Recent stories by Dudley E. Dawson
Pittman added kick to UA's recruiting
After two years of watching Big Ten football, former Michigan punter George Caratan is excited to see what life is like in the SEC.
Caratan announced Monday that he was transferring to Arkansas as a w...
May 21, 2020
Analyzing top state prospects a labor of love
Pretty much from the time he stepped foot on campus, new Arkansas head football coach Sam Pittman made it clear his intention was to make in-state recruiting a main priority.
"We're going to hammer th...
May 14, 2020
Manuel sees Pittman’s draft successes
Arnaudville (La.) Beau Chene junior offensive lineman Devon Manuel (6-8, 310 pounds) was watching the NFL Draft two weeks ago when he noticed something that really made an impression.
Georgia offensiv...
May 7, 2020
Thinking of baseball during slow time
It's been noted many times in this space my love for the game of baseball, a sport that usually dominates my spring and summer thought process, television viewing habits and vacation plans.
Having the...
April 30, 2020
Kleine, others pay tribute to Sutton
During the course of Tuesday's Zoom tribute to former Arkansas basketball coach and new Naismith Hall of Famer Eddie Sutton, former Razorback and 15-year NBA center Joe Kleine dropped some of the best...
April 23, 2020
Bolding: In-state players key for UA
In normal times, new Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman would have his 10 assistants all over this state and watching prospects in spring practice and visiting with high school coaches.
But as we all...
April 16, 2020
Even now, competitive juices flow
Apparently, at age six, I told my late mother Brenda that I wanted to be one of four things when I grew up, although some might argue that I still have not done many of those at age 56.
One choice was...
April 9, 2020
Jonesboro's Avant commits to Razorbacks
Arkansas’ second pledge of the 2021 class is also its second from the northeast part of the state.
Jonesboro outside linebacker Marco Avant (6-2, 215 pounds), who played last season at Forrest City, c...
April 3, 2020
Musselman puts himself out there
When contacting the numerous basketball transfers that have been mentioned with Arkansas lately, many of them have talked about how creative the Razorback coaching staff has been during the covid-19 p...
April 2, 2020
Hogs get to look ahead to next season
It's a long time until Arkansas opens its 2020-21 basketball season, but I don't blame anyone for looking ahead. Count me among them.
A depth-challenged Razorback team that still finished 20-12 this p...
March 26, 2020