SEC Network will go whole Hog

Arkansas Coach Jimmy Dykes, who took the Razorbacks women’s team to the NCAA Tournament in his first season, will have a hand in helping the SEC Network promote Arkansas sports programming Tuesday by using social media.
Arkansas Coach Jimmy Dykes, who took the Razorbacks women’s team to the NCAA Tournament in his first season, will have a hand in helping the SEC Network promote Arkansas sports programming Tuesday by using social media.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas women's basketball coach Jimmy Dykes will play the role of social media point guard Tuesday for a full day's worth of Razorback programming on the SEC Network.

Dykes, the former longtime ESPN basketball analyst, will help promote the 24 hours of Hogs highlights through his Twitter account -- @CoachJimmyDykes -- as well as the @SECNetwork account, and will interact with fans for portions of the day.

"It's a great chance to showcase, first of all, the SEC Network to our fans and SEC fans all across the country," Dykes said. "I think Arkansas fans will really enjoy reliving some of the great moments from the years we've been in the SEC and some of the recent success we've had as well."

The All-Arkansas programming is part of an SEC summer special called the "SEC Network Takeover," which will feature a day's worth of shows for all 14 schools, starting with Alabama on Monday. Coaches, current and former athletes, administrators and celebrity guests from each of the SEC schools are participating in the event and each helped in selecting the programming for their schools.

The Arkansas stint will start at 11 p.m. Central Monday night, kicking off with the football team's 28-24 victory over defending BCS champion and No. 3 Tennessee on Nov. 13, 1999. That will be followed at 1:30 a.m. by the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "40 Minutes of Hell" that is part of the SEC Storied series.

The Razorbacks' programming will be highlighted by an Arkansas year in review segment at 7 p.m., which will feature interviews with Razorbacks coaches, including Dykes, men's basketball coach Mike Anderson, football coach Bret Bielema and women's track and field coach Lance Harter, who led his team to the 2015 NCAA Indoor championship.

Dykes' team, which went 18-14 in his debut season and defeated Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament, will be in the spotlight at 10 a.m. with a re-airing of its 54-48 victory over No. 21 Georgia from Feb. 9.

"I'm going to try to interact as much as I can throughout the day," Dykes said. "It's such great exposure for Arkansas on the national stage to have 24 hours to talk about the University of Arkansas, the Razorbacks and get to revisit our great football wins and different events."

Two men's basketball games made the broadcast, the 2013 team's 80-69 victory over No. 2 Florida on Feb. 5 at 11:30 a.m., and the 2014 team's 87-85 overtime victory against No. 13 Kentucky on Michael Qualls' putback dunk in the final second at 5 p.m.

NCAA championship events, such as the 1994 national championship in men's basketball and Arkansas' many track and field titles, were not available for re-airing.

The baseball team will take the spotlight at 3 p.m. with a replay of part of the Razorbacks' three-game sweep of LSU in 2011.

Track and field will be represented with the 2015 SEC Outdoor Championships, part of the Arkansas women's SEC triple crown, at 5 a.m. The gymnastics team's upset of No. 6 Alabama from last season will air at 1:30 p.m.

The football team will get multiple exposures, including the seven-overtime victory against Ole Miss from 2001 at 2:30 a.m., the 2014 team's 17-0 victory over No. 17 LSU at 7:30 a.m., following an Arkansas film room segment, and another film room segment from the Texas Bowl at 8 p.m.

The conclusion of the 24 hours of programming will be the Razorbacks' 31-7 victory over Texas in the Texas Bowl beginning at 8:30 p.m.

Sports on 06/28/2015

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