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New Arkansas State football coach Gus Malzahn and returning senior quarterback Ryan Aplin made the media rounds in Little Rock on Tuesday, ostensibly to promote Saturday's Red-Black Game in Jonesboro but to also talk about the overall program now that it's under Malzahn's direction. Accompanying them was a videographer, Nathan Brooks. ASU is taking fans inside the Malzahn program through a YouTube-based video series entitled "Red Wolves Revival." read more >

Former Shiloh Christian quarterback settling in during Auburn spring practices. read more >

One of the problems with the Arkansas defense, and by no means is it the lone issue, is that the state simply doesn't produce very many SEC-type defenders. Arkansas doesn't produce a large number of SEC recruits as it is, but when you start narrowing it down to defensive recruits the pickings are even slimmer. read more >

Pulaski Academy quarterback Fredi Knighten has been named the 2011-12 Gatorade Arkansas Football Player of the Year. Players are selected for athletic and academic achievement, plus "character demonstrated off the field." Knighten (5-11, 190 pounds) is now a finalist for the national player of the year award after leading the Bruins to a 12-0 record and a spot in the Class 4A semifinals. read more >

If you were thinking I'd take this week off simply because the Razorbacks are off, oh were you mistaken. All a bye week means is that you can watch football all day, stress-free. You can keep your robe on, leave your cooler by the recliner, play the first half of “Freebird,” the second half of “Layla,” and when it gets late, just the horn line in “Careless Whisper” because that's a song only for sundown. Perhaps you're the Jimmy Buffett type, watching games from an outdoor beachside bar somewhere in the Redneck Riviera (so jealous of you). Either way, just relax and spend the day scouting future opponents in case a coach asks for help or because you're in the business of picking games. read more >