We told you on Tuesday that 3 players from the Arkansas Razorbacks’ offensive unit are on watch lists for prestigious college football awards.

Today, ESPN’s Chris Low blogs that it is a first in school history, and that Arkansas is is one of eight teams nationally to have a player on all three lists this season. The others are Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Oregon, LSU, Oklahoma, Florida and Notre Dame.

The Pine Bluff native and MLB All-Star is unable  to play Minor League rehab games at North Little Rock’s Dickey-Stephens Park this weekend, as planned.  He told MLB.com:

“This has been a rough day,” Hunter said. “I was all psyched to go home to Arkansas and play for the Travelers … but today I didn’t pass a strength test after a strenuous workout on the field, and it doesn’t look like I’ll be able to make it home.

“I know everyone in Little Rock was excited about me coming back to play, and I was excited, too. It would have been great. But the resistance test the training staff put me through showed that my right side, where I have the adductor strain, is still not as strong as the left side.

Here’s an interesting little piece about the current push-and-pull in sports regarding social media, like Twitter.

(and many others, on both sides of the aisle).

It’s a few days old, but a passionate rant, nonetheless.

The players reported yesterday, and will hit the field today for the first time.  It’s sorta the calm before the storm, because, in my opinion, you can’t tell much until they  put on pads and start banging around.  It’s better than nothing, though.

What battles/positions will Hog fans be focusing on?  Obviously, with all the ultra-talented newcomers in the secondary, that area will be intriguing.  I will be interested to see how the OL progresses.  There is experience returning, but it was largely bad experience.

I will also be waiting for the inevitable preseason injury that happens every year, everywhere, and alters plans and the depth chart.  The Hogs’ can’t afford to have thoise injuries on the DL or at LB, really.

I am just glad eternity that was the offseason is over.