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“I haven't signed anything yet.”

More former Hogs heading to NFL By ALEX ABRAMS STEPHENS MEDIA GROUP FAYETTEVILLE Former Arkansas offensive lineman Robert Felton agreed to deal as an undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Bills, the university ... via Log Cabin Democrat

There is more to wide receiver Jerome Simpson than a small school background that makes him comparable to Marty Booker . via Chicago Sun-Times

“He's not going to carry it 25 times a game. Teams that want a feature back won't look at Felix Jones, but he's a heck of a tandem guy, and a guy who can help you in the return game. I see a team like Tampa Bay taking Jones.”

NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. loves Arkansas tailback Darren McFadden as a top-five pick for April's draft. via Benton County Daily Record

“While the outcome of the waiver request is uncertain, we feel strongly that as an institution we should offer our full support to Ryan and his family in this process.”

Issue date: 2/6/08 Section: Sports Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long said Tuesday the school plans to petition the NCAA for immediate eligibility on behalf of Ryan Mallett. via The Arkansas Traveler Online

Darren McFadden, running back If Darren McFadden chooses to leave after his junior season, he is projected to be the first running back picked in the NFL Draft, and some mock drafts project he might be the No. via STLtoday

“I think they've got too much money on the line to come back”

As Arkansas stumbled through one of its worst bowl losses in school history, the man picked to be the savior of the program watched from above. via The Morning News

“Kids make mistakes, kids overreact. I do know that both programs, both teams, have good people and are first-class.

'Once you get to game time, I don't think it has any influence at all on the game itself.”

IRVING, Texas | Reggie Herring laid it on thick.

From insisting that he's chastised the Arkansas players whose comments allowed Missouri to play the 'No Respect' card, to crediting MU coach Gary Pinkel with being the man who finally awoke the sleeping giant.

Herring, the Razorbacks' interim head coach, touched all the bases Sunday in a final coaching news conference before Missouri and Arkansas meet Tuesday in the Cotton Bowl.

'After the comments that had been made in the paper from our guys,' Herring said, 'I told Gary personally, 'They got them a tongue-lashing. They got put in the corner with the dunce hat on. We spanked them a little bit, verbally.' ' Read more

“For me, I just want to send the seniors out the right way. They've been here three, four, five years. They've put in a lot of hard work”

Today will mark both Reggie Herring's head coaching debut and Frank Broyles' final game as Arkansas' longtime athletic director. via The Morning News

“As the season went on, he got better, and his technique got better”

Matterral Richardson has been battling for respect, bucking for people to take notice of him, since birth. via Herald-Leader

“There's not really a whole lot of drop-off from week to week”

If I have to hear one more Arkansas player tell me how superior the SEC is to every other conference, I think I might get hostile. via STLtoday

“A lot of times when he was the defensive coordinator, it was like we was in a battle every time in practice. But I think the whole team likes him and respects him”

DALLAS : Ask an Arkansas Razorback about Reggie Herring these days, and an unusual word comes up - one seldom associated with the fiery assistant before he was made interim head coach last month. via International Herald Tribune

“We're not really worried about it right now”

The current football lexicon is lacking an accurate description for Missouri's tight ends, Martin Rucker and Chase Coffman. via Northwest Arkansas Times

“It's like as soon as we get one guy OK with pink eye, another one walks into (Arkansas athletic trainer) Dean (Weber's) office with pink eye.”

Arkansas' coaches have had to adjust on the fly over the past few weeks, and they did it again Friday morning. via The Morning News

“It's been wild. Last week, we were sitting here and we're thinking we blew our shot. We think that the dreams and the goals that we set last winter had been shot down. But crazy things happen. You can never count anybody out.”

BATON ROUGE - Forgive Matt Flynn for pinching himself lately. Flynn was the LSU player face down - make that body down - on the Tiger Stadium grass after his 2-point conversion pass to Demetrius Bryd was ... via The Shreveport Times

West Virginia stars Steve Slaton and Pat White were in their hotel room when No. via ESPN

“Hey, we were the best team in the country today”

BATON ROUGE, La. LSU's national title hopes were crushed by a Heisman-worthy performance. via Standard-Journal

“If I never play another football game the rest of my life, this is the way to go out”

There were lots of happy Hog fans after Arkansas ruined LSU's entire season Friday evening at the place Tiger fans like to call Death Valley. via Herald-Leader

“We knew we could beat them.&#8221 LSU figured to have the momentum after sending the game into overtime, but Dacus said the defense wasn't demoralized. "It was tough, but we knew our offense was on a roll and we just had to hang in there on defense”

Arkansas cornerback Matterral Richardson wasn't sure what LSU had called for its two-point conversion attempt, but he knew what route he wasn't going to let Demetrius Byrd run. via Benton County Daily Record

Crushing the national title hopes of the No. 1 team in the nation is one way to make a case for the Heisman Trophy.

Darren McFadden rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another to lift Arkansas to a 50-48, three-overtime victory over top-ranked LSU on Saturday.

Peyton Hillis also scored three TDs, the last in the third overtime. Felix Jones ran for the critical 2-point conversion to make it 50-42.

LSU responded when Matt Flynn found Brandon LaFell for a 9-yard TD, but Matterral Richardson intercepted the 2-point conversion attempt, and Arkansas' bench emptied onto the field in triumph. Read more

“We were undisciplined, had too many penalties”

Arkansas' lack of focus added up to a lost opportunity on Saturday. With a chance to improve its bowl position by knocking off the SEC East leader on the road, the Razorbacks couldn't establish their offensive ... via Benton County Daily Record