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The Division I Football Oversight Committee recommended waiving the requirements for bowl eligibility for the 2020-21 bowl season Thursday.

To be eligible for a postseason bowl, a team must meet the criteria to be considered a deserving team, which is generally defined as having a .500 overall record against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. The Football Oversight Committee’s recommendation would eliminate that requirement for the 2020-21 season. For the 2020-21 bowl season only, postseason games could be played Dec. 1, 2020-Jan. 11, 2021.

Schools must continue to meet Academic Progress Rate requirements for postseason eligibility.

The committee’s recommendation requires approval by the Division I Council, which is scheduled to meet Oct. 13-14. The recommendation recognizes the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020-21 playing season.

“Providing a more flexible framework for the postseason in this unprecedented time will provide some certainty moving forward,” said Shane Lyons, director of athletics at West Virginia and chair of the oversight committee. “These are important postseason opportunities for our student-athletes, and this will help everyone to prepare.”

Nick Carparelli, the executive director of the Football Bowl Association, added: “The Football Bowl Association appreciates the efforts of the Division I Football Oversight Committee in recognizing the need for maximum flexibility this bowl season.”

Quick recap of today's scrimmage + some key takeaways... https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/smith-caps-3-hit-day-with-go-ahead-rbi-in-game-3

I had the opportunity to hang out with a couple of our coaches and their families last night after the game. It wasn’t as much an “After Party” as it was just a few families hanging out.

First of all, we are blessed to have the coaches we have here right now. They are good dudes. They are having fun, just like our players. They all respect each other and it’s very obvious in the culture we are seeing developed among our football program.

I’m not trying to share any earth shattering info and debated posting anything because I am a conservative poster but got some tidbits and comments straight from the guys who do it every day and thought you may appreciate it. I’m not going to share names either but I will say the were position coaches from both sides of the ball.

Soli wasn’t the only guy who blew chunks yesterday. The other was Burks. They think it was a reaction to the shots he’s been getting in his knee. They didn’t even know if he was going to play yesterday. He was definitely not 100%.

Coates wasn’t taking care of class work. That’s why he was left behind for MSU game. He’s a changed guy now and that shouldn’t be a problem moving forward.

Recruiting never ends. Those guys spent a lot of time texting. Recruits are fired up. Some text our coaches more than they text them.

They want guys on campus now. They are confident that if they can get kids on campus they can recruit with anyone.

They also needed the Bye Week. I’m sure they look the same after every game, but they were worn out last night. They said it couldn’t have come at a better time. They know they have a 6 game stretch to end the season and it won’t be easy.

On walk-ons playing and making plays...They have talent on this team. The next man up mentality has been strong.

They agree that Catalon is a stud but one of them didn’t think he’d make it after watching him last year.

There is a lot of teaching going on and the guys are taking it all in.

Against Ole Miss they knew they would play fast so they kept it simple. They only had 2 sets/3 calls up front the entire game.

Sam never spoke Chad’s name last week and the kids didn’t need to hear it.

Marshall is the real deal and probably the only true SEC guy they have up front.

And for all you guys who are down on Fountain, I had to ask about Special Teams. There was absolutely no hesitation in the response. “Scott Fountain is the best ST Coach in the country”. I know that won’t deter any mud slinging towards Scott but now you are disagreeing with guys who actually know.

Lastly...One said it’s pretty obvious that Boyd and probably Frank’s too, are playing not to get hurt.

Again, nothing earth shattering here but I thought I’d share.

Had 2 tackles Saturday. That's 17 less than Grant Morgan and the same amount as Andrew Parker. There were 13 people on his team who had more tackles. And he's a Senior.

He can go suck an egg!

Still bitter? Yep.

Devin Bush - where art though?
Zimos - 4* LB nowhere in sight
Turner - Athletic freak
Spivey - is he still hurt?
Toll - has he seen a snap yet?

Great win for your program. I really like Sam Pittman. Seems like a great guy who the kids and coaches want to work for. He was extremely complimentary of our group and won with grace.
wish y’all lots of success in the future. College football needs more guys like Sam.

implement it or master the concept and when we try to go quickly the play usually blows up 1/2 the time...our game plan should be to maximize your teams chances of winning...go fast if it is to your advantage (rarely this season) otherwise stand at the LOS, make sure that everyone is aligned properly, confirm what play you want to run from the sidelines, eat some clock, and execute the play properly...against Ole Miss it was as if our goal was to get their offense on the field as much as possible and didn't even attempt to establish a running game and control the clock...let's get more efficient with each offensive possession and double the # of 1st downs and limit our disastrous punting game while giving our depleted defense more rest on the sidelines.

Saw this the other day and forgot to post it.

SEC officiating crew sidelined a week after botched decisive Auburn/Arkansas football call

Grant Morgan 2018: Getting fooled on a fake fair catch

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Grant Morgan 2020: Co-SEC Defensive Player of the Week
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What is his status? Is he in the poor attitude doghouse or is it him just not making plays or both?

@nikkichavanelle what's the recent pulse out there on the recruiting trail feeling like? Any buzz on specific guys or anything like that?

STORY FROM HUTCH: https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/clark-earns-scholarship-after-3-int-game
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1. Seems like Nick Martin down at Pleasant Grove could be a valuable player on a defense that values versatility and physicality. Any chance we get back in that race? Thought he had an offer but that might’ve been under Morris.

2. Do we see Arkansas commits/targets organizing a recruiting get together similar to what OU, UGA, and LSU have done? Seems like all 3 of those have been led by vocal recruiting QBs and that seems right up Coleys alley. Would be nice to keep building the bond with those boys and bring some key targets in too. Maybe even some of the ‘22 kids?

@nikkichavanelle

Per his AAU Coach.

No profile on any of the recruiting websites and was previously a member of the class of 2022 before re-classifying.

Looks like his dad player at UCLA back in the 80s and is an assistant coach at Cal State Northridge. He also has previously been an assistant at UGA & Bama.

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Apparently Biddy reported earlier that Kiffin was more interested in OM than us. I’m not on TOS but asked one of my guys if that was true. Here’s what I got back:

“I don’t know Biddy’s source but I have a hard time believing he would like Ole Miss that much more than Arkansas. Objectively the programs are incredibly similar and both have big money to pay him. I haven’t talked to anyone today; been busy up here, but it is my opinion that Kiffin wants the Arkansas job. I could be bias, but he’s wanted it bad twice before and was denied both times. Third times a charm maybe. I do know for a fact that Kiffin has great interest in this job, and if it weren’t for Ole Miss firing Luke there’d be no question of who our coach is. FSU is all in on Norvell.”

When the entire stadium and TV audience knows it's a fake and you don't, there's a problem. This guy is comically stupid. How does that happen in P5 football?

With the game that Burks,Morgan,and Clark had, it's easy to forget about others, but how about the Henry brothers!

If you usually just skip to the chart with snap counts and grades, I really recommend reading the tidbits this week. Lots of interesting stuff, IMO... https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/arkansas-snap-counts-pff-grades-vs-ole-miss-offense-1

Kansas just scored a TD to (probably) tie the game 40-40. Could Kansas actually beat Texas tonight?

He doesn't give much of a quote on Arkansas but they're one to watch: https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/toriano-pride-s-best-relationships-starting-to-take-shape