No. 8 Arkansas (7-1) rebounded from its solely loss on the Maui Invitational with three straight wins and on Tuesday night time, the Razorbacks welcome UNC Greensboro (4-5) to Bud Walton Enviornment in Fayetteville. The Spartans snapped a three-game skid with a street win on Saturday however will face their first ranked opponent of the season at Arkansas. Ricky Council IV is averaging 19.8 factors a recreation for the Razorbacks, with Anthony Blake and Trevon Brazile every getting greater than 13 an evening. Keondre Kennedy leads three UNC Greensboro scorers in double figures with 15.4 factors a recreation and likewise grabs 7.3 rebounds on common. Mike Jones is in his second 12 months with the Spartans and is 21-19. Eric Musselman is 80-29 in his fourth season at Arkansas and has taken the staff to consecutive Elite Eights.
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The Razorbacks blew open a detailed recreation within the second half on Saturday, routing San Jose State 99-58. Arkansas hit 22-of-29 within the second half whereas piling up 59 factors. Brazile led the best way with 23 factors, Council added 17 and Nick Smith Jr. dropped in 16.
UNC Greensboro had their 11-point lead minimize to 1 with 1:02 remaining at Elon on Saturday however a 3-pointer by Keyshaun Langley with 35 seconds left put the sport out of attain. Mikeal Brown-Jones got here off the bench for 20 factors and Langley added 15.
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The groups have met simply as soon as earlier than, with the Razorbacks taking an 89-74 win over the Spartans in Fayetteville on Dec. 10, 2001.
Former Arkansas offensive tackle Ty’Kieast Crawford has changed his mind on his destination for this fall and is transferring to West Virginia, his agents told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg on Monday.
The 6-foot-5, 324-pounder had originally committed to play for UCLA in 2025, but now the mammoth tackle has pivoted and has decided to play for Rich Rodriguez in Morgantown this fall. Crawford started 9 games along the Razorbacks’ offensive line.
Crawford’s collegiate journey has already taken him to multiple schools. He began his career at Charlotte, choosing to play there over the likes of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Arizona, Baylor, Colorado, Florida State, Houston, Indiana, Oklahoma State, Purdue, SMU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC and, ironically, West Virginia. So Crawford will now have played for 2 of the schools he originally spurned, in Arkansas and West Virginia.
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But Crawford didn’t last long at Charlotte, playing just 1 season for the 49ers. He entered the transfer portal and ended up at Arkansas after spurning the Razorbacks in his original recruiting process. Crawford appeared in 33 games for the Razorbacks over the course of 4 seasons, making 9 starts.
He will have 1 more year of eligibility left when he arrives in Morgantown to play for Rodriguez this fall.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
After last week’s winter storm, several Arkansas school districts have announced that they will remain closed or will open late on Monday because of icy road conditions in neighborhoods and secondary streets:
* Benton School District: Closed.
* Booneville School District: Closed.
* Bryant School District: Closed.
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* Cabot School District: Schools will have a 2-hour delayed start.
* Conway School District: School will start at 10 a.m. after a 2-hour delay. Snow bus routes will be in effect.
* Greenbrier School District: Closed.
* Hot Springs School District: Closed.
* Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District: Closed. District offices and departments will open.
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* Little Rock School District: Closed. However, all 12-month employees, school administration and custodians should report to work at regularly scheduled times.
* North Little Rock School District: Closed. District Central Office sites will open at 10 a.m. Monday.
* Pulaski County Special School District: Closed. District offices will be open for those who can safely report to work, including auxiliary offices. School staff who are 244-day employees will be expected to report to work as well.
* Sheridan School District: Closed.
This list is based on school district news releases and social media posts, and it is not comprehensive. For information on other Arkansas school districts, patrons are asked to consult their school’s website or district app.
While the Arkansas Razorbacks have been hitting the transfer portal hard, it is partially as a result of having more than 20 scholarship players decide to enter the portal after a 6-6 regular season that was capped off with a Liberty Bowl win over Texas Tech on Dec. 27.
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The transfer portal officially opened Dec. 9 and it was open for a 30 day window through Dec. 28. There is also an additional five-day window for players to enter once their season is over, plus there will be an additional 10-day portal window from April 16-25.
ALSO READ: Arkansas Football 2025 Roster Tracker
HawgBeat provides a look at where former Razorbacks have transferred so far…
Note: “GP” denotes games played. Even if a player appears on special teams, that counts as a game played.
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