Husband. Dad. Believer.
@SBLiveSports
Regional Editor and co-host of the Friday Night High School Scoreboard Show. Iowa native and Arkansan since 1998.
While John Chavis is coaching middle school, Barry Odom is engineering one of the biggest defensive turnarounds in the country and pulling upsets. Coaching does make a difference, and we are seeing that right before our eyes in Fayetteville.
The officiating crew was totally ill-prepared to make the call in the Arkansas/Auburn game and panicked. Judgement calls are one thing, but being caught off guard is another. The SEC owes UA a big apology. That was a mammoth W snatched away pure and simple.
An interesting bit of news from Bryant QB Austin Ledbetter tonight after winning the
#LandersAward
He’s committed to Arkansas baseball but says if he gets the OK from Hogs football Coach Sam Pittman he plans to be at fall camp in August.
If you watched the Arkansas/UCONN game and still don’t like women’s basketball something is wrong with you. That was an incredibly entertaining game and Dungee’s performance was on par with any of the great men’s performances in BWA.
Asking for prayers for my good friend Bailey Lux and her family. She’s fought cancer hard, lost her mom to cancer last month and now is facing another cancer battle. Support from our hometown of Carroll and across Iowa and the country has been great. She needs it again.
🙏🏻💪🏻🖤💛
I need my prayer warriors again. My great friend Everette is facing a battle with pancreatic cancer. Everette is a great family man who is very faithful. He knows God is in control and will appreciate you praying for him.
Pittman took over the worst Arkansas football period ever DURING a pandemic. You get at least 5 years under those circumstances. At least. 2-0 I’m bowls is huge progress. Good luck if you fire him any time soon.
Joe T. Robinson star QB Quentin Murphy announces his transfer to
@ParkviewLr
The three-star prospect has offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Ole Miss and more.
I wear my mask because the three highest-ranking medical officials in Arkansas say it’s the best way to stop the spread of
#coronavirus
I want to protect my family and myself and be considerate to others.
#WhyIWearAMaskAR
I would think Yurachek has moved into the feeler stage seeing who would take the UA HC job. The problem isn’t firing Morris. Finding a good replacement is. You don’t want to fire him and somehow end up with a worse coach if that’s possible. This could be very tricky.
Fifteen years later we still miss Paul Eells. Voice of the Razorbacks, Iowa native and proud Arkansan. A friend to many and adored by all. Gone but never forgottten.
#TouchdownArkansas
#OhMy
The news of Ryan Mallett's death has hit his former Razorbacks teammates hard. I've reached out to a few, and they declined to comment. It's a sad, emotional day in Arkansas for many today.
How great of a person is
@MikeAndersonUA
He took time to pay his respects to India Lewis in Siloam Springs Saturday. Very classy, and I’m sure greatly appreciated by the family.
Tomorrow I’ll be in Magnolia hanging with
@RazorbackMBB
commit
@thetruthballers
for a story I’m working on for
@sbliveark
Planning on a Facebook Live with him in the afternoon where we will visit and take some of your questions.
Watched several innings of the Hogs baseball game at Gusano’s in WLR and the games was on many TVs with sound up. Fans were cheering and clapping. It’s cool living in a place where college baseball is valued
Not only are
@coachneighbors
and
@CoachGaryBlair
great coaches, but they are just great men. Pictured with the late former Hogs PG India Lewis’ family.
Starkel was not a bad QB when he arrived at UA. All QBs struggled under Morris and Craddock. It cost them their jobs and now has left Starkel as damaged goods.
I’m glad Hogs basketball is a hot ticket again. Bud Walton Arena is one of the great basketball venues in college hoops and should be filled with raucous fans.
No college coach in the country is going to play a nonconference road game with 24 hours notice when they are playing three conference games the next week. Period. Schedule the game next year. I’m pretty sure ASU will show up.
UGA is a Top 5 team, but Arkansas never backed down and plated with an intensity we haven’t seen in awhile. They will be in some games and Boyd will be dominant when he’s not playing one of the best Ds in the country.
It’s time to turn the page, but this is how the BJHS 9th grade’s perfect season was ended Thursday. A few veteran officials confirmed this was absolutely the wrong call. No one can believe the game was allowed to end this way. Never seen a more controversial ending to a game.
After spending the day with
@thetruthballers
I can’t tell you how impressed I am with him. He’s a cross between
@Hunter_Henry84
and
@alucas80
with a combination of high character, academic excellence, work ethic and super athletic ability and pro potential. Super unique.
Hog fans turned off by Leach’s “tirade” aimed at a reporter. But 13,000 people signed a petition to bring back Bobby Petrino. Makes sense. BTW: I always side with the reporter, but this guy may have gotten what he deserved. It happens sometimes.
Very concerned for my buddy
@CanaanSandy
tonight. He had a stroke today and has been hospitalized. Please join me for praying for Arkansas’ Greatest fan and one of the best young men I know. 🙏❤️
I know I’ve got some big-time prayer warriors folllwing me. I need your help. My good friend is undergoing quadruple bypass surgery tomorrow, and I’d like you to pray for him. He’s a terrific friend and a great mentor to me with his Christian walk.
When Arkansas basketball wins a National Championship in the Muss Era, this game will be looked at as a pivotal moment paving the way. Truly a monumental win.
I’ve read 3 columns that mentioned there is a risk for Arkansas playing ASU in football. And that losing to them may cost a coach his job. 🙄 Most EVERYONE else has done it for decades. It’s about time. It will be fun, WMS will be rocking and the world won’t end if ASU beats UA.
Hate is a strong word that I never use, but is fitting tonight. I HATE cancer! It is evil, and I’ve seen it hurt too many family and friends. God bless Matt DeCample and the many who love him! 🙏❤️
I’ve covered prep football in Arkansas for 20 years and
@dmcfadden20
was the most complete player I’ve seen but
@TreylonBurks
is in the conversation. Great get by the Hogs and like DMac he’ll be ready to make a splash as a freshman.
My heart goes out to
@CHbanderson
and family. This situation is way more important than winning games. I hope ASU fans realize that. Coaches are husbands and fathers first.
Watched
@Hornet_TD_Club
for second time last night. They are ridiculously dominant with a lethal combination of speed and physicality. It will be intersecting to see if any Arkansas team can touch them. I wouldn’t bet on it. Best team I’ve seen in awhile.
Hey
@DIRECTV
I’m not happy with you today because I can’t watch my Chiefs on
@THV11
An antenna isn’t gonna cut it if you and
@TEGNA
don’t figure something out ASAP. I’m not watching the Saints game next week and playoffs on an antenna. 😡
This is how I’ll remember former
@RazorbackWBB
guard India Lewis. She was the best prep basketball player I covered but a better teammate, friend and daughter and sister.
#IndiaStrong21
We closed the book on another football season last night. It’s always bittersweet. On one hand our team will miss it, on the other we are glad to have a break after a 15-week grind. By next summer, we will be antsy for it to start.
Very impressed with
@_justicehill
today on and off field. He was the X Factor as we had predicted and ended his HS athletics career with a bang. Look forward to following him on The Hill on court and or field.
Well … I have a new right hip! Thank you to Dr. Hefley and the great staff here. Connie Olson Dad and Sheena Olson helped me pass time while i waited, and now I’m just relaxing with minimal pain. Hopefully coming home tomorrow. I appreciate all of the prayers I’ve received.
You know
@toriihunter48
was a great ball player, but he’s an even better person. Glad to call him a friend from way back when I first wrote about him in 2001. Got to introduce my boys to him today. So cool.
The
@Hornet_TD_Club
is the best football team I’ve seen in Arkansas with the toghness and intensity of that 2004 LR Central team. Just as explosive offensively as 2005 Springdale.
#arpreps
Just got a DM from an Arkansas HS FB player thanking me for publicity as he prepares to sign a college letter of intent Wednesday. That’s the most rewarding part of this job - watching athletes succeed. We cover a lot of good kids who work tremendously hard.
I post this occasionally and it’s a reminder for me, too: Cherish each day and the time you have with family and friends. Don’t take anything for granted. Be kind and make a difference when you can.
Basil Sabazz is an Arkansas legend with an extraordinary story. I was privileged enough to tell it. I’m glad I got to know Basil the person and not just the myth. Great seeing him return to Pine Bluff last night.