The Traveler

An offense that began its debut with a whimper ended it with a bang.

The Arkansas Razorbacks (1-0, 0-0 SEC) picked up their first win of the season 28-24 against the Western Illinois Leathernecks (0-1). They now look forward to Saturday's game in Little Rock versus Louisiana-Monroe.… Post the First Comment

This time last year redshirt freshman Jerry Franklin was just playing on the practice squad, and he wasn't even playing the position he did during a 28-24 win over Western Illinois Saturday.

He watched from the sidelines former middle linebacker Weston Dacus play his future position, but he didn't know it at the time.… Post the First Comment

Arkansas junior mid-fielder Kathleen Paulsen scored on an athletic bicycle kick with just over nine minutes left in the contest, to rally the Razorbacks to a 4-3 victory over Oral Roberts.

"I just saw the ball pop up and I was thinking 'I've got to get it into the net' and so I just turned around and biked it," Paulsen said.… Post the First Comment

Bobby Petrino probably didn't expect the students at Saturday's game to begin flapping their arms, signaling for the help of angels like in Angels in the Outfield (one of my favorite baseball movies ever, along with The Sandlot).

From the lost fumble on the first play of the season, giving the Leathernecks the ball at the Razorback 15-yard line, everyone knew it was gonna be a long night.… Post the First Comment

Arkansas volleyball head coach Robert Pulliza described his debut weekend as an opportunity to "evaluate, measure, and address weaknesses" of his team.

The three-match Hilton Classic in Fort Collins, Co., offered him little else.

The Razorbacks lost to No. 17 Colorado State, Eastern Washington and Denver in nine straight sets on Friday and Saturday. … Post the First Comment