Arkansas
Razorbacks Have Overcome Doomsday Predictions in History
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Considering Arkansas has never won an SEC title in their 32 seasons in the league, expectations are not exactly for a championship. Especially in a season filled with this many questions.
There have been times those have yielded big results. You can go back to Danny Ford managing to win the SEC West in 1995 and Houston Nutt backing into the championship game in 2002 because Alabama was on probation. Those years ended with a thud in Atlanta in the SEC Championship game.
It was the same thing in 2006 when it looked like the Razorbacks could actually go beyond anybody’s dreams and have a shot at the first legitimate national championshp in school history. (Sorry, but you don’t get to change the rules because you don’t like the final outcome in 1964.) A couple of key injuries de-railed things at the end that year in losses to LSU and Florida in the SEC Championship game.
There were an awful lot of questions with those teams at this point before the season started. You can throw 1998 in there, too. Nobody was expecting that team to be a fumble away from playing for a championship in Nutt’s first season.
You could go back even farther. My buddy Jim Harris and I were the only media people in the state of Arkansas in 1977 that thought before the season that team would end up in the Orange Bowl against Oklahoma. And could win it.
The natural tendency to predict seasons involves looking at last year’s record, see how many starters are coming back and who they play at home on the schedule. The facts are what happened last year really doesn’t matter in a new year and last week’s game has nothing to do with the current one.
Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman has more questions than he has answers right now. He won’t get many of the answers in fall camp. You never do because there have been a ton of practice All-Americans that couldn’t play against SEC teams.
We’ll hear from Pittman on Tuesday and the strength coach, basically re-capping the summer workouts. He’ll also deliver a state of the program, but watch him not make any bold predictions because he’s told us before he doesn’t really know anything until they start playing league games.
Sorry, fans, but your hopes aren’t facts. This team has some really good players. Maybe even a few that are star-level. The problem is to compete for championships you need about 44 of those guys because injuries will happen. Or goofy officials’ calls, which leads to all these conspiracy theories of SEC trying to keep the Hogs down. We’ll hear about depth all season.
We have no idea what the answers will be this year. That’s why they play the games. There have been times little was expected of the Razorbacks and they exceeded that bar, too, but Chad Morris isn’t around anymore.
This time may roll into Stillwater, Okla., on the second week of the season and kick Oklahoma State sideways. That will re-energize a fan base that has become terribly bored with the course of football. Most of the discussion I’ve heard throughout the summer has been about basketball and John Calipari.
So you understand what I’m talking about it’s not getting to 6 or 7 wins. That’s just being a little better than anyone expects. To really make a drastic turnaround it’s got to be at least 8 regular-season wins and hope you don’t waste it with a lackluster bowl game effort (those have happened, too).
Good for you if that improvement is what you’re looking to see. It is better than the last couple of years, but everybody will have their own context.
People talk about these paths they see to a certain number of wins. Some are realistic, others are based on counting on something happening without any evidence to support that. Aside from all that, just excuse me for taking it week by week.
There are too many questions we don’t even know about right now. Let’s at least find out if a new kicker can get it consistently between the uprights.
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CORNING, Ark. (KATV) — Regulatory Enforcement Agents with the Department of Finance and Administration, along with local police, seized a significant amount of illegal THC products from Pacific Green in Corning on Tuesday.
According to the DFA, more than a dozen agents joined the City of Corning Police in the day-long operation that resulted in two arrests.
DFA agents seized more than 25 pounds of illegal products consisting of flower, vapes, and edibles.
Owner Ben Bennett and employee Sharia Shipman were arrested and both charged with the following:
- Delivery of a Schedule VI controlled substance (Class D Felony)
- Possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance with the purpose to deliver (Class B Felony)
- Controlled substances – Offenses relating to records, maintaining premises (Class C Felony)
- Possession of drug paraphernalia (Class D Felony)
- Unauthorized use of another person’s property to facilitate certain crimes (Class C Felony)
Bennett’s bond was set at $150,000, while Shipman’s bond was set at $100,000.
“In addition to selling illegal products, investigators confirmed violations involving underage access at this location,” said David Potter, Director of the Regulatory Enforcement Division. “This retailer, which was located within 1,000 feet of a school, presented significant public health and safety concerns. We are proud to partner with the Corning Police Department in addressing these violations. We seized a substantial quantity of illegal products, including flower, vapes, edibles, and other items, during the operation. We appreciate the cooperation of local law enforcement and information received from the community that led to yesterday’s operation and stopped this blatant disregard of the law.”
Note: All suspects accused of a crime are presumed innocent unless proven guilty by a court of law.
The Department of Finance and Administration said Arkansans can use Apple Wallet to present their license or ID in person, online and in apps at select organizations, including at more than 250 Transportation Security
IDEMIA Public Security North America and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration’s Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles have launched Arkansas driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet, allowing residents to securely store and use their credentials on an iPhone or Apple Watch.
The new feature gives Arkansans the ability to present their identification at participating businesses and venues, at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints in more than 250 airports, and online or within apps when age or identity verification is required.
The launch builds on Arkansas’ ongoing efforts to expand digital identification options. In March 2025, the state introduced the Arkansas Mobile ID app, and officials say adding IDs to Apple Wallet offers residents another secure and convenient way to access their credentials.
“We’re proud to build on our partnership with the Arkansas DFA’s Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles, expanding on the launch of the Arkansas Mobile ID app in March 2025. The launch of ID in Apple Wallet in the state provides Arkansas residents a new, secure way to store and present their digital credentials, with transparency and control over how their information is shared at the forefront,” said Rob Gardner, CEO, IDEMIA Civil Identity.
To add an Arkansas driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet, users can tap the plus sign at the top of the Wallet app on their iPhone, select “Driver’s License or State ID,” and follow the verification process.
Officials say privacy and security were central considerations in the rollout. Information stored in Apple Wallet is encrypted on a user’s device, and users control when and how their information is shared. When presenting an ID, only the information necessary to verify age or identity is provided.
Apple and the Arkansas Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles also do not receive information about when or where residents use their digital IDs.
The technology is also designed to make verification easier for businesses. Participating businesses can use IDEMIA’s Mobile ID Verify app to accept and verify mobile IDs directly from an iPhone without requiring customers to hand over their devices or use additional hardware.
The launch marks another step toward broader adoption of digital credentials in Arkansas, giving residents a secure alternative to carrying a physical driver’s license or state ID while maintaining control over their personal information.
For information on the launch of IDs in Apple Wallet in Arkansas, click here.
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