The big news Thursday night wasn’t that Bryant senior quarterback Austin Ledbetter won the Landers Award, given to the state’s top prep football player. No, If Las Vegas laid odds on the award, Ledbetter would have been the overwhelming favorite.…
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In 2000, KATV sports director Steve Sullivan and Little Rock auto magnate Steve Landers got together to honor the state’s top high school football player with the Landers Award. Twenty years later, the pair is still honoring players, and the…
Well, we’ve finally made it to the end of 2020. For some, the year has been catastrophic due to COVID-19 and at least very uncomfortable for the majority of others. The civil unrest and discord our nation has endured this…
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Anderson Did His Part at A-State; Good Time to Part Ways
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonFirst of all, I don’t know who the athletic director at Utah State is, but he put on a clinic on how to conduct a coaching search. Thursday morning a social media post from College AD (I had never heard…
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Vanderbilt Kicker Should Be Credited Not Shamed
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonAnswering questions comes with being a parent. At first, it’s young minds trying to grasp concepts such as why it takes so long to arrive at a destination or why the sky is blue, etc. But as those children grow,…
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Counting My Sports Blessings During a Disappointing 2020
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonI just got off the phone with my parents. Unfortunately, even though they only live five minutes away, we don’t see them as much as we used to thanks to the pandemic. They are both in their early 70s and healthy,…
Dear Bladen, I know we don’t know each other, but I wanted you to know you have at least one more person in your corner during what I know has been an unpleasant week for you. It’s clear that you…
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Arkansas Has Plenty of Motivation to Beat Florida
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonAs dangerous as Arkansas is with Coach Sam Pittman, they may be even more lethal without him. Pittman tested positive for COVID-19 this week and will not coach at No. 6 Florida. His absence is one of the reasons I…
Picture this if you will. It’s a night game at Razorback Stadium on a crisp autumn night. The spirits are high as the Hogs lead a ranked opponent on national television at the end of the third quarter. Arkansas is…
Local media members have discovered that University of Arkansas women’s basketball coach Mike Neighbors is worth the airtime. As he has settled in during his three years as the head coach, he has seen his coverage soar. Neighbors is funny…