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For Team Chemistry or Not, Razorbacks Change Way It Names Captains

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August 27, 2024

For Team Chemistry or Not, Razorbacks Change Way It Names Captains

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — While most teams around the country post graphics to promote their respective team captains, Arkansas coach Sam Pittman has chosen to go a different direction.

With the transfer portal the way it is, Pittman believes it’s unfair to go with the traditional four-man group which represents the team. The Razorbacks brought in 22 new players from the portal to blend in with the 43 who have returned for another season.

Pittman tends to reference Kirby Smart’s Georgia program since he spent time as an assistant with the Bulldogs during its rise to national scene. He will likely go by the way of rotating team captains game-by-game due to the leadership he believes the Razorbacks have this season.

“Georgia named their captains after the season and they just had a rotating guys,” Pittman said during Monday’s press conference. “I do think what we’re going to name four gameday captains for a while, and I don’t know how long that’s going to be.

“I think that we have too many captain-like guys on our team right now to get to four. I think let’s let them play a little bit. Let’s see them in the adversity. Let’s see who really is the leaders on a Saturday afternoon. Again, we have what, 39 new guys. So I just thought that it would be kind of cool if at the end of the year, if you had 48 guys, or you had 36 guys that represented the team.”

One major struggle Pittman has faced lately is team chemistry. Arkansas had a team culture problem lingering over from the Chad Morris tenure and was able to quickly turnaround the locker room vibes in 2020.

Now, he’s faced with that once again, but says there is more togetherness with this roster compared to last year’s team.

“They’re fun to be around,” Pittman said at SEC Media Days. “You know they’re working. Any time you can work and you really don’t know it because you’re enjoying what you do, we’ve had some really great strides.”

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Meet the 2024 SBLive/SI Arkansas high school football preseason all-state team

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August 27, 2024

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Meet the 2024 SBLive/SI Arkansas high school football preseason all-state team

For three years, SBLive Arkansas has honored the state’s top players with an all-class all-state team.

Actually, we pick three teams. It is one of the higher honors football players in Arkansas can receive since it includes all players in all classes – the elite.

As the season quickly approaches, we release our preseason all-state team. This is one team of players who excelled last season and have a chance to be the best when the dust settles on the 2024 season.

See the SBLive/High School on SI Arkansas High School Football All-State Team below.

*All stats are from 2023 season.*

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OFFENSE

QB – Kane Archer, 6-1, 210, JR, Greenwood

195/266, 2,399 yds, 33 td, 103 car, 659 yds, 16 td

RB – Cam Settles, 6-0, 190, SR, LR Parkview

88 Car, 855 yds, 19 TD

RB – Trent Haygood, 5-10, 160, SR, Camden Fairview

2,354 all-purpose yds, 1,124 rushing, 847 receiving, 383 kor, 18 td

OL – Cairo Terry, 6-3, 240, SR, Bryant

87% grade

OL – Carius Curne, 6-5, 300, SR, Marion

4-star recruit, 350-lb bp, 4.8 speed

OL – Cody Taylor, 6-3, 290, JR, Greenwood

55 pancakes, 78% grade, 11 good efforts, 2 sacks allowed

OL – Evan Goodwin, 6-5, 300, JR, Pulaski Academy

4-star recruit, graded 82%, 10 knockdowns, 19 pancakes

OL – Josh Luallen, 6-3, 270, SR, Harding Academy

Four-year starter has helped Harding Academy win fourth state title in past five years while compiling over 5,000 yards on offense.

WR – Antonio Jordan, 6-4, 220 SR, Warren

59 receptions, 1,093 yards, 16 TDs

WR – Trenton Cooley, 5-10, 160, SR, Van Buren

86 rec, 1,222 yds, 311 kickoff return yds, 13 td

WR – Jaison DeLamar, 5-11, 210, SR, Fayetteville

89 rec, 1,438 yds, 17 td

ATH – Monterrio Elston, 5-9, 170, SR, LR Parkview

1,854 all-purpose yds (847 rushing, 887 receiving, 120 return), 22 td

P: Niko Martinovic 5-10, 150, SR, Bentonville

Ranked as the No. 99th punter in the nation and No. 1 in Arkansas by Kohl’s Kicking

K: Garrett Honeycutt, 5-10, 162, SR, Benton

Rated a 4.5-star prospect by Kohl’s Kicking, he nailed a 44-yard field goal last fall and nearly half of his kickoffs were touchbacks.

DEFENSE

DL – Peyton Adams, 5-9, 270, SR, Pulaski Academy

79 tkl, 48 solo, 13 tfl, 13, sck, 1 fr, 1 blk fg

DL – Zaccheus Harris, 6-2, 220, JR, Nashville

62 tkl, 10 tfl, 23 sck, 13 qb hurries, 5 ff

DL – Hudson Ball, 6-2, 235, SR, Shiloh Christian

89 tkl, 14 scks (at Jenks, Okla.)

DL – Eli Hill, 6-1, 245, SR, Bryant

82 t, 39 tfl, 11. 5 scks, 6 QB hits, 19 hurries, 2 ff, Bp 345 lbs, sqt 600 lbs

LB – Cash Archer, 6-2, 220, SR, Greenwood

78 tkl, 29 tfl, 20 sck, 38 qb hur, 4 pd, 2 ff, 1 blk punt, 1 blk fg

LB – Walter Hicks, 6-0, 220, SR, Benton

104 tkl, 11 sck, 4 fr, 2 fr TD

LB – Jayden Dunlap, 6-2, 230, SR, Bigelow

142 tkl, 20 tfl

DB – Jacob Henry, 5-10, 170, JR, Joe T. Robinson

186 tkl, 3 tfl, 10 pbu, 1 ff, 1 fr, 2 int

DB – Marcus Wimberly, 6-1, 200, SR, Bauxite

90 tkl

DB – Connor Frith, 6-0, 170, SR, Perryville

47 tkl, 16 solo, 12 int, fr, ff

DB – Omarion Robinson, 6-1, 190, SR, LR Parkview

52 tkl, 4 int

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Arkansas tourism tax collections up for fiscal year 2024

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August 26, 2024

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Arkansas tourism tax collections up for fiscal year 2024

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/TBP) – Arkansas continues to be a hot spot for those who want to enjoy nature, as tourism tax collections are up.

Arkansas Tourism Director Delaney Thomas told content partner Talk Business and Politics that the state’s 2% tourism tax collections rose for the fiscal year 2024 (June 2023 to July 2024) closing out at a record $26.3 million, up 5.1% compared with the last fiscal year.

“Arkansas’ travel industry continues to see growth in large part thanks to the expansion of the state’s marketing footprint and the return of strong business and corporate travel,” Thomas said.

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Man charged in Arkansas grocery store shooting sued by woman who was injured in the attack

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August 26, 2024

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Man charged in Arkansas grocery store shooting sued by woman who was injured in the attack

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The suspect accused of killing four people in a mass shooting at an Arkansas grocery store has been sued by one of the women injured in the attack.

The lawsuit filed last week in state court is the first against Travis Eugene Posey, who was charged with four counts of capital murder and 11 counts of attempted capital murder in the June 21 shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas. Posey has pleaded not guilty to the charges in the shooting and is being held without bond.

Brittney Sullivent, who was shot and injured in the attack, and her husband Jeromy are seeking monetary damages to cover medical care, lost earnings and other expenses as a result of the shooting.

Posey has declared indigency and is being represented by public defenders in his criminal case. Gregg Parrish, the executive director of the Arkansas Public Defender Commission, said his office could not represent Posey in the lawsuit since it was a civil matter.

According to the lawsuit, Sullivent was wounded in head and arm when Posey fired at her vehicle in the grocery store’s parking lot. Her injuries include hearing loss and permanent disfigurement and she faces ongoing medical procedures, the lawsuit said.

Prosecutors and police have not identified a motive for Posey, who is not scheduled to appear in court again until October.

Posey carried a 12-gauge shotgun, a pistol and a bandolier with dozens of extra shotgun rounds, authorities said. He fired most, if not all, of the rounds using the shotgun, opening fire at people in the parking lot before entering the store and firing “indiscriminately” at customers and employees, police said. Multiple gunshot victims were found inside the store and in the parking lot, police said.

Mourners gather for a candlelight vigil in the parking lot of the Mad Butcher grocery store in honor of the victims of a mass shooting in Fordyce, Ark., two days prior, June 23, 2024. Credit: AP/Colin Murphey

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