the school's football history. The Hogs' first win there, a victory over Nebraska Jan. 1, 1965, produced their only national championship. After a Cotton Bowl loss the next year to LSU, ending a 22-game winning streak, Arkansas had to wait ten years for another trip to Dallas.
 

12/29/2007 - By Terry J. Wood

The University of Arkansas is continuing to review an allegation that Darren McFadden received improper benefits to secure the use of a Cadillac Escalade by Little Rock television station KARK but has not ruled the All-American running back ineligible for Tuesday's Cotton Bowl against No. 7 Missouri.
 

12/28/2007 - By Terry J. Wood

The University of Arkansas continues to investigate Darren McFadden's eligibility for Tuesday's Cotton Bowl against Missouri, despite Little Rock TV station KARK and its Northwest Arkansas sister station KNWA issuing a public apology for its report that McFadden and agent Mike Conley had broken NCAA rules by acquiring a Cadillac Escalade for McFadden.
 

12/27/2007 - By Terry J. Wood

The University of Arkansas is investigating a report that All-American running back Darren McFadden has accepted extra benefits that would make him ineligible for the Razorbacks' Tuesday matchup with Missouri in the Cotton Bowl.
 

12/24/2007 - By Terry J. Wood

 

12/24/2007 - By Hootens.com Staff

The Dallas Morning News reports that Arkansas interim head football coach Reggie Herring won't be out of work after the Cotton Bowl against Missouri. Herring has agreed to become Texas A&M's defensive coordinator under Mike Sherman, a source close to the negotiations said Sunday.
 

12/21/2007 - By Barry Groomes

OK, we admit it. Hootens.com picked the Arkansas Razorbacks to finish 10-2 in the regular season. But give us credit, we pegged the Hogs for a Cotton Bowl victory back in August. Here's a look at what went right and wrong in every game of a tumultuous season, plus our August prediction.
 

12/20/2007 - By Terry J. Wood

Grades from the fall semester have been posted and all the Razorbacks performed well enough in the classroom to be eligible for their Jan. 1 meeting with Missouri in the Cotton Bowl.
 

12/19/2007 - By Terry J. Wood

 

12/18/2007 - By Terry J. Wood

Interim head coach Reggie Herring says he would like to see a more balanced offensive attack when the Razorbacks take on No. 6 Missouri in the Cotton Bowl.
 

12/17/2007 - By Terry J. Wood

 

12/17/2007 - By Hootens.com Staff

 

12/13/2007 - By Terry J. Wood

Petrino will earn $750,000 from the UA with the rest of his pay being funded by the Razorback Foundation, a fund-raising organization that benefits the UA athletics department. Incentive clauses in Petrino's contract include: - $200,000 for a National Title - As much as $100,000 football's academic performance rate. - As much as $100,000 for graduation success rate. - $75,000 for a BCS Bowl - $75,000 for an SEC Championship. - $50,000 for a Western Division title or share of a title. - $50,00 for a first-tier Bowl such as the Capital One or Cotton bowls - $25,000 for a second-tier bowl.