Category: Sports

CSN: Manage those early expectations for Redskins Josh Doctson – ‘I’m rusty’ By JP Finlay ASHBURN – Redskins head coach Jay Gruden joked that Monday marked the first time the organization saw first-round rookie wide receiver Josh Doctson wearing shoulder pads. Ever. Doctson’s prolonged absence – three months – due to an Achilles injury kept the…

Log Cabin Democrat: Lots of correcting to do for both Hogs and Frogs By NATE ALLEN SPECIAL TO THE LOG CABIN FAYETTEVILLE — The odds going into Saturday would have would have Arkansas coach Bret Bielema and his staff and TCU coach Gary Patterson and his staff would spend Sunday watching more of their opponent’s…

Gridiron Now: Arkansas DB Kevin Richardson out for season with pectoral tear By Kevin Connell Arkansas defensive back Kevin Richardson will miss the remainder of the season with a torn pectoral muscle, Razorbacks coach Bret Bielema announced Monday. Richardson, a redshirt junior and starting nickel back, suffered the injury during the second half of Arkansas’…

Gridiron Now: Arkansas Team News Arkansas offensive coordinator Dan Enos on TCU: ‘It’s SEC football’ By Chad Neipling FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas travels to Fort Worth, Texas this week to renew an old Southwest Conference rivalry against No. 13 TCU. But in present times, Razorbacks offensive coordinator Dan Enos equates the matchup to being like…

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: UA secondary still pliable; TCU next FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas defensive coordinator Robb Smith said the Razorbacks will have to tighten up on their tackling and the coverage issues that came to light in Saturday’s 21-20 victory over Louisiana Tech. The Razorbacks will have to do it quickly, with a date against the…

FWST: Patterson warns: If TCU not better, Arkansas could score 1,000 By Carlos Mendez [email protected] TCU did a bad job of tackling and lining up against South Dakota State last week, and if it doesn’t improve, Arkansas could put up “1,000 yards and 1,000 points,” coach Gary Patterson said. “When you do that, you’re not…

FWST: Texas victory ‘helps all of us’ in Big 12, TCU’s Patterson says By Carlos Mendez [email protected] Texas’ rousing victory against Notre Dame on Sunday night “helps all of us” in the Big 12, TCU coach Gary Patterson said. “It’s good to see Texas play the way they did,” Patterson said Monday in the Big…

FWST: Bielema: Kenny Hill ‘much more improved’ since last Arkansas game By Carlos Mendez [email protected] The last time Arkansas saw Kenny Hill, he was throwing for 386 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-28 victory for Texas A&M. That was Sept. 27, 2014, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. And yet … “He’s a much more…

FWST: Gary Patterson praises Kenny Hill’s professionalism at TCU By Carlos Mendez [email protected] Kenny Hill has been “a professional” with his approach since he came to Fort Worth, and the players are rallying around him, coach Gary Patterson said. “No. 1, he’s really studied. He’s been a professional about it ever since he’s been here,…

[star]http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/article99965887.html[/star] FWST: TCU will drop in polls but bigger goals still intact By Jimmy Burch [email protected] Four quarters and one harrowing victory into the season, No. 13 TCU can count on vacating its title as the top-ranked college football team in Texas when the new polls surface Tuesday. That distinction soon will belong to No.…