Arkansas senior first baseman Bri Ellis and junior utility player Kailey Wyckoff were voted to the 24-player preseason All-SEC team. Texas and Florida had five players on the list, and LSU, Oklahoma and Texas A&M each had three.
Arkansas hosts the Texas A&M Aggies after Izzy Higginbottom scored 32 points in Arkansas' 89-69 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats.
A late 3-pointer from Texas freshman Tre Johnson that would have forced OT just misses as Ole Miss holds on for a needed home win.
Smith paced Arkansas with 22 points in its first win of the season against East Texas A&M. She went 8-9 from FG and the lone miss was in the fourth quarter. Against Alabama, Smith scored a season and game high 23 points, going 8-15 from FG and 4-9 from 3.
The Arkansas Senate's city, county, and local affairs committee rejected a bill that would ban crypto mining facilities within a 30-mile radius of any military facility within the state in a 5 to 1 vote.
Arkansas State announced that Bryan Hodgson has signed a new 6-year agreement through the 2031 season. The Red Wolves are off to their best start since the 1989 season and the most wins in a 35 game stretch in program history. AStateNation was first to report on the deal.
Wednesday’s SEC slate includes the Texas Longhorns (14-6, 3-4 SEC) versus the Arkansas Razorbacks (12-8, 1-6 SEC) at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN2.Buy tickets for Texas vs. Arkansas Texas vs. Arkansas
Five of the top six teams come from the SEC, including the defending national champions, the Tennessee Volunteers, at No. 5.
When she transferred to Texas A&M last season to play for Taylor, a highly respected defensive-minded coach, Coulibaly was a good fit. She led the Aggies in scoring (13.6 points per game) and steals (2.3 per game), and helped Texas A&M to an NCAA Tournament appearance.
Contrast that success with Calipari’s first Arkansas team, which needed six tries to notch its first SEC win of the year, and Kentucky fans figure to have plenty of ammunition Saturday. The Razorbacks are just 12-8 overall, and their 1-6 start to SEC play has them looking like a long shot for an NCAA Tournament berth.
Top Line: Arkansas reported a total operating revenues of $170,608,757, an all-time-high, breaking the previous record set in FY2023 ($167,366,549). Operating expenses totaled $167,327,513, meaning the Razorbacks operated with a profit of roughly $3.5 million, well over the profit of FY2023 (roughly $800,000).
Texas State visits the Arkansas State Red Wolves after Tylan Pope scored 25 points in the Bobcats' 89-74 victory against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.