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In a special post-game segment, MA Coach Martin Rawls has led the Eagles to an upset win in the District Basketball tournament at Marvell Academy on Friday, and the Eagles look forward to competing for a District title and spot in the Regional tournament on Saturday.

Podcast Host Rick Kennedy discusses the local Phillips/Monroe sports scene heading into early February as several teams have their sights set on postseason basketball tournaments.

Barton Volleyball Coach Chastian Carpino has built an emerging powerhouse in girl's high school volleyball.  She also doubles as Barton's softball coach, and she is preparing for new season starting in March.  Carpino discusses the progress of both programs over the past couple of years.

Desoto Head Football Coach Sam Pearson, who also performs several coaching duties at Desoto Schools, talks about his football team's recent success, the idea of a three-peat, and the special challenges facing T-Bird Nation across all sports with balancing academics and athletics.

College playoffs are not the only game out there as the NFL season finishes up with playoff positions and wildcard slots still up for grabs.  Kansas City looks like the team to beat in the AFC, while Philadelphia is surging in the NFC to challenge Detriot and Minnesota.  Also, be on the look out for the dangerous Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers.

Arkansas basketball has a loaded SEC schedule ahead with nine SEC teams ranked ahead of it, plus an 11-2 Texas basketball team lurking outside the Top 25.

First round routs have some questioning 12-team playoff.  Rick and Otis question seeding with Arizona State and Boise State getting first-round byes, and Oregon having to face Ohio State in the playoffs.

Amid the transfer portal, Arkansas finishes the season with a big win in the Liberty Bowl over Texas Tech.

College football chaos reigns as SEC, Big 12, and ACC scramble for playoff spots as Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, and Notre Dame look secure in regular season's final week.

The Razorbacks close the season at Missouri as Arkansas seeks a bowl appearance in football with likely destinations being Memphis, Birmingham, Houston or Shreveport.

The race for the College Football Playoff is on with competitive races in the Big 10 and SEC.  Also, undefeated BYU looms as does Notre Dame.  Georgia and Tennessee as well as Texas and Texas A&M may prove to be decisive games ahead.  Even Arkansas can throw a wench into the Longhorn's season.  Otis Kirk and Rick Kennedy discuss the possibilities in this edition.

They won big in 2021. Can Arkansas pull an upset of Texas and throw the College Football Playoff race into chaos?  Also, John Calipari's new look basketball Razorbacks sit at 2-1 to start the season.

Oregon takes over top spot in college football, but being #1 has proved to be a dangerous place this year as Alabama, Georgia, and Texas have all found out.  Several other undefeated teams loom as the college football season heads into November with plenty of top games left to be played.

In turbulent SEC, turnovers prove costly for Arkansas in LSU game.  Hogs face Mississippi State next, and don't want to be Bulldogs first victim in SEC play.

Unusually competitive college football season sees undefeated Texas and Oregon along with undefeated teams from Miami, Iowa State, Pitt, Army, Navy, and Clemson at 5-1 looks suddenly mencing.

Arkansas faces another Top-10 team coming off its Bye Week as the Hogs meet #8 LSU in Fayetteville.  Also, John Calipari prepares to see his first Razorback basketball team in action in three weeks.

This week's big College Football news was the revival of the Pac 12 Conference with new teams joining Washington State and Oregon State.  Will it be enough to matter?  Otis and Rick discuss these developments as well as NFL topics in this edition.

Arkansas currently sits at 3-1.  If the Razorbacks can make to 10-2, is it possible for them to grab a College Football Playoff berth.  Rick and Otis discuss the possibilities.

Tom Brady's NFL announcing debut got mixed reviews. Is he worth it for FOX? Rick and Otis discuss this plus other NFL and Major College football news.

Arkansas, now 1-1, face off with UAB at home Saturday.  Hogs, who lost to Oklahoma State last week, are favored to win against Trent Differ's Blazers.  Otis and Rick discuss the current state of the Razorbacks.

In front of this week's opening NFL games, Rick Kennedy and Otis Kirk discuss the state of the pro game as well as discuss college action across the country.

Given the 70-0 beatdown by Arkansas on UAPB, did the Hogs have any business being on the same field with the Golden Lions?  Rick Kennedy debates Otis Kirk on the merits and demerits of competitive football and suggests that more worthy opponents like USC or Michigan.  The Hogs do get a more formidable test in week 2 against Oklahoma State.

As most national services and predictions have Arkansas set to finish 14 of 16 SEC teams, have Sam Pittman named as a coach likely to be fired, and have the Hogs with four or five wins in the upcomng season, Otis Kirk has stood alone in his optimism about the Razorbacks as he believes Arkansas could finish as high as 8-4.  Kirk explains his outlook with Rick Kennedy in this special show.

Can the SEC send five of its teams to the 12-team College Football Playoff?  Otis Kirk and Rick Kennedy discuss the possibility.

In its SEC Preview, the AP cites Georgia and Texas as the best teams in the conference, and AP names 12 games to look for as hosts Rick Kennedy and Otis Kirk discuss.