For that Astate game thread on Saturday. There will be one right???

Said Stepp texted him as we were doing our interview lol
https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/rivals250-wr-ketron-jackson-shares-summer-recruitment-update

I skipped last week's update as it was the start of fall camp and there weren't many updates to present but there's been movement this week.

Last update there were 89 prospects w/ offers still undecided, now there are 79. Of the 79, 32 are 4-stars+. The only ones from that group they're really still in the conversation for are Rayshaun Benny, Kingsley Suamataia, Ketron Jackson and Jayden Thomas. The class is ranked No.29 (9 in SEC) but maybe they'll have some movement this week if the rankings come out favorably. Arkansas hasn't gained a commitment in the 2021 class since speedy Bryce Stephens committed on August 2. (They did land two more 2022 commits since then though)

First, starting off with the QBs, someone asked about Texas potentially coming after Lucas Coley since they lost Jalen Milroe but before too much concern could be raised, the Longhorns flipped Iowa State commit Charles Wright (who the Hogs offered after Landon Rogers decommitted). Iowa State likes Coley too but I think he's 100% locked in here and ready to ride out what could be a brutal season.

AJ Green and Javion Hunt are solid, Alabama RB Kenji Christian committed to Virginia Tech today so that only leaves Cam'Ron Valdez undecided from the original RB board.

No movement on the WRs left on the board, Jayden Thomas is trending towards Notre Dame, and KeTron Jackson still trending towards Texas. The Hogs are still trying hard as ever to get him on board. Fourth spot is his if he wants it but otherwise, not sure they'll have a fourth WR this class. Dominic Lovett is likely Missouri bound and JJ Henry is a backup option idk if they'd take.

Nothing new at TE. If they get another to add with Outley I think it'll be an older guy but if they really need it for depth they can just ask Blake Kern to stay one more year.

Nothing new on the OL. Davis and Pittman are continuing to work their magic. 100% of rivals picks are in for Oregon for Suamataia, Benny's said he wants to visit but the clock is ticking and all his picks are in for homestate Michigan. NY OL Armon Bethea has spent his pandemic time losing weight, cutting off 40 pounds from his 350 playing weight from 2019.

Great news for Arkansas at defensive tackle as they made the top 5 for long-time top target Cameron Ball and then the top-6 for Albert Regis from Houston. Chad Simmons said, and I concur, that Arkansas would be the pick for Ball if he was deciding now, but we'll be waiting until the end of September for his announcement. If Regis doesn't end up at Texas I think it'll be one of the other in-state options for him.

Still no obvious positive movement on defensive ends right now. Landyn Watson went to TCU. They've still got some JUCO options available.

Done at LB from what I can tell and waiting it out at DB. Arkansas is still in the mix for Markevious Brown w/ Miami and Virginia Tech. They haven't had much contact with John Howse from Tennessee and Mukuba is still a bit of a pipedream imo.

They're still working very hard to win over punter Patrick Foley (PWO). Sending him and his fam letters all the time.

With seniors (and everybody) granted extra eligibility, this'll end up a 22-23 sized class, we'll see.

I would be willing to trade a couple of bottles of Blanton's for 2 tickets to Arkansas vs Georgia on Sep. 26. Good luck to the Hogs this season

Hope the mods don't zap this but here goes nothing. Its early in its research but....anything to keep CFB...

https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2020/...ay-offer-lasting-protection-against-covid-19/

Cliffs...essentially herd immunity is closer than we think. Between our bodies gaining antibodies from the virus or our t-cells remembering from previous encounters with similar virus/colds the population may not be as susceptible as once thought.

Colds and covid have similar strains, thus allowing our bodies to decipher the code to fight off covid.

Two groups are at high risk due to degradation of t-cell health. The obese and malnourished as well as people with pre-existing conditions which obviously have t-cell issues to begin with.

Who will be watching this Saturday Night? ESPN will be televising it at 8 p.m. CT! Let's GO!

and a recap of the Bryant-Benton Salt Bowl: https://arkansasvarsity.rivals.com/news/bryant-dominates-benton-in-the-2020-salt-bowl

I have reached a difficult place at my work that has resulted in a major pay decrease that was brought on by Covid and I do not see it turning around. I would like to work for myself going forward I have been researching the hot shot business and am very interested in it.

Another notebook loaded with information... https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/hawgbeat-camp-notebook-toll-back-to-te-lb-depth-feeding-burks-more

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Not really a lot of real scrimmage action (mostly closeups)

(Black Panther) Passed away from stage 4 Colon cancer.

The first season is available today on YouTube Red. I just watched the first episode and now I may binge watch the entire season today, it was that good. If you are a fan of the Karate Kid, or 80’s nostalgia you’ve got to check this show out. YouTube Red gives you a month free trail. It only takes a few minutes to sign up, I’ll link the sign up page. Also the first episode is free if you want to check it out without signing up for the free month. If you have a Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire tv, Chromecast or a smart tv you can download the YouTube app and watch the show on your tv.
https://m.youtube.com/red

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I know there’s a lot o business folks with leadership experience (@jegreenwood please no) on the Bert, and wanted some advice. I’ve just got promoted into a leadership position and get to hire my replacement that will report to me. I’ve got three candidates that I liked, but there is one that’s résumé is far and away even better than mine, but he’s almost 15 years older than me. This would be my first time as a manager in Corporate America and the thought of having someone that much older, and with a resume that blows mine away, concerns me. Any advice on eliminating that from my concerns or if it’s a legitimate thing to weigh. Appreciate your thoughts.

One thing I have gotten good at over the last several years is writing a recap of a scrimmage I didn't get to see. Thankfully Pittman gave us some good details of how it went... https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/ha...hallenges-hogs-in-tough-1st-scrimmage-of-camp

Hoping to get some tidbits from stuff that leaks out from the scrimmage but we’ll get Pittman at 7 with two players I believe. First review I’ve heard is “offense looks good, defense looks bad” Feleipe “picking the defense apart”

STORY: https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/two-in-state-targets-for-the-razorbacks-ranked-in-rivals250

Showed yall the 5-stars with Hog offers yesterday: https://arkansas.forums.rivals.com/threads/new-rivals-2022-5-stars-released.108271/

Click this and hit enter to see all the Hog targets in the top 250... there are 113 total:
https://arkansas.rivals.com/search#?formValues={"sport":"Football","recruit_year":2022,"prospect_profiles.stars":{"range":"gte","number":4},"prospect_profiles.prospect_colleges.college_common_name":["Arkansas"],"offer_and_visit_type":["Offer"],"prospect_profiles.prospect_colleges.offer":true,"page_number":2,"page_size":50,"sort":{"national_rank":{"order":"desc"}}}

^The search is for any target with an offer with 4-stars or greater so it includes 21 more offers who are 4-stars but not in the 250

Quincey McAdoo leads the pack for Arkansas at No. 75 in the nation:
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E'Marion Harris also makes the cut at No. 207:
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I'll post more notes as I sort through the names

Corey Beck
Men’s Basketball

Corey Beck, who played at the University of Arkansas from 1993-95, was a 1995 All-SEC selection as he drained 49 percent of his 3-point shots, second on the school’s single-season list, while handing out 207 assists, which ranks third. Both of those totals are records by a Razorback for a senior season. For his career, Beck had 483 assists, third on the Arkansas all-time list as he led the team in the category in each of his three years with Razorbacks. In SEC games only, Beck made 54 percent of his shots for his career, which ranks second on the school’s all-time list. Beck had a double-double – scoring 15 points and snagging 10 rebounds – in the 76-72 victory over Duke to secure the 1994 NCAA Championship. The Memphis, Tenn., native would also be named to the 1994 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team. While Corliss Williamson and Scotty Thurman garnered most of the attention, Beck was described as the “blue-collar leader” of that squad. Beck went on to play in the NBA with the Charlotte Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers. In 2019, Beck was named Arkansas’ Allstate® SEC Basketball Legend.

Jon Brittenum
Football

Jon Brittenum quarterbacked the Razorbacks from 1963-66, leading a pair of top 10 teams in his final two years on the Hill. He threw for over 1,100 yards in both 1965 and 1966, earning All-Southwest Conference honors both years. Brittenum led the Hogs to a No. 1 ranking in ’65 entering the Cotton Bowl as the second-ranked team in the country, and possibly might have led to the program’s second consecutive national championship if not for separating his shoulder in the bowl game vs. LSU. The 1965 season included a 27-24 victory over No. 1 Texas with Brittenum calling the plays, propelling the Hogs to the top spot in the country after the halfway point of the season. Head Coach Frank Broyles penned in his autobiography that Brittenum was, “the best passer on the move that I’ve ever seen. He could throw it like a frozen rope on the sprint-out series. He was the perfect passer-runner for the system that we played at the time.” Brittenum ran for 494 yards over his three years at the helm of the Razorback offense. He would go on to play one year for the San Diego Chargers in 1968.

Ralph Kraus
Baseball

An All-American outfielder in 1986, Kraus also earned All-SWC and SWC All-Tournament honors that year. He was named to the College World Series all-tournament team in 1985 and received the George Dickey Award in 1986. He led the team with a .397 average in 1986 and tied for the team led with 91 hits. He helped the Hogs go 51-15 and reach the College World Series in 1985 and 43-17 and reach the NCAA regionals in 1986. His 245-career hits rank fifth all-time while his 58 doubles and 400 total bases are fourth and his 96 extra base hits are sixth. Kraus will live in the Arkansas record books for several amazing moments on the field, including finishing off the program’s first triple play in school history during the 1983 SWC Tournament. He also helped usher in the school’s first night game in 1985 in classic style, launching a home run in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Texas. In 1986, Kraus was selected as the recipient for the Frank Broyles Award, recognizing the top male Razorback student-athlete. He was drafted in the 10th round of the 1986 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees, playing four years of pro ball in the organization from 1986-89.

Amanda McCurdy
Women’s Golf

Amanda McCurdy, who played for Arkansas from 2002-06, played a major role in helping make the Razorbacks a team recognized nationally on the course. Along with Courtney Mahon, McCurdy helped Arkansas make its first two NCAA Championship appearances in 2005 and 2006. She was Arkansas’ first multiple-event winner, taking home multiple titles in both 2003-04 and in 2005-06. In all, McCurdy ended up winning four individual medals during her time on the Hill, one of just four Hogs to ever accomplish the feat, joined by fellow Razorback legends Stacy Lewis, Emily Tubert and Maria Fassi. For her efforts, the El Dorado, Ark., native was selected to an All-SEC team three times during her illustrious career, including a First-Team appearance in 2006. McCurdy also earned national acclaim following her 2005-06 campaign, as she was recognized as an All-American Honorable Mention by both the National Golf Coaches Association and Golfweek.

Darren McFadden
Football

McFadden, one of the nation’s most electric running backs of his era, tormented opposing defenses to the tune of a school record 4,590 rushing yards and 41 rushing touchdowns over just three seasons from 2005-07. He became only the second back-to-back recipient (2006, 2007) of the Doak Walker Award, given to college football’s premier running back, and finished as the Heisman Trophy runner-up in both campaigns. McFadden garnered Walter Camp Player of the Year recognition in 2007 and is one of only two running backs in the last 12 years to earn the award. The Little Rock product joined USC’s Reggie Bush as the only Consensus All-American halfbacks of the 2000s and was selected First Team All-SEC every year of his career while grabbing SEC Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2006 and 2007. In his final year, McFadden set the single-season school record with 1,830 rushing yards and ran for 16 scores. During the season, he equaled the single-game conference rushing record set in 1978 streaking for 321 yards against South Carolina. Later that season, he accounted for four touchdowns and 206 rushing yards in an epic 50-48 triple-overtime triumph at LSU. His 4,590 career yards on the ground is third in SEC history and 5,881 career all-purpose yards rank second. The fourth overall selection by Oakland in the 2008 NFL Draft, McFadden tied defensive tackle Dan Hampton (1979) for the highest Razorback draft choice of the post NFL-AFL Merger era. He enjoyed a 10-year NFL career with the Raiders and Dallas Cowboys. In 2019, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Coach Ken Turner
Football

Ken Turner joined the Razorbacks’ coaching staff in 1970 as a graduate assistant for head coach Frank Broyles’ staff after serving as the head coach at West Memphis, where he was 36-10-4. Coach Broyles promoted Turner in 1972 to run the B-Team for the Hogs before making him the team’s offensive line coach in 1973. Turner oversaw the offensive line, tight ends, receivers and kickers for Broyles. Turner worked in the same capacity for Lou Holtz during his tenure from 1977-83 and coached the tight ends and kickers during Ken Hatfield’s first five seasons as the Head Hog. Turner coached six first-team All-Americans for the Razorbacks – K/P Steve Little (1976, 77), OL Leotis Harris (1977), K/P Bruce Lahay (1981), OL Steve Korte (1982), P Greg Horne (1986) and K Kendall Trainor (1988). Including second-team All-American K Ish Ordonez (1979), Turner has coached all but one of Arkansas’ eight All-American kickers and punters. Turner left in 1989 to return to his alma mater – Henderson State – to serve as the Reddies Director of Athletics. He added head coaching duties to his agenda from 1990-93 before retiring as the AD in 2000. He led the Reddies from NAIA to the NCAA and was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.