OPINION | WALLY HALL: It's still too soon to decide to end season
Just to set the record straight, and to be totally transparent, here are a few of my personal feelings about the coronavirus and fall football.
• If a decision had to be made today, the SEC wou...
August 13, 2020
OPINION | WALLY HALL: Sankey not rushing a final final decision
Greg Sankey, the SEC commissioner, said the league's medical team has given a green light to play football.
For now.
Sankey, who also said a final final decision hasn't been made, is playing it smar...
August 12, 2020
OPINION | WALLY HALL: Big Ten not essential for a football season
From the beginning of this horror story known as the coronavirus, University of Arkansas Chancellor Joe Steinmetz and Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek have been on the same page.
Plan A was to play ...
August 11, 2020
WALLY HALL: SEC took Razorbacks to the woodshed
There are a few ways to look at what the SEC did when it added Georgia and Florida to the University of Arkansas football schedule.
Maybe the league wanted to go down in college football history for ...
August 9, 2020
WALLY HALL: Will virus be under control in time?
While still in shock about the SEC adding Georgia and Florida to Arkansas’ already tough schedule, I’m left with the thought that this was window covering.
That there really won’t be a fall football ...
August 8, 2020
WALLY HALL: Power conferences adjust, cross fingers
Goals were achieved, for now.
While there is still no guarantee college football will be played this fall, a plan is in place for four of the Power 5 conferences. The Big 12 is supposed to announce i...
August 2, 2020
WALLY HALL: SEC's news is great for those craving sports
Bye, bye Touchdown Jesus, hello two more conference games.
In a bold and aggressive move Thursday, SEC presidents approved football for the fall, and that's a huge challenge for any team trying to re...
July 31, 2020
WALLY HALL: Sankey's decision will be the gold standard
It is expected we are 24 hours from hearing from SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey about the 2020 college football season.
When Sankey said he hoped to have a decision by the end of July, the coronavirus ...
July 30, 2020
WALLY HALL: There's beauty to be found on state's lakes
As the dog days of summer began to bear down on Arkansas, and the coronavirus was still heating up, families began to change their vacation plans.
As Arkansas State Parks Director Grady Spann pointed...
July 29, 2020
WALLY HALL: For the love of all things baseball
Of all the sports, it would seem baseball would have been the most likely to have success during the coronavirus.
The players are yards apart on defense.
Granted the batter, catcher and umpire are a...
July 28, 2020
WALLY HALL: Time ticking on sticky football season plans
Rutgers and Michigan State did more quarantining of athletes over the weekend as the days are closing quickly on the Southeastern Conference's decision about the upcoming football season.
SEC Commiss...
July 28, 2020
WALLY HALL: It's time to talk about QBs, not pandemic
A year ago the debate had been raging for weeks, maybe months.
Who would be the starting quarterback for the University of Arkansas.
A strong case was made for Ben Hicks, who had played for Chad Mor...
July 26, 2020
WALLY HALL: Moving parts coming together for 2020 season
Hunter Yurachek has come down on his odds of there being a full football season to 50-50.
The University of Arkansas athletic director is probably really close because we may very well be in the peak...
July 24, 2020
WALLY HALL: SEC's season of unknowns taking shape
Today there is no virus, at least not in this space.
This is what probably would have been written today if Corona was just a beer.
SEC football media days in Atlanta would have survived, although t...
July 23, 2020
WALLY HALL: High-paid coaches' wallets in virus bubble
On Sunday, our man Tom Murphy had a great story with University of Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek about the financial status of the Razorbacks program.
Of course, there is concern if the ...
July 22, 2020