Arkansas
John Calipari bringing Kentucky staff (and Brad) with him to Arkansas
The sidelines at Bud Walton Arena will look all too familiar to the Big Blue Nation next season.
According to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports, former Kentucky head coach John Calipari is expected to bring most of his staff from this past season with him to Arkansas. In fact, Calipari intends to bring four of his five assistants from the 2023-24 Kentucky team.
Those include associate to the head coach Bruiser Flint, associate coach Orlando Antigua, assistant coach Chuck Martin, and assistant coach Chin Coleman. Additionally, Norlander reports that Calipari’s son, Brad, who served as Vanderbilt’s director of on-court player development this past season, will also join the Razorbacks’ staff in Fayetteville.
The lone staff member not tagging along with Calipari to Arkansas is John Welch, who was tabbed the associate head coach at Fresno State earlier this week.
At Arkansas, the trio of Antigua, Coleman, and Martin will hold the title of assistant coach while Flint will be named the special assistant coach, per Norlander. Brad Calipari will take over a player development role.
Calipari was officially introduced as the Arkansas head coach on Wednesday, receiving a five-year contract beginning at $7 million per year with plenty of incentives baked in. The contract runs through 2029 with a maximum of two automatic rollover years for NCAA Tournament berths. Calipari also receives a $1 million signing bonus.
While he has plenty of room for improvement in the passing game, Green is an incredibly dangerous threat as a runner. He rushed for 2,405 yards and 35 touchdowns over five collegiate seasons (three at Boise State, two at Arkansas), excelling both in designed runs and out of structure as an elusive scrambler.
This athleticism and his physical profile led some to wonder whether Green’s future in the NFL would gravitate more toward receiver than quarterback. He’s commonly compared to former Ohio State quarterback and eventual NFL receiver Terrelle Pryor, whose attempt to stick as a signal-caller ended before he accepted a position change.
Browns general manager Andrew Berry quickly refuted such assumptions, telling reporters Saturday they will keep Green at quarterback.
Green’s selection crowds an already packed room in Cleveland, notorious home to a five-QB derby during training camp last summer. With Deshaun Watson returning from injury and on the final year of his deal, plus 2025 fifth-round pick Shedeur Sanders and third-round pick Dillon Gabriel also on the roster, the Browns will once again have options.
For a second straight summer, plenty of eyes will be on Browns camp and their quarterback competition. It’s welcoming a new contender; we’ll see where he lands by the end of August and whether it could force out someone else.
Arkansas
Gibler, Eaves Combine for Two-Hit Shutout as #24 Arkansas Clinches Series Win against Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Cole Gibler and Steele Eaves combined for a two-hit shutout with seven strikeouts as No. 24 Arkansas (29-15, 11-9 SEC) clinched its third SEC road weekend series of the season with a 6-0 win against Missouri (20-23, 3-17 SEC) Friday night at Taylor Stadium. With the series-clinching win, the Razorbacks secured their fourth consecutive weekend series win in Columbia, Mo., as well as their sixth consecutive weekend series win against the Tigers.
Arkansas will go for the sweep in the series finale, which is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, on SEC Network+ with Dan McLaughlin (play-by-play) and Dylan Kelly (analyst) on the call from Taylor Stadium. The Hogs, who have now won nine consecutive games in the series, last swept the Tigers in Columbia during the 2014 campaign.
Gibler, making his third career start on the mound, fired a career-long six shutout innings with five strikeouts to earn the win and record his first quality start. The Razorback left-hander, who hails from Blue Springs, Mo., limited the Tigers to just one hit and three walks as he lowered his season ERA to 2.91 in 43.1 innings and improved to 4-1 on the year.
Arkansas and Missouri exchanged zeroes for the first three innings before Camden Kozeal’s two-run homer with two outs in the top of the fourth. The Razorback shortstop’s 12th long ball of the season gave his team a 2-0 advantage.
The Hogs maintained their two-run cushion until the sixth inning, when Maika Niu’s RBI double and Zack Stewart’s pinch-hit two-RBI single extended the lead to 5-0. Reese Robinett, a native of Kennett, Mo., tacked on an RBI single in the top half of the eighth to grow Arkansas’ lead to six, which was more than enough for its pitching staff to protect.
Eaves worked three shutout frames with two strikeouts in relief of Gibler to secure his first career save and seal the Razorbacks’ 6-0 win, marking Arkansas’ fifth shutout of the season as well as its second combined two-hit shutout of the year. Hunter Dietz and Mark Brissey combined for a two-hit shutout in a 9-0 win against UT Arlington on Feb. 28.
Offensively, Kozeal (2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI) and Niu (2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB, SB) were two of three Razorbacks to record multi-hit games in Friday night’s win. Ryder Helfrick also pitched in with a two-hit effort, going 2-for-5 in the series-clinching win.
Arkansas will turn to left-hander Colin Fisher (4-5, 4.11 ERA) tomorrow with the opportunity to finish off the sweep against Missouri at stake. The Tigers, meanwhile, will start right-hander JD Dohrmann (2-1, 4.37 ERA) on the mound.
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