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Arkansas returns to its second home at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, playing the first of two games this season to be featured in the state's largest city. Louisiana-Monroe will be the opponent, playing its first game of 2012.
However, in one of those scheduling moves that only Frank Broyles could have pulled, the Warhawks will be the home team on Saturday. (It's too complicated to explain except that it involves a papal edict, the parliament of Hong Kong, revenues derived from the state income tax in Miller County and a casual bet Hattie Caraway lost to Huey Long 75 years ago.)
ArkansasSports360.com columnist Jim Harris talked about what to expect from the Hogs' defense and ULM's first-game jitters Friday on "Today's THV This Morning" with Ashley Blackstone and our very own Lance Turner.
TV: ESPNU will telecast the game with Clay Matvick announcing, Matt Stinchcomb providing color commentary and Allison Williams reporting from the sideline. (Click here to find ESPNU on your local provider.)
ESPNU will show replays of the game Monday morning (9/10) at midnight and 3 a.m. KATVD2 will replay the game Wednesday (9/12) at 7 p.m.
Radio: Available on the Arkansas Radio Sports Network (list of ARSN affiliates). Chuck Barrett will handle play-by-play with Keith Jackson providing color commentary and former Razorback Quinn Grovey offering sideline reports.
Notes: The Razorbacks are No. 8 in this week’s AP poll, marking the 13th straight poll UA has been in the top 10, a streak that stretches back to Oct. 2, 2011. It is the fourth-longest active streak in the nation and the fourth-longest streak in school history. • Arkansas’ offense is a perfect 5-of-5 in the Red Zone in 2012, tied for the 12th-most Red Zone conversions in the country. The Razorbacks scored touchdowns on all five of their trips inside the 20-yard line against Jacksonville State, one of 10 teams in the country to score five Red Zone touchdowns, and are tied for the NCAA lead with a 1.000 touchdown percentage inside the Red Zone. ______________________________
Radio: Available on the EAB Sports network (list of affiliates). Matt Stolz calls play-by-play action with Bill Keedy on color.
Web: The game will be featured on ESPN3.com with Brock Bowling doing play-by-play with Corey Chavous providing color commentary. The game can also be heard at AStateRedWolves.com and stats will be provided on TapStats, an app available for sale in the Apple iTunes Store.
Notes: A-State will carry a sixgame winning streak at ASU Stadium into its home opener, while Memphis has dropped its last two road games. Both teams are looking for their first victory of the season after the Red Wolves dropped a 57-34 decision at No. 5 Oregon and the Tigers suffered a 20-17 home setback against Tennessee-Martin last week. • Arkansas State has played Memphis more than any other opponent in school history, and Saturday’s game will mark the 57th meeting all-time between the two schools since 1914. Memphis leads the all-time series 28-22-5, but ASU won last year’s game in Jonesboro by a 47-3 score
Radio: KHLR-FM, The Heartbeat 106.7 in Little Rock and KUCA-FM 91.3 in Conway. Steve Sullivan will announce the play-by-play with Justin Acri providing color commentary and Monty Rowell on the sideline.
Notes: UCA leads the overall series against Murray State 2-0-1. The Bears beat the Racers 21-20 during the last meeting in Conway in 2010. UCA’s overall record against Ohio Valley Conference schools is 20-11-2.
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