Razorback Blogs

After appearing on SI last week, Darren McFadden is on one of 3 covers of ESPN the Magazine This week. Here’s the list of covers McFadden has appeared on…

ESPN The Magazine cover shot (with Felix Jones inside shot)

Sports Illustrated cover shot

Blue Ribbon College Football (action)

Lindy’s (action)

Phil Steele College Football (action)

The Sporting News (action)

Arkansas Business 360 (posed)

Athlon (posed)

Hawgs Illustrated (posed with Felix Jones, Michael Smith)

Hooten’s Arkansas Football (posed)

Street and Smith’s (posed – faceless helmet)

USA Today Sports Weekly (posed)

Arkansas Football Media Guide (posed with Peyton Hillis, Felix Jones and Marcus Monk)

Hogwired.com

ESPN’s Pat Forde was writing this article when he got the quote that broke out last week about McFadden going pro. The article is a good one on D-Mac’s past and his mother.

ESPN.com:McFadden’s run to stardom delights mother, entire state

Pre-Scrimmage Roundup
Whole Hog Sports

5 Players Wearing Black Jerseys
To remind the defense to pull up before making contact
The Morning News

What’s Hot and Not in College Football
Hot-Running Backs (Darren McFadden)
Not-Hogs and Horns (Both Teams Bad Offseasons)
ESPN.com

From The Morning News:

Quarterback Nathan Emert sat out the second half of practice Thursday because of strep throat and Cornerback Shedrick Jones left with about 20 minutes left after colliding with safety Walter LeAndre.

The Wildcat is Back
AOL Fanhouse

7 College Football Secrets
1. Darren McFadden is the best QB at Arkansas
ESPN.com

McFadden’s Family Profiled
The Morning News

ESPN’s Pat Forde talked to Darren McFadden’s Mother last week and Forde quoted her as saying…

“He told me [Friday], ‘Mom, I’ll be through in December,’” Mini Muhammed said. “I said, ‘What you mean?’ He said, ‘I’ll be through.’ That’s what he told me.”

Asked if that meant her son would be entering the draft and joining the NFL, Muhammed said, “Yeah. He’ll be making big money.”

The next day she backtracked and her son held a press conference after Saturday’s scrimmage to deny the reports. The Links Below are the original ESPN story, The Morning News story about McFadden’s Press Conference, and AOL Fanhouse’s opinion on the story which I tend to agree with (He’s Leaving regardless of what he’s saying now).

ESPN
The Morning News
AOL Fanhouse

Tom Murphy and Bob Holt cover the following in their media day report:

Antwain Robinson and Donell Sanders’ Arrests and Punshments
David Lee is Trying to Rename the Wildcat the Wildhog
Arkansas’ Gunner Tradition
Alex Tejada’s Focus
McFadden Opens Up
Freshmen Making an Impact

Whole Hog Sports