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Arkansas wide receiver Isaiah Sategna to transfer
Arkansas wide receiver Isaiah Sategna announced Wednesday evening his intentions to enter the transfer portal, which opens Dec. 9.
The redshirts sophomore earned Second-Team Preseason honors from Phil Steele prior to the 2024 campaign, in which Sategna totaled 37 catches for 491 yards and one touchdown.
In three seasons with the Razorbacks, the Fayetteville native made 54 grabs for 632 yards and three scores across 28 games. The best performance of his career came against Auburn on Sept. 21, when he made three receptions for 85 yards and a touchdown.
According to Pro Football Focus, Sategna received a 65.0 offensive grade on 599 snaps. That includes a 64.6 pass grade.
Sategna is the fourth Hog to officially announce his intentions of entering the transfer portal, as wide receiver Davion Dozier, quarterback Malachi Singleton and others will look for greener pastures as well when the window opens Dec. 9. Former tight ends Ty Washington and Var’keyes Gumms, who were dismissed from the team during the season, will also enter the portal.
2024 Second-Team Preseason All-SEC (CFN, Phil Steele)
2024 Jet Award Watch List2023 Third-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele)
2023 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches)
2024 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Logged one reception for six yards and returned a punt 11 yards in a loss at Missouri (Nov. 30) … Recorded five receptions for 54 yards in addition to totaling 16 return yards on four returns during a win over Louisiana Tech (Nov. 23) … Tallied two receptions for 24 yards vs. Texas (Nov. 16) … Caught two passes for 24 yards vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 2) … Had two receptions for 16 yards in a win at Mississippi State (Oct. 26) … Registered four receptions for 54 yards vs. LSU (Cct. 19) … Hauled in five passes for 75 yards and returned two punts for 13 yards in a win over No. 4 Tennessee (Oct. 5) … Registered six receptions for 27 yards while rushing once for 15 yards in a loss to Texas A&M (Sept. 28) … Led Arkansas with 85 yards receiving one three catches while hauling in a 58-yard touchdown pass from Taylen Green during the third quarter of. A 24-14 win at Auburn (Sept. 21) … Caught two passes for 16 yards against UAB (Sept. 14) … Registered 73 yards receiving on four catches and returned one kickoff for 16 yards at Oklahoma State (Sept. 7) … Tallied 97 all-purpose yards, courtesy of a 34-yard reception, 33-yard punt return and 30-yard kickoff return in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug. 29).
2023 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Earned Freshman All-SEC from the league’s coaches and Third-Team All-SEC honors from Phil Steele as a return specialist, playing in all 12 games with one start … Caught 15 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns to go with 23 kick returns for 500 yards and 15 punt returns for 180 yards and one touchdown … Led the team with 837 all-purpose yards, including four games 100-yard games … His 23 kick returns are tied for sixth in a single season by a Razorback in school history with his 500 kick return yards cracking the school’s single-season top 10 at 10th … His 680 total return yards are the sixth-most in a single season by a Razorback in program history … Accounted for 111 all-purpose yards in win over Western Carolina (Sept. 2), catching two passes for 14 yards, returning two kicks for 23 yards and two punts for 51 yards … Took a punt 88 yards to the house for a touchdown vs. BYU (Sept. 16) as part of his 174 all-purpose yards … His 88-yard punt return is the fourth-longest punt return TD in school history with his 169 returns yards vs. the Cougars the third-most … Returned one kick for 19 yards at LSU (Sept. 23) … Caught one pass for two yards and returned three kicks for 82 yards, including a season-best 36-yard return … Hauled in his first touchdown pass of the season at Alabama (Oct. 14) and added 36 yards on a pair of kick returns … Set a career-best with three catches in win at Florida (Nov. 4) for 22 yards, topped 100 all-purpose yards for the third time with 108 yards (69 punt return yards, 17 kick return yards) … Caught the longest pass of his career vs. Auburn (Nov. 11), snagging a 35-yarder … Amassed 165 all-purpose yards for the fourth time vs. Florida International (Nov. 18), returning four kicks for 100 yards, rushing once for 28 yards and catching two passes for 37 yards – including a 32-yard touchdown.
2022 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in four games to reserve his redshirt in his first season at Arkansas … Caught two passes for 12 yards … Hauled in his first career reception in win at Auburn (Oct. 29), taking a pop pass 10 yards … Had one reception for two yards in AutoZone Liberty Bowl victory over Kansas (Dec. 28) … Emerged during spring practice in 2023, capping the spring with three catches for 90+ yards and two touchdowns in team’s final scrimmage.
HIGH SCHOOL: Consensus four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … Member of Rivals250, coming in as the No. 159 overall prospect in the nation … Top-rated prospect in the state of Arkansas and No. 29 wide receiver according to 247Sports … No. 1 overall prospect in Arkansas and No. 24 wide receiver in the country by Rivals … Played wide receiver for head coach and former Arkansas QB Casey Dick at Fayetteville High School … 172 receptions for 3,261 yards and 25 touchdowns during his high school career, including 100 catches for a nation-leading 1,908 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior for state runner-up Bulldogs … Totaled six rushing attempts for 157 yards and three touchdowns on the ground in his career … Also returned kickoffs, accumulating 484 total return yards (24.2 avg.) with one kickoff return touchdown during his high school career … Competed in track & field at Fayetteville, checking in as the No. 4 prospect in the nation for the 2022 class by MileSplit … Named 2021-22 Gatorade Arkansas Boys Track & Field Player of the Year … CHOSE ARKANSAS OVER: Auburn, Baylor, Cincinnati, Colorado, Florida State, Oregon and others.
PERSONAL: Son of Mario and Dahlia Sategna … Has one sister, Isabella … Born July 11, 2003.
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Arkansas to honor Nolan Richardson with statue outside arena
Former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, who led the Razorbacks to the 1994 national title, will be immortalized with a statue outside Bud Walton Arena, the school said Wednesday.
Richardson was on the court at halftime of No. 20 Arkansas’ 105-85 win over Texas in the team’s regular-season home finale Wednesday night when athletic director Hunter Yurachek surprised him and told him the school had commissioned a statue to commemorate his achievements.
Per the school’s announcement, work on the statue is set to begin soon.
“Coach Richardson’s impact on the game of basketball and our state is immeasurable,” Yurachek said in a statement. “He represented Arkansas with a toughness and intense work ethic that endeared him to our fans while changing the lives of numerous athletes, coaches and staff under his direction. His ’40 minutes of Hell’ changed college basketball and led to the 1994 national championship that changed Arkansas and our university forever. Coach Richardson will stand tall outside the arena for the rest of time.”
BUILD THE STATUE. LIVING LEGEND. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/2nJPh1d6zo
— Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball 🐗 (@RazorbackMBB) March 5, 2026
Richardson coined the phrase “40 Minutes of Hell” in reference to the ferocious, full-court defense his Arkansas teams played during his tenure (1985-2002). Between Arkansas and his first Division I job at Tulsa, Richardson amassed 508 wins (389 with the Razorbacks), reached the Final Four three times and secured Arkansas’ only national title.
Richardson also was a member of the Texas Western (now UTEP) teams that preceded the school’s victory over Kentucky in 1966, when five Black players started an NCAA championship game for the first time and won. That game paved the way for Black players to compete at schools that had previously rejected them.
Richardson, one of six SEC coaches to win a national title since 1990, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.
After Wednesday’s game, current Arkansas coach John Calipari joked that he’s contractually obligated to clean the statue once it’s finished.
“Which I will do in a pleasant way because I love it,” he said. “He’s been so good to me since I’ve been here.”
Richardson and Arkansas were not on good terms when they divorced in 2002. But the two sides have repaired the relationship over the years. The university renamed the floor at Bud Walton Arena “Nolan Richardson Court” in 2019. Richardson praised Calipari’s hiring in 2024 after he left Kentucky, and he has been around the program since Calipari’s arrival.
“He should have been had a statue, I think,” said Trevon Brazile, who finished with 28 points on his senior night Wednesday. “They won the national championship.”
Added Darius Acuff Jr., who finished with 28 points and 13 assists against the Longhorns: “It’s great to see that for sure. Coach Richardson is a big part of our team. He’s been to a couple of our practices, so it’s always good to see [him]. He’s a legend.”
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Autopsies rule Arkansas mothers death a suicide; twin children’s deaths homicides
BONANZA, Ark. (KATV) — According to our partners at 40/29 News, autopsies show that Charity Beallis died by suicide, and her six-year-old twin children died by homicide.
Beallis and the children were found on December 3, 2025, in their home in Bonanza. All three had gunshot wounds.
Records show that Beallis and her husband were in the process of divorcing when the murders happened. 40/29 reports that Beallis’ son has asked that their divorce be considered final, while her husband, Randall Beallis, has asked the court to dismiss the divorce proceedings.
The news release listed the following evidence:
— An examination of the transcripts of the deposition of Mrs. Beallis in the divorce/custody case and the final hearing on the case on 12-2-2025, reveal that she wished to be reconciled to her estranged husband, which did not happen. Mrs. Beallis, after being represented by four different attorneys, represented herself in the contested divorce/custody hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, Mrs. Beallis was ordered to begin joint custody of her children with her estranged husband.
–Mrs. Beallis’ estranged husband was a driver of a Tesla electric vehicle at that time. Tesla has compiled location data on Tesla vehicles, and according to the information provided by Tesla, Mrs. Beallis’ estranged husband’s vehicle was not near the residence in Bonanza on the night in question. Also, the estranged husband’s phones did not “ping” any of the cell towers proximately related to Ms. Beallis’ location.
–Information from the home security alarm company shows the alarm was deactivated by Mrs. Beallis by her phone (she had exclusive access to the security system) at around 10 pm on the night in question. Even though deactivated, the alarm company was able to provide information showing no doors or windows to the home were opened during that time. When law enforcement arrived after 9:30 am on 12-3-2025, there were no doors or windows open, and they had to use a key to enter the home. SCSO rigorously tested the functioning of each door and window and found them to be operating properly.
The court released an order on Wednesday stating that it does not have jurisdiction to rule on those motions regarding the divorce. Beallis’ body has been released to her son, while the children are with Randall Beallis.
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Wally Hall
Wally Hall is assistant managing sports editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock after an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force, he is a member and past president of the Football Writers Association of America, member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, past president and current executive committee and board member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, and voter for the Heisman Trophy. He has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year 10 times and has been inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and Arkansas Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
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