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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Recruiting Thursday 6/30

LB Marcus Allen, 6-2, 210, 4.5 of Hillard, Fla. has more than 20 offers and is considering the Hogs for an official visit. He said he’s heard good things about Arkansas from friend and Razorback receiver Javontee Herndon. Click to Listen

S Alex Gray, 6-3, 205, 4.47 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Suwanee, (Ga.) Peachtree Ridge reports offers from Toledo and Garner Webb while receiving interest from Oregon, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin and others. He joined the show with friend and teammate, CB Ray Buchanan Jr, 5-10 1/2, 180, 4.47 seconds in the 40-yard dash, reports 8 scholarship offers, including Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi State, Purdue, Southern Miss and Louisville. Click to Listen

OT Jake Raulerson, 6-5, 248, 4.88 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Celina reports seven scholarship offers: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Auburn, Oklahoma State, Illinois, Vanderbilt and SMU. Assistant coach John L. Smith is his lead recruiter. Click to Listen

Recruiting Guru Tom Lemming on SAW

CBSSports National Recruiting Analyst Tom Lemming joined Shawn and Richard Davenport to talk about the change in Arkansas football recruiting and preview this year's Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. Click to Listen

Rhett Lashlee Remembers Kevin Johnson

There are heavy hearts around the state with the recent passing of Springdale head coach Kevin Johnson following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Former Razorback and current Samford University offensive coordinator, Rhett Lashlee, played under Coach Johnson at Shiloh Christian. Click to Listen

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Agent Darek Braunecker on SAW

Darek Braunecker represents Arkansas native and current Philly Cliff Lee, who is currently scortching earth through the month of June with a 5-0 record and 0.22 ERA, and stopped by for a segment to talk about his client's Cy Young-worthy season. Click to Listen 

Jeff Peterson on leaving Arkansas

One classy person, wish him the best. Click to Listen

Friday, June 24, 2011

Steve Gorman on the Crowes final tour plus sports.

Steve is an avid sports fan, look for his new show "The Beat with Steve Gorman" rolling out soon. Until then, he is off to Europe for the Crowes final leg. Good stuff. Click to Listen

Jeff Long on Rotnei and other things.

Will a Shawn and Wally urninal be installed in the new fball complex? Click to Listen

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Recruiting Thursday:6-23

 LB Jakarri Thomas and CB T.J. Davis of Tallahassee, Fla. Two teammates having a blast. click to listen

Archie Goodwin joined us to talk about Arkansas and when he plans to get back on the court.Click to listen

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Sports by Brooks Back on SAW

Brooks owns the most highly trafficked independent sports blog on the internet, and dropped by for a segment to provide some reaction to his story on Auburn's Tigerettes and Oregon's weird situation with Will Lyles. Click to Listen

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

John L. Smith on SAW

Arkansas assistant coach John L. Smith dropped by for a segment to talk offseason plans and preview next season. Click to Listen

Brett Goode And His Fancy New Super Bowl Ring on SAW


Former Arkansas Razorback, current Green Bay Packer (if you can say that during a lockout) and friend of the show, Brett Goode, received his Super Bowl ring last week and we wanted to know about it because we (A) are distracted by shiny things, and (B) live vicariously through him. Click to Listen

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Marty Biagi on SAW

Former UA graduate assistant and current UAPB defensive backs coach, Marty Biagi, dropped by for a segment to talk to Shawn and Richard about life in Pine Bluff and his upcoming nutpials. Click to Listen

Recruiting Thursday 6/16

CB Chris Bivins, 5-11, 170, 4.52 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Gainesville, Fla. said his top 5 schools are Arkansas, South Florida, Illinois, North Carolina State and Kentucky. Click to Listen


DE Deatrich Wise, 6-6, 235, 4.82 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Carrollton (Lewisville Hebron), Texas has five offers on the table, including one from Arkansas. He says he wants to make a decision by January. Click to Listen

Monday, June 13, 2011

Filmmaker Thaddeus Matula on SAW

30 for 30: Pony Excess director and friend of the show, Thaddeus Matula, dropped by to offer his thoughts on the Ohio St. situation, the current state of corruption in college football and to talk about his latest project that, well, we'll just say involves aliens and Nazis. Yeah, you're intrigued. Click to Listen

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Recruiting Thursday 6/9

S/LB Seth Jacobs (6-2, 200, 4.55 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Arroyo Grande California) and teammate QB Brent VanderVeen (6-4 1/2, 205, 4.9 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Arroyo Grande, California). Jacobs visited Arkansas last week and VanderVeen will attend Monday's session of Arkansas' three day camp that begins Sunday. Click to Listen

DL Trae Clark (6-4, 330 of Cincinnati, OH) is one of Ohio's premiere defensive tackles and has offers in the double digits. He plans on visiting Arkansas in the fall. Click to Listen

CB Ray Buchanan Jr. (5-10, 176, 4.47 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Suwanee [Peachtree Ridge], GA) has multiple offers on the table and plans on visiting Arkansas this summer. Click to Listen

Former Alabama & NFL Fullback Kevin Turner on SAW

Kevin Turner, star fullback for the Alabama Crimson Tide, played eight seasons in the NFL for the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles throughout the 1990s. In May 2010, Kevin was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. Kevin is now involved in research that links chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE, or repeated brain trauma) in athletes to ALS, and through The Kevin Turner Foundation, he is raising awareness about these issues. Check out kevinturnerfoundation.org to learn more about this terrible disease. Click to Listen

Inside NASCAR's Randy Pemberton on SAW

Former NASCAR driver and current analyst for Showtime's Inside NASCAR Randy Pemberton dropped by to talk a little ovacular (fancy made up word, right?) racing. Click to Listen

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

247sports.com Wes Rucker on SAW

Tennessee AD Mike Hamilton resigned today so Wes Rucker (247sports.com, ESPN Radio Knoxville) joined Shawn and Wally for a segment to talk about Hamilton's fall from grace and potential replacements. Click to Listen

Monday, June 6, 2011

Jim Miller(ESPN book) on Shawn and Wally

This book is a must buy for sports fans, Jim was kind enough to give us a segment.click to listen

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Recruiting Thursday 6/2

TE Kelvin Rainey, 6-3, 220, 4.50 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Yulee, Fla., has more than 20 scholarship offers. including Arkansas, Florida State, Miami, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Has the Hogs in his top 5. Click to Listen

DE Taiwan Johnson, 6-3, 230, 4.79 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Manvel, Texas, reports 15 offers scholarship offers, including Arkansas, Louisville, Purdue, Missouri, Arizona State, Nebraska and West Virginia. He has Arkansas in his top 5 and plans to visit this summer. Click to Listen

LB Robert Atiga, 6-3, 240, 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Ephraim, (Utah) Snow College chose the Razorbacks over Oregon State and other scholarship offers from Utah and Washington. He will be eligible to play in the fall. Click to Listen