The Arkansas Razorbacks closed last college football season as the team on the rise in the SEC West. After going through a miserable 2012 season under John L. Smith, followed by twelve straight conference losses to begin Bret Bielama’s tenure, the Hogs got rolling down the stretch. They shut out LSU & Ole Miss, got […]
The state of Texas drew a lot of attention here at TheSportsNotebook over the last few days. It wasn’t by design, it just seemed the best stories—or at least the ones I found most interesting, were popping up in the Lone Star State. Here’s a recap of the week in Texas sports…
One of the more intriguing matchups on the college football bowl undercard is the December 29 game between Arkansas and Texas (9 PM ET, ESPN). It should be fun because it’s the renewal of a once-great rivalry in the old Southwest Conference—the Razorbacks and Longhorns played an epic game in 1969 that settled a national championship. And it will also be revealing, as we continue to see whether second-year head coach Bret Bielama can make Arkansas football a serious player in the SEC West.