FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs has been named to the watch list for the 2008 Rimington Trophy, an award presented annually to the nation’s top center. Luigs won the 2007 Rimington Trophy and is attempting to become the first player in the award’s history to earn the honor multiple times.

Luigs is one of 42 pre-season candidates for the award, including one of five candidates from the Southeastern Conference. Luigs was a first-team All-American in 2007 and became the first Razorback to win the nation’s top honor for centers. The Little Rock native is only the fourth Razorback to win a national individual award joining two-time Doak Walker Award winner Darren McFadden (2006, 2007) and Outland Trophy winners Bud Brooks (1954) and Loyd Phillips (1966). [read more]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino released his post-spring practice depth chart on Wednesday.

The Razorbacks wrapped up spring practice on April 26 with the Red-White Game in front of a school-record crowd of 40,200. That attendance figure is the seventh-best in the nation this year and the third-best in the Southeastern Conference.

The game featured the starting offense and defense on the Red against the second and third-teamers on the White. The Red posted a 45-14 victory with quarterback Casey Dick completing 33-of-49 passes for 404 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. [read more]

Darren McFadden has landed another national magazine cover. And in other news... the sky is blue.

McFadden, the former Arkansas tailback, was selected by the Oakland Raiders as the No. 4 pick in last weekend's NFL draft. He is profiled by writer Steve Greenberg, who details McFadden's week leading up to the draft.

Some of McFadden's pre-draft exploits are detailed by Greenberg in a pair of online articles. The print publication, though, has nine pages worth of McFadden photos and copy.
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A couple of Hogs dropped quite a bit in the NFL Draft on Sunday, but Arkansas has six former Razorbacks going to the NFL next season.NFL Draft 2008

Darren McFadden (No. 4 to Raiders) and Felix Jones (No. 22 to Cowboys) made the biggest splashes, of course. On Sunday, in the final rounds, four more Hogs got picked up.

They were:

OT Nate Garner in the seventh round to the New York Jets.
DT Marcus Harrison in the third round to the Chicago Bears.
FB Peyton Hillis in the seventh round to the Denver Broncos.
WR Marcus Monk in the seventh round to the Chicago Bears.

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The Oakland Raiders selected Arkansas running back Darren McFadden Saturday afternoon with the No. 4 pick in the NFL draft.

Al Davis decided he couldn't pass up the man considered the most talented offensive player available in the draft. McFadden rushed for 4,485 yards in 37 games for Arkansas, making him the all-time leading rusher at the school.

The two-time Heisman Trophy Award runner-up will join a crowded Raiders backfield with Justin Fargas, Dominic Rhodes, Michael Bush and LaMont Jordan. [read more] [video]