Good morning. SEC media days are arriving this week, and we’re ready to spring into a new season. Before Arkansas takes the podium on Wednesday, take some time to look back at the last year of Arkansas athletics with AD Hunter Yurachek in a four-part series with Hogs+.

Now, what else did we mix into today’s Brew?

🎥 Norm DeBriyn: Face-to-Face
🥎 New career back home
🐗 And so much more!

🎙️ HOG POD: NORM DEBRIYN

From humble beginnings. The story of how Arkansas baseball went from playing at the fairgrounds to becoming one of the top programs in the country starts with Norm DeBriyn. The legendary Razorback baseball coach found himself in Fayetteville back in 1965, and ended up building a powerhouse that he orchestrated for over three decades.

In this throwback episode of the Hog Pod, Bo Mattingly sits down with DeBriyn to discuss his coaching career, how he helped get Baum-Walker Stadium built, and passing the baton to his former player, Dave Van Horn.

🏈 RUN DMC

For the first time in 15 years, former Arkansas Razorback star running back Darren McFadden and head coach Houston Nutt reunited to share first-hand accounts from on and off the field, and never-before-told stories of their time with the Razorbacks in the Hogs+ three-part film “Put ‘Em In The Heisman”

Each episode focuses on pivotal parts of Arkansas Razorback football from the three years that McFadden and Nutt shared the field — beginning with McFadden’s recruitment out of high school, his emergence as one of the best running backs in college football, and his contention for the Heisman Trophy two seasons in a row.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 A Legend Returns. Danielle Gibson Whorton, one of the greatest players in Arkansas softball history, is returning to Bogle Park starting next season as an assistant coach for the Razorbacks. Head coach Courtney Deifel announced the hiring of the two-time NFCA All-American to her coaching ranks prior to this past weekend. Gibson Whorton will assist with the program’s offense and defense after spending a season helping Georgia softball as a volunteer assistant. Click here to learn what her new role for the Hogs will be.

🔺 Earned His Flowers. We’re now just 47 days from the start of Arkansas’ football season, though it’s closer to 47.5 days factoring the hours. Trey Flowers finished his amazing Razorback career nine years ago with 47.5 tackles for loss, second on the school’s all-time list. Before being drafted in 2015 by the New England Patriots, Flowers was named to the Coaches All-SEC second team following his senior season in which he tallied 68 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks on the year for the Hogs.

🔺 Serving Up Excitement. With just over a month left until season, single match tickets are now available for Arkansas volleyball’s 2023 home slate, featuring 15 matches at Barnhill Arena to chose from. This includes two home tournaments in the first two weeks of the season and nine SEC tilts. The season kicks off with Michigan State on Aug. 25, the Hogs’ first match with a Big Ten team since 2019. Click here to get in on the fun this Fall!

🔺 First Chair. University of Arkansas Deputy Director of Athletics Derita Renee-Ratcliffe Dawkins will serve as the chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee in 2024-25. Dawkins, who has served on the committee since 2020, will serve as vice chair during the 2023-24 season, before ascending to the chair for the 2024-25 season. Dawkins is the first representative from the University of Arkansas to be selected to serve on this prestigious committee.

🎧 THE RAZORBACK DAILY

They’re baaaaaaaaaaack… As football season unofficially begins at SEC Media Days in Nashville, Q and Z look at some of their favorite storylines for the upcoming season. They also check in for an update on the newest pro Hogs at the NBA Summer League.

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Friday, August 17:

⚽️ Soccer season-opener vs. Arkansas State

Friday, August 25:

🏐 Volleyball season-opener vs. Michigan State

Saturday, September 2:

🏈 Football season-opener vs. Western Carolina

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