Arkansas Sports 360.com - July 2008 - (Page 3) Contents 7.08 COLLEGE PREVIEW All About Football Behind the Scenes SEC Overview wide open. PREP PREVIEW Ranking the State classification. 12 Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino is immune to the criticism that surrounds him. He’s more concerned with family and football. 48 FearlessFriday.com columnist Rich Sanders ranks the state’s top 10 in each 16 Rimington Award winner Jonathan Luigs is the nation’s best center and Arkansas’ most decorated returning player. That doesn’t mean he enjoys the spotlight. Recruits to Watch 2009 recruiting class. 52 Led by Little Rock Christian tailback Michael Dyer, talent abounds in the state’s 18 Georgia and Florida look like SEC East favorites. SEC West should be wild and Top Guns 54 Lake Hamilton’s Phillip Butterfield and Springdale’s Ashton Glaser won’t meet on the field, but are battling for the distinction of the state’s best quarterback. New Beginning 22 Arkansas State returns to the field with a new mascot and renewed hope for winning the Sun Belt Conference title. Gamebreakers 56 The state is full of offensive talent worth watching this season Newcomers No More the Southland. Family Tradition Bernie Cox. 26 Central Arkansas looks the part of a Division I team entering its third season in 57 Brian Cox recalls life growing up with legendary Little Rock Central coach Preaching Football cess at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Supporting the Scrappers The Gambler Dog Eat Dog 29 Minister and former NFL star Monte Coleman is hoping to lead a revival of suc- 58 Town, school big part of Nashville dynasty. 59 Pulaski Academy coach Kevin Kelley has earned national attention for his refusal to punt on fourth down. Back to the Future Simple Steps 31 Grambling State wants to reclaim its spot among SWAC elite. 37 Progress is slow and steady for the Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes in the Southwest Junior College Football League. 60-61 Fayetteville-Springdale is among the state’s traditional high school rivalries. 7A Overview 6A Overview 5A Overview 4A Overview DEPARTMENTS 63 Cabot looks to dethrone Fayetteville for big school crown. 70 Lake Hamilton and West Memphis are on a collision course for the title. 10-11 The Playing Field 24 Gulf South Conference 26 Southland Conference 38-39 State College Schedules 42 Chris Bahn: From The Hill 53 Philip Seaton: Varsity Views 125-128 High School Schedules 130 The Last Word 76 Little Rock schools are the teams to beat in a competitive 5A race. 86 A wide-open field tries to deny UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS Nashville a fourth consecutive state championship. 3A Overview 2A Overview 99 Traditional powers vie for supremacy in Class 3A. University of Central Arkansas running back Brent Grimes. 112 Bearden and Junction City are among title favorites in the state’s smallest classification. COLLEGE COVER: Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino prepares for his first season with the Razorbacks. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL PIRNIQUE PREP COVER: Springdale’s Ashton Glaser (left) and Lake Hamilton’s Phillip Butterfield are among the state’s best quarterbacks. Glaser has been offered by Missouri and Butterfield has committed to Tulsa. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL PIRNIQUE PUBLISHER Jeff Hankins ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Jeff Cathey EDITOR Jim Harris ART DIRECTOR Wayne DePriest NORTHWEST EDITOR Chris Bahn HIGH SCHOOL EDITOR Philip Seaton CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Leland Barclay, Rich Sanders, Rex Nelson, Martin Couch, Mark Burke INTERNET EDITOR Lance Turner ASSISTANT INTERNET EDITOR Tre Baker COPY EDITOR Leigh Ann Golden ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Rosemary Bruton Graham Cobb, Sean Dunbar,, Johnny Goode, Bonnie Jacoby, Cindy Kilpatrick, Katy McHenry, Rebecca Patton ADVERTISING COORDINATORS Kat Hills Alissa Mathews Keely Kaffenberger SALES & MARKETING ASSISTANT Michelle Carney CIRCULATION MANAGER Dana Meyer PHOTOGRAPHER Michael Pirnique PRODUCTION MANAGER Audra Wallace ADVERTISING ART DIRECTORS Ryan Byrd Kim Hocott Waynette Traub CHAIRMAN & CEO PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Olivia Farrell Jeff Hankins Chuck Ballard Brent Birch Justin Myers 122 E. SECOND ST. • LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 • (501) 372-1443 FAX: (501) 375-7933 • WWW.ARKANSASSPORTS360.COM • WWW.ABPG.COM • ©COPYRIGHT 2008 ARKANSAS BUSINESS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP July 2008 ArkansasSports360.com 3 http://arkansassports360.com http://arkansassports360.com http://WWW.ABPG.COM http://arkansassports360.com
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