Wally Hall is the managing sports editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock after an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force, he is a member and past president of the Football Writers Association of America, member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, past president and current executive committee and board member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, and voter for the Heisman Trophy. He has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year 10 times and has been inducted into the Arkansas Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
Recent stories by Wally Hall
Hogs should expect to continue to see zones
It was that dreaded four-letter word.Not profanity but the one that can make fans curse.Zone.Baylor came to its senses at halftime and went with a zone defense in the second half and while it wasn'...
January 29, 2023
OPINION | WALLY HALL: QBs in championship games young but good
While Tom Brady, who at 45 is old enough to be the father of the four quarterbacks in the NFL championship games Sunday, deliberates his future, young guns have taken over pro football.Brady will cont...
January 27, 2023
OPINION | WALLY HALL: Brady was never pretty in pink vs. Hogs
Undefeated: That's what the University of Arkansas men's basketball team is when wearing pink.Head coach Eric Musselman ordered the pink uniforms the Hogs wore Tuesday night as part of the sch...
January 26, 2023
OPINION | WALLY HALL: Davis, Razorbacks take bite out of Tigers
Davonte "Devo" Davis was the most invaluable player in Tuesday night's crazy 60-40 win by the University of Arkansas over LSU.The junior made the big plays, did the dirty work and two of...
January 25, 2023
OPINION | WALLY HALL: Quarterbacks carry teams to championship games
In a showdown of defenses, the difference was quarterback play.Seven weeks ago, Brock Purdy was Mr. Irrelevant, the last player taken in the 2022 NFL Draft. A third-string quarterback for the San Fran...
January 24, 2023
Victory shows Hogs’ confidence is growing
It appeared the Arkansas Razorbacks turned the corner.In fact, it looked like they were sprinting down a newly-paved road against Ole Miss, leading 63-42 with 6:16 to play before letting up on defense...
January 22, 2023
OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hogs better but still have plenty to overcome
They had a chance to turn the corner Wednesday night against Missouri but blew a 10-point lead in the last five minutes and fell 79-76.The Arkansas Razorbacks were improved, may have at least found th...
January 20, 2023
OPINION | WALLY HALL: Don’t count Smith, Hogs out this season
The Arkansas Razorbacks' offense was built around 6-10 Trevon Brazile and 6-5 Nick Smith. Both can score inside or out.Brazile, a transfer from Missouri, is out for the season after knee surgery.S...
January 19, 2023
OPINION | WALLY HALL: Cowboys-49ers is again much-watch TV
It had rained for days and Candlestick Park was a quagmire.Groundskeepers had worked around the clock, even laying down all new sod, because the San Francisco 49ers were hosting America's Team, th...
January 18, 2023
OPINION | WALLY HALL: It will be difficult to top this playoff weekend
It was dubbed Super Wild-Card Weekend, and going into Monday night's Dallas-Tampa Bay game pretty much lived up to the hype with four of the five games decided by a touchdown or less and three of ...
January 17, 2023
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