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HawgBeat – Guiton, Kief to resume previous roles on Arkansas coaching staff

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12 months ago

December 5, 2023

HawgBeat – Guiton, Kief to resume previous roles on Arkansas coaching staff

Arkansas football’s Kenny Guiton has returned to his role as wide receivers coach and Derek Kief is back to his senior quality control position on the Razorback coaching staff, a team spokesperson confirmed to HawgBeat.

Guiton served as interim offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach while Kief served as interim wide receivers coach for the final four games of the 2023 season.

The moves come after Arkansas officially announced the hiring of new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino last Wednesday. Petrino is making a return to Fayetteville after serving as head coach for the Razorbacks from 2008-11.

Arkansas gave offensive coordinator Dan Enos eight games in the 2023 season before he was fired on Oct. 22 following a 7-3 loss to Mississippi State. Pittman then gave Guiton a bump up from wide receivers coach to interim offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the final four games of the season.

Guiton’s offense averaged 26.8 points and 370 total yards in that four-game span. The Razorbacks averaged 26.6 points and 327.3 yards per game as an offense in 12 total games this season.

“I’m really pleased with what he did as the offensive coordinator,” Pittman said after the Missouri game on Nov. 24. “I mean, going and beating Florida and then scoring 44 — well, I think the defense scored some — scoring 37 last week. And I’m really grateful to him because he worked his butt off and did as good a job as he possibly could do. I’m thankful for him.”

That game at Florida featured the Arkansas offense racking up 481 total yards and scoring three touchdowns. Quarterback KJ Jefferson threw for 255 yards and two scores, while running for 92 yards and one touchdown. Running back Rocket Sanders notched the team’s first 100-yard rushing performance of the year against the Gators in Gainesville.

In his first year with Arkansas, Kief was moved to interim wide receivers coach for the last four games from his senior quality control analyst position. Kief was a receiver at Alabama from 2014-18 and he played in 51 total games for the Crimson Tide.

Over the final four games of the season, Arkansas receivers totaled 44 catches for 555 yards and six touchdowns under Kief’s leadership.

The only other staff change outside of Petrino so far has been the departure of offensive line coach Cody Kennedy, who was replaced by Eric Mateos from Baylor. It’s currently unknown if the Hogs plan to have any more staff changes. It’s also unknown if Guiton or Kief are planning on pursuing other job opportunities.

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Arkansas Children's enhances care with Press Ganey partnership

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2 hours ago

November 27, 2024

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Arkansas Children's enhances care with Press Ganey partnership

The partnership will improve Arkansas Children’s service and care for patients and their families. Credit: Vita Monart/Shutterstock.

Arkansas Children’s, a private, non-profit paediatric care organisation, has partnered with Press Ganey to improve paediatric patient experience.

Beginning 1 January 2025, this collaboration is aimed at bolstering the paediatric care organisation’s commitment to improving service and care for patients and their families.

Arkansas Children’s executive vice-president and chief operating officer Jamie Wiggins said: “We believe that every interaction with our patients is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

“By leveraging Press Ganey’s expertise and industry-leading pediatric benchmarks, we will gain valuable insights that will empower our teams to continuously improve and innovate in delivering compassionate care.”

Press Ganey will offer its patient experience and provider star-rating solutions to help Arkansas Children’s monitor feedback and enhance care quality.

The partnership will enable Arkansas Children’s to leverage Press Ganey’s AI-powered text analytics.

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This will help analyse open-ended feedback from online reviews and post-visit surveys, providing an understanding of patient and family perspectives.

The goal is to gain actionable insights that can further improve the patient experience.

Press Ganey provides experience measurement, data analytics and insights to health systems and caters to more than 65% of all freestanding paediatric hospitals.

This partnership will allow Arkansas Children’s to benefit from shared learning and innovation within Press Ganey’s network of institutions.

Press Ganey CEO and chairman Patrick Ryan said: “Families trust Arkansas Children’s to provide the highest quality care for their children.

“This partnership reflects their dedication to listening to families, responding to their needs, and innovating to create a world-class paediatric healthcare experience.”

Arkansas Children’s network includes two paediatric hospitals, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, a research institute, a USDA nutrition centre, and numerous education and outreach programmes.

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Homicide suspect causes barricade situation in east Arkansas jail

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10 hours ago

November 27, 2024

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Homicide suspect causes barricade situation in east Arkansas jail

PHILLIPS COUNTY, Ark. — A suspect in a Helena-West Helena homicide caused a barricade situation Tuesday as he was being processed in the Phillips County Detention Center.

Authorities said a prisoner who was being processed at the jail was able to get hold of some type of instrument and cause harm to himself.

He barricaded himself in the processing area and pepper spray was used to subdue him.

The prisoner was taken to the local emergency room for treatment. No one else was injured.

Helena-West Helena Police Chief Vincent Bell said he doesn’t know much more about what happened at the jail, but said the inmate is connected to a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon.

The suspect was being held in connection to an incident where a man was shot dead in the doorway of O’Reilly Auto Parts in West Helena.

The shooting was the result of a disagreement that started in front of a motel, and the victim ran to the front of O’Reilly’s where he was fatally shot.

Chief Bell offered no details on a motive or the name of the victim.

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VIDEO: Arkansas players press conference – Missouri week

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18 hours ago

November 26, 2024

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VIDEO: Arkansas players press conference – Missouri week

Arkansas QB Taylen Green, OL Addison Nichols, DT Cam Ball and DB Doneiko Slaughter, preview press conference ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the No. 24 Missouri Tigers at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT and the game will air on SEC Network. Check out our homepage for more coverage of the Hogs.

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