Stories by Wally Hall

Neighbors making a difference with Razorbacks

There were expectations in 2017 when Mike Neighbors was hired to make Arkansas competitive in the SEC.
Etch returning seniors' names in history

Someway, somehow, Arkansas needs to honor the nine — and there may be more — who have chosen to be RazorBACKS for another season.
Basketball bluebloods need transfusion in odd season

College basketball seems a little out of whack right now.
Arkansas still can be more than a tease

It hasn’t been easy for Razorback fans the past 20 years. There’s been more dashed hopes than ever imagined.
Razorbacks' latest games cause for concern

Eric Musselman has been concerned about the perimeter defense of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Razorbacks needed better defense, better decisions

It was like the Arkansas Razorbacks got smacked in the face with the world’s largest snowball with 17:33 to play in the first half.
Alabama fatigue does not diminish Tide's greatness

It is OK to be almost as sick of Nick Saban and Alabama Crimson Tide football as you are of the coronavirus pandemic.
Against Georgia, Hogs were greatest show around

It appeared the only thing missing was a parade led by someone on a unicycle.
Hogs put together complete effort

For much of the first half, the SEC Network announcers predicted a high-scoring game between Arkansas and Georgia.
Turnovers told story in loss at Tennessee

Overall, Arkansas made a huge leap from Saturday’s loss to Missouri to Wednesday night’s loss to Tennessee.
Smith a convincing Heisman winner

For the past few weeks, it seemed like a day didn’t go by that an email wasn’t receieved from one of the college football awards.
Expect NET gain from floundering Kentucky

There is a very good reason basketball experts say the SEC is down this season.
Hogs didn’t get shot to hurt Big 12’s mark

It seemed the Razorbacks were a lot more excited about playing TCU in the Texas Bowl than the Horned Frogs were about playing the Hogs.
Veteran Tigers too defensive for Arkansas

Outside Bud Walton Arena, the temperature was almost as cold as the Razorbacks’ shooting.
This year has to be better than 2020

Welcome to 2021, goodbye to most of 2020.

Wally Hall is the managing sports editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock after an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force, he is a member and past president of the Football Writers Association of America, member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, past president and current executive committee and board member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, and voter for the Heisman Trophy. He has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year 10 times and has been inducted into the Arkansas Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame.

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