Stories by Wally Hall

Second half delivers Tide past Razorbacks Alabama fired out of the dressing room to start the second half Saturday and Arkansas walked out.The Razorbacks let a nine-point halftime lead become a 75-63 deficit as the Crimson Tide attacked the r... February 26, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Where’s the wave of backlash for Tide? It is the most discussed sports story of this basketball season, and it seems most people outside of Alabama feel Brandon Miller is at least complicit in the death of Jamea Jonae Harris.Details are sl... February 24, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hogs looking more like a complete team On Tuesday night, the Arkansas Razorbacks looked like the team that was voted to finish second in the preseason in the SEC behind Kentucky.They owned the Georgia Bulldogs in Walton Arena.A big part of... February 23, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Bulldogs had no bite against Razorbacks If it had been a game of H-O-R-S-E, Georgia would have only lost by five letters.Instead, the Bulldogs looked like a football school in the 97-65 loss.The turning point wasn't the opening tip, but... February 22, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hogs should be leery of White, Bulldogs On paper, and probably on the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks are better than Georgia.The return of Nick Smith Jr. and the bounce-back effort against Florida after two road losses, should have the Razo... February 21, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Better Smith, better Razorbacks in victory It certainly appeared the wait was worth it; that Nick Smith Jr. made the team better in a game that was an Arkansas Razorbacks highlight video.The 84-65 win against Florida on Saturday wasn't as ... February 19, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Aggies able to cash in when needed on Hogs It wasn't so much the number of free throws Texas A&M shot as it was how many Arkansas missed.In a 62-56 loss, the Razorbacks made only 7 of 14 free throws, and that included the front end of ... February 16, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hogs have time to recover from loss to ’Dogs Last Saturday was not the perfect storm. Granted, no one really expected the Arkansas Razorbacks to lose to Mississippi State in Walton Arena, but it happened.The Bulldogs' only road wins before l... February 15, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Reid’s coaching superb in Chiefs’ victory It was just beautiful clock management.Like Andy Reid controlled time.Not sure Vince Lombardi would have done it that way, but because Reid did, the Kansas City Chiefs are the Super Bowl champions and... February 14, 2023

Today doesn’t appear to be a Stupor Bore When Jerry Izenberg and Jerry Green started covering the Super Bowl, it was called the AFL-NFL Championship.In its third year, it got the name Super Bowl. Sometimes through the course of history, it h... February 12, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: NET rankings nearing the critical stage At this point in the season, every game is important for the Arkansas Razorbacks, who are tied for sixth place in the SEC with Missouri and Florida.Currently, the Hogs are one of four SEC Quad 1 teams... February 10, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Kentucky’s loss a result of its head coach It was a big win, but don't let expectations get too high too soon.Arkansas dominated Kentucky in the second half and strolled out of famed Rupp Arena with a resounding 88-73 win, but those are no... February 9, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Fletcher’s horses making plenty of noise Every time the University of Arkansas plays Kentucky in basketball, there's a flood of memories.Such as the first time Nolan Richardson took a team into Rupp Arena and won. Then there was his last... February 8, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Wildcats are starting to wake up finally David Wallace is one of those guys who is at church every time the doors open.Need someone to help someone, he's in.Someone to lead the singing, he can be counted on.David always dresses nice. He&... February 7, 2023

Escape or survive: Hogs finding ways to win Escaped or survived, take your pick.Arkansas went 40% of the second half, eight minutes, without scoring Saturday and saw a 52-43 lead evaporate into a 59-58 deficit before bowing up and getting out o... February 5, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Razorbacks will take this recruiting class Apparently, all the talk and concern about Name, Image and Likeness was not a major influence on the 2023 recruiting class, at least not overall.Or the great recruiters combined with success still wer... February 3, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Mental toughness key for Hogs rest of way Texas A&M is a good basketball team, but the Arkansas Razorbacks were better Tuesday night.Arkansas shot and defended better, but the most obvious thing in the win was its confidence is growing wi... February 2, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Henry Moore was a real Arkansas treasure Sunday morning after church a few men, including F.H. Lyons and Tom Fowler, were talking football and Henry Moore's name came up.To a different generation, Henry and his brother Billy were sports ... February 1, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hogs ran out of ammo against the Bears A few random thoughts while waiting on the ice storm.The Arkansas Razorbacks took a huge step forward on Saturday in their 67-64 loss to No. 17 Baylor.It was a road game in a pretty hostile environmen... January 31, 2023

OPINION | 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&#39... 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

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Musselman faces different kind of challenge Arkansas went on a run in the first half to take a 42-34 lead into intermission Saturday. Vanderbilt went on runs in the second half and put the Razorbacks away 97-84.In the first half, it appeared th... January 15, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Grizzlies’ Morant delivers for a young fan Ja Morant might have been showing off for a special fan Wednesday night when he scored 38 points as the Memphis Grizzlies downed San Antonio 135-129.The last time the teams met, Ellie Hughes -- an 11-... January 13, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Crimson Tide show they can hoop, too Alabama is and always will be a football school.One of the best in the country, second-best in the SEC the past two years behind the national champion Georgia Bulldogs.However, the Crimson Tide men&#3... January 12, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Bulldogs left no doubt they were the best It was frustrating to fall asleep on the sofa for an hour AFTER the national championship game.So every detail, every play or non play, was seen from start to finish.The remote was inches from a hand ... January 11, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: LRTD Club features Theismann as speaker It is not too late, but it will be soon because tickets are going fast for the Little Rock Touchdown Club's annual awards banquet on Friday.People always come early and stay late for the regular-s... January 10, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Dykes a pretty good fit with Horned Frogs Sonny Dykes is breathing rarefied air.The first-year head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs closest encounter to a college football championship as a head coach was probably with his remote.A truly likabl... January 8, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Beard didn’t have a chance to win this one Chris Beard was never returning.It may have taken almost a month, but when he was arrested for choking his fiancee, there was only one option for the University of Texas, and that was for the school&#... January 6, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hamlin has plenty of support in his fight Damar Hamlin was living the dream.Then, he wasn't.On "Monday Night Football" on ABC and ESPN, Hamlin made what looked like a routine tackle on receiver Tee Higgins, got up and almost imm... January 5, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Lots of great games, but still too many bowls Bragging rights for which conference has the best football programs are still up in the air.For the SEC, it definitely hinges on Georgia winning the national championship because so far it hasn't ... January 4, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Frogs-Dawgs should be interesting title tilt Going into this season, no one could have seen TCU playing for the national championship.The Horned Frogs were coming off a 5-7 season that saw head coach Gary Patterson resigning after eight games wh... January 3, 2023

Expect these predictions to come true in 2023 Ringing in a New Year with predictions and a couple of resolutions.First prediction:The NCAA and Power 5 football conferences will continue to tweak the transfer portal, even though the majority of th... January 1, 2023

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Pittman back at work after wild, wild game MEMPHIS -- What started out on a high note ended here with a sigh of relief.After beating Cincinnati, South Carolina and Missouri State to open the season, it appeared the Arkansas Razorbacks had pick... December 30, 2022

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Hogs got aggressive in nick of (over)time MEMPHIS -- In 2000, Mike Tyson knocked out Lou Savarese 38 seconds into the first round.In 2012, Prince William, working as a rescue helicopter pilot in the Royal Air Force, needed 38 seconds to find ... December 29, 2022

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Razorbacks motivated, carry a new attitude MEMPHIS -- It was a simple question that came from watching the Arkansas Razorback players at Monday's news conference when they were loose and laughing.Has the attitude in the locker room improve... December 28, 2022

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Jefferson all out for the Hogs in Memphis MEMPHIS -- It's cold and the city is under a water boil order, but all eight of the Arkansas Razorbacks who took part in a Liberty Bowl news conference Monday afternoon were smiling, laughing and ... December 27, 2022

Christmas wish list with good tidings for all 'Tis the season to be jolly and what better way than to share.This is the annual Christmas wish list and we are starting at the top, at least in Arkansas:For Governor Asa Hutchison a simple questi... December 25, 2022

OPINION | WALLY HALL: So unique, Leach was a very talented coach Mike Leach defied the odds.A guy who never wore a college football uniform, a guy with a law degree, a guy from a small town who had stops at College of the Desert and Finland among his six jobs, unti... December 14, 2022

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Stout SEC schedule will alter NET rankings Overall, the Arkansas Razorbacks' basketball team had a good week -- good enough that Nick Smith was named the SEC Co-Freshman of the Week.Seems like Razorbacks are always sharing the weekly honor... December 13, 2022

Sooners withered when Hogs turned up heat Oklahoma is a good basketball team. Arkansas was just better.Both teams were well-coached and prepared, but Eric Musselman continues to out-recruit himself and the Razorbacks had too much offense with... December 11, 2022

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Defensive gaps grow larger for Liberty Bowl Maybe it is too early to be making predictions for the Liberty Bowl, but it appears the Arkansas Razorbacks' offense might need to be running on jet fuel against Kansas.Linebacker Drew Sanders&#39... December 7, 2022

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Saban can stew, TCU is more deserving There is no doubt that some believe a two-loss Alabama team deserved to be in the College Football Playoffs over one-loss Ohio State or TCU.In my opinion, the selection committee nailed it perfectly w... December 6, 2022