Arkansas
Razorbacks answer challenge once again, complete SEC Triple Crown
Oxford, Miss. – Arkansas answered the problem offered by Alabama to safe the crew title on the SEC Out of doors Championships by six factors, 120-114, on Saturday on the Ole Miss Monitor & Subject Complicated.
The Razorback victory earned the crew a second consecutive SEC Triple Crown after claiming league titles in cross nation and indoor monitor and subject this season. It’s the 17th time in program historical past to realize the convention Triple Crown.
In successful the SEC Out of doors title for the 21st time, Arkansas utilized factors from numerous areas on the ultimate day of its three-day journey.
Opening the day with a 39.24 silver medal end within the 4 x 100 relay, the Razorbacks added 21 factors within the 110m hurdles with 4 Arkansas hurdlers within the ultimate.
One other bulk of factors occurred within the 5,000m, the second to final occasion within the meet, as a Razorback 1-2-3 sweep totaled 24 factors to counter the ten scored by Alabama with a 4-5-8 end.
Patrick Kiprop, who claimed the Commissioner’s Trophy as the boys’s excessive level scorer with 18 factors, gained the 5,000m in 13:41.05 with Amon Kemboi runner-up in 13:43.02 and Emmanuel Cheboson third at 13:43.66.
Within the 1,500m, Kemboi positioned third in 3:39.93 whereas Elias Schreml picked up a pair of factors in seventh with a 3:43.94.
Working on the 4 x 100 relay for Arkansas had been Roman Turner, Connor Washington, Ayden Owens-Delerme, and Phillip Lemonious.
Lemonious led the Razorback cost within the 110m hurdles, putting second in 13.56 behind a 13.28 for LSU’s Eric Edwards. Tre’Bien Gilbert positioned third in 13.60 whereas Owens-Delerme completed fifth in 13.84 and Matthew Lewis-Banks positioned sixth in 14.01.
Washington additionally added a degree within the 200m ultimate as he completed eighth in 20.60.
Going into the 4 x 400 relay, the Razorbacks held a 10-point benefit 118-108.
Racing within the first of two sections in opposition to Missouri, Arkansas posted a time of three:06.83 with a crew of Owen-Delerme (47.4), Brandon Battle (45.9), Leroy Russell III (47.8), and James Milholen (45.7). They positioned seventh total whereas Alabama completed third in 3:02.31.
Russell additionally provided 5 factors from the 800m the place he completed fourth in 1:47.39 to raised his earlier better of 1:47.89.
SEC Out of doors ultimate crew scores: 1. Arkansas 120, 2. Alabama 114, 3. Tennessee 84, 4. Florida 78, 5. Georgia 75, 6. Texas A&M 71, 7. LSU 70.
Purdue football coach Barry Odom makes first public appearance
Purdue football coach Barry Odom addresses questions from media in first public appearance in West Lafayette
WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue football continues to stockpile Arkansas linebackers.
After snagging Razorback Alex Sanford out of the transfer portal, the Boilermakers picked up a commitment from Carson Dean.
Dean was a redshirt freshman for Arkansas this season and played in two games.
Dean, from Frisco, Texas, was a three star prospect by 247Sports out of Hebron High who had 17 offers, including Purdue.
In high school, Dean was an all-district outside linebacker after compiling 85 tackles, including 21 for loss as a senior in 2022.
At the time of his commitment, Barry Odom was Arkansas’ defensive coordinator and Mike Scherer, recently hired as Purdue’s defensive coordinator, was the Arkansas linebackers coach.
Scherer recruited Dean to Arkansas.
Odom’s staff, in need of linebackers after Kydran Jenkins graduated and Yanni Karlaftis transferred to Northwestern.
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Purdue is starting to pick up steam on the transfer portal market as former Arkansas linebacker Alex Sanford announced his commitment to the Boilermakers following an official visit to West Lafayette this weekend.
Sanford becomes Purdue’s second transfer portal pickup of the cycle and second from Arkansas, following quarterback Malachi Singleton, who announced his commitment to the Boilermakers earlier this week.
The redshirt freshman linebacker had committed to Arkansas to play for Barry Odom and Mike Scherer when the two were coaching in Fayetteville. Two years later he now follows the Boilermakers’ new head coach and defensive coordinator to West Lafayette at a position of need.
Purdue had a thin linebacker corps this season, which saw Kydran Jenkins and Yanni Karlaftis depart this off-season. Sanford now joins Hudson Miller, Winston Berglund and Owen Davis as players with experience at the linebacker position for the Boilermakers heading into 2025.
Sanford has had a minimal role on defense during his career, playing just nine snaps, but he has carved out a consistent role on special teams. Sanford had the third most special teams snaps of any Razorback in 2024, and 328 across his two seasons, serving on the kick return, kick coverage, punt return and punt coverage units, holding a 65.2 Pro Football Focus grade in that regard.
Sanford will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Boilermakers.
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