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HawgBeat – What Texas A&M HC Jimbo Fisher said about Arkansas

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1 year ago

September 26, 2023

HawgBeat – What Texas A&M HC Jimbo Fisher said about Arkansas

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Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher began his sixth season with the Aggies this year after finishing the 2022 season with a 5-7 overall record and tied for sixth in the SEC West.

After starting the 2023 season off with a 52-10 win over New Mexico and a 48-33 loss to Miami, Texas A&M followed that up with a 47-3 victory against UL-Monroe before beating Auburn 27-10 at Kyle Field over the weekend. Up next, the Aggies have a meeting with Arkansas on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

In a matchup against the Aggies last year, the Razorbacks got out to a quick 14-0 lead before costly turnovers and a late missed field goal by Cam Little resulted in a 23-21 defeat.

Texas A&M quarterback Max Johnson started for the Aggies and completed 11 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown. The backup to begin the 2023 season, Johnson may have another shot to start against the Hogs after Connor Weigman exited the Aggies game against Auburn with an injury.

Here is everything Fisher had to say in his Monday press conference about Arkansas ahead of Saturday’s game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, which is slated to kick off at 11:00 p.m. CT and will be available to watch on SEC Network:

On Arkansas’ offense:

Fisher: “We got to get ready for an Arkansas team that I think is a really excellent team. They’re 2-2, could be 4-0 as quick as they’re 2-2. Offensively, it starts with KJ Jefferson. I mean the guy is — I say he reminds me of Cam Newton. He’s a 6-foot-5, 250-255-pounder or whatever they say. I know he’s a giant. I don’t know what they weigh him at but he’s big, he’s strong, he’s fast, he’s throwing the ball excellent. He’s making great decisions, he’s hard to get on the ground. I mean, if you’re a d-lineman he breaks through it. Going to have to make sure you wrap him up when you get pressure.

“Receivers are big, long and athletic. Got really good ball skills. The young tight end is making a lot of plays. The backs are running the ball. I know (Raheim) Sanders isn’t in the game but they’re still moving really well when they’re scoring 36.5 points a game. So you got to be on offense to help your defense. We’re going to have to get off the field and make plays. It’s very challenging in what they’re doing.”

On Arkansas’ defense:

Fisher: “Defensively, the two linebackers — 27 (Chris Paul Jr.) and 28 (Jaheim Thomas) — can run. They make plays, athletic, long. (Trajan) Jeffcoat can run up front. 40, (Landon Jackson) the big defensive end I mean can play up front. (Eric) Gregory the inside guy is physical. (Dwight) McGlothern has been a Preseason All-SEC player. He’s physical, long, athletic at corner. Really makes plays. Safeties are athletic. They have a really good team.”

On former Hog head coach Bobby Petrino coaching against Arkansas as A&M’s offensive coordinator:

Fisher: “Listen, when you win them you feel good. When you lose them, they hurt. I know that sounds cliche, but you can’t get into that part of it man. You coach in this business long, when you get into our age you’re going to cross over somewhere.

“Bobby is doing a great job. Moving the ball around. Getting good balance, good plays. Getting points and we’re doing a good job. He’s doing a really good job.”

On preparing for Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson:

Fisher: “How do you rush him? Which way do you force him? How do you collapse the pocket? Every quarterback has things he does well and things he doesn’t do as well as the others. You’re always trying to force them to do the things they don’t do well whether it’s scrambling to their left or their right. Or sometimes containing the pocket. There’s different ways to affect him, we’re going to have to do all of them.

“There’s going to be times where he’s probably going to break through a few of them. I pray he doesn’t and our spies can get him on the ground.”

On Arkansas-Texas A&M games being close:

Fisher: “I mean you have two teams who are used to playing each other for many, many years. There’s great history, there’s great tradition back to the Southwest Conference days. When you play an opponent consistently over and over and over yearly, it’s like playing your brother in a weird way. You’re going to compete and play hard and it matters.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re supposed to be ranked high and they’re not, it always seems to come back to those — that’s what makes rivalry games and history games so great. The more you play somebody, the more comfortable you are. So, you know how to compete against them. I think that’s what all this is part of.”

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Illinois squares off against No. 19 Arkansas

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3 mins ago

November 28, 2024

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Illinois squares off against No. 19 Arkansas

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Arkansas Razorbacks (5-1) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1)

Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 4 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -2.5; over/under is 154

BOTTOM LINE: Illinois plays No. 19 Arkansas in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Fighting Illini are 5-1 in non-conference play. Illinois leads the Big Ten in rebounding, averaging 46.3 boards. Tomislav Ivisic leads the Fighting Illini with 8.7 rebounds.

The Razorbacks are 5-1 in non-conference play. Arkansas averages 12.5 turnovers per game and is 4-0 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Illinois scores 89.0 points, 29.8 more per game than the 59.2 Arkansas allows. Arkansas averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 more made shots on average than the 5.5 per game Illinois gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Will Riley is scoring 17.2 points per game and averaging 5.3 rebounds for the Fighting Illini.

Boogie Fland is shooting 48.1% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Razorbacks, while averaging 17.2 points, 5.5 assists and 2.2 steals.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Mizzou, Arkansas Official Availability Report Ahead of Week 14 Game

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8 hours ago

November 27, 2024

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Mizzou, Arkansas Official Availability Report Ahead of Week 14 Game

The No. 21 Missouri Tigers enter their final regular season game with the least injury questions than they have had for most other games since the beginning of November.

But, there was a few new additions to the team’s availability report ahead of the Week 14 game against Arkansas. Below is the full availability report for the Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

This post will be updated throughout the week with new availability reports posted Thursday, Friday and 90 minutes before the 3:15 p.m. kick off.

Missouri Initial Availability Report:

Note: Missouri players with injuries previously reported to be season-ending are not listed on this post.

• DB Shamar McNeil – OUT
• LS Brett Le Blanc – OUT
• OL Logan Reichert – OUT
• RB Kewan Lacy – QUESTIONABLE

True freshman running back Kewan Lacy took one carry against Mississippi State in Week 13 before exiting the game with injury. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said in the week leading up to that game that he would expect Lacy to see more opportunities going forward.

Le Blanc handles punting long snapping duties for Missouri, while Trey Flint takes care of field goals and extra points. Expect Flint to slide in for Le Blanc Saturday.

Arkansas Initial Availability Report:

• DL Nico Dalliver – OUT
• DB Jaylon Braxton – OUT
• K Kyle Ramsey – OUT
• DL Anton Juncaj – DOUBTFUL
• RB Braylen Russel – QUESTIONABLE
• DB Anthony Switzer – QUESTIONABLE

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Arkansas Children's enhances care with Press Ganey partnership

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16 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.