Arkansas
For Team Chemistry or Not, Razorbacks Change Way It Names Captains
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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.”
HOGS FEED:
• First on field has different meaning for Pittman, Razorbacks
• Pittman releases Hogs’ Week One depth chart ahead of game with UAPB
• Calipari schedules visit with 5-star, in-state legacy prospect
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Meet the 2024 SBLive/SI Arkansas high school football preseason all-state team
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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.*
TOP 25 GAMES TO WATCH IN ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NEWS
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
Arkansas tourism tax collections up for fiscal year 2024
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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
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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