Ryan Mallett

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Add some new hardware to the career of Ryan Mallett. The Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback has been named the 2010 Premier Player of College Football award.  An online fan vote decided the award.  Mallett beat out finalists Jake Locker of Washington, Denard Ronbinson of Michigan, Ricki Stanzi of Iowa, and LaMichael James of Oregon. "Thank you to all the fans that voted for the Premiere Player of the year award," said Mallett on Twitter.  "It's coming home to Arkansas.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- University of Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett won a distinguished award: the 2009 national performer of the year by the College Football Performance Awards. The College Football Performance awards are based upon objective scientific rankings that tell the extent of players' effectiveness for their teams. The rankings use meta-algorithms derived from differential equations, statistics, and probability -- no joke. Mallett threw for 3,624 yards and 30 touchdowns in his sophomore season.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots have signed Tom Brady's heir apparent. The Patriots have agreed to terms with former Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett.  The deal with the third-round selection is for four years, terms undisclosed. Mallett's time was short but productive at Arkansas.  The 6-foot-7 junior broke or tied 45 school records, including 62 touchdown passes.  In 2010, Mallett threw for 3,869 yards, 32 touchdowns against 12 interceptions.  He's just the fourth quarterback in Southeastern Conference history to throw for 3,000 yards and 30 touchdowns in back-to-back seasons.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. -- Former Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett knows a lot about winning football games, but probably not so much about the "winning" that actor Charlie Sheen claims to know. Wednesday afternoon, Sheen joked at Mallett's expense during a call to the "Dan Patrick Show" on Fox Sports Radio.  The sitcom star's airtime followed Mallett's appearance on the show.  The record-setting quarterback denied speculation that his NFL draft status is falling because of drug use.  Sheen must have been listening.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -He's back. At least at practice. Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett returned to the field Tuesday after suffering a concussion in the loss at Auburn last Saturday. "His symptoms went away, so it didn’t surprise me today when he was ready to go," said offensive coordinator Garrick McGee. "He watched a lot of film yesterday  He’ll be ready to go. " Mallett was knocked out of the Auburn game after a hit to the head from defensive tackle Nick Fairley in the second quarter.

NEW YORK, NY - Wast the wait worth it for Ryan Mallett. The New England Patriots selected the record-setting Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback in the third round of the NFL Draft.  Mallett will back-up Pro Bowl quarterback Tom Brady, The signal-callers have a lot in common.  Each fell in the draft further than they expected.  Six quarterbacks heard their names before them.  Oh yeah, they both played at Michigan.  Mallett played his freshman...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett's status for Saturday's game against Ole Miss remains uncertain. Mallett suffered a concussion after he was tackled to the ground in the second quarter of the Hogs loss at Auburn.  The Texarkana, Texas native returned to the sidelines later in the game in street clothes.  "Ryan Mallett sustained a concussion yesterday and his symptoms are improving," said head football athletic trainer Matt Summers.  "We will continue to evaluate him. " Mallet completed 10 of 15 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown in a little more than a quarter of work.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Arkansas Razorbacks post-Ryan Mallett era will begin on ESPN. The network will televise the Hogs Spring football scrimmage Saturday April 16th beginning at 2:00PM. Spring practice begins March 15th. “We are excited the University of Arkansas and Razorback Football will be featured on ESPN this Spring with the broadcast of the Red-White football game,” Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long said. “With the success of our football program under Coach Bobby Petrino, we wanted to keep our momentum building.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The keys to the Razorbacks high-scoring offense are now in the hands of Tyler Wilson. Arkansas Head Coach Bobby Petrino named Wilson the starter at quarterback for the Hogs' opener against Missouri State.  The junior had spent the past two seasons as Ryan Mallett's backup.  He received a medical hardship his freshman season in Fayetteville. Wilson shined a season ago after relieving Mallett against Auburn.  He threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns in a little more than a half.  Wilson competed against sophomore Brandon Mitchell for the starting nod. Arkansas opens the season September 3 against the Missouri State Bears in Fayetteville.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas' final game finished as typical as the rest in a 2012 season fans want to forget. The LSU Tigers (10-2, 6-2) jumped out to an early double-digit lead, then held on to be at the Arkansas Razorbacks (4-8, 2-6) 20-13 Friday at Razorback Stadium.  The loss likely ends John L. Smith;'s temporary tenure as the Hogs head coach. "I'm gonna look back on it as a step in my life to coach great young men at a great institution," said Smith.  "I'm blessed. " The game ended with Arkansas driving for a game-tying touchdown.  Quarterback Tyler Wilson led the Razorbacks deep into LSU territory with under a minute to go.  Wilson's final pass as a Razorback fell incomplete in the end zone as the final second ticked off the clock.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - 64 yards.  That's it.  That's the total yards the Arkansas Razorbacks rushed for a season ago in a 24-20 loss at home against the then No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide.   That was last year. "We're excited about our preparation for the Alabama game," said Arkansas Head Coach Bobby Petrino.  "They're a very good defensive football team, basically the same guys we played last year. " Alabama exploited Arkansas' one-dimensional offense a season ago.  The Bama defense teed-off on quarterback Ryan Mallett in the second-half, forcing him to make bad decisions.  Arkansas' running game regrouped after that loss.  All-Southeastern Conference tailback Knile Davis carried the load last season becoming one of the country's best.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The keys to the Razorbacks high-scoring offense are now in the hands of Tyler Wilson. Arkansas Head Coach Bobby Petrino named Wilson the starter at quarterback for the Hogs' opener against Missouri State.  The junior had spent the past two seasons as Ryan Mallett's backup.  He received a medical hardship his freshman season in Fayetteville. Wilson shined a season ago after relieving Mallett against Auburn.  He threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns in a little more than a half.  Wilson competed against sophomore Brandon Mitchell for the starting nod. Arkansas opens the season September 3 against the Missouri State Bears in Fayetteville.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Ryan Mallett picked up where he left off at the University of Arkansas. The rookie quarterback was 12-of-19 for 164 yards a touchdown in a New England Patriots 47-12 victory over the Jacksonville Jaquars.  Mallett played the entire second-half.  He led the Patriots on a 13-play, 82-yard touchdown drive in his first series.  He also had a 16-yard touchdown pass to running back Stevan Ridley. Call the Hogs on Facebook @KYTV HogsInsider or on Twitter @ky3hogsinsider.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Arkansas Razorbacks answered many unanswered questions in 2010.  Can they answer fewer questions in 2010? The Arkansas Razorbacks open camp Thursday afternoon, beginning another college football season.   This year's Hogs are met again with expectations, but fewer unanswered questions. "I like a lot of things about this team coming back," said Arkansas Head Coach Bobby Petrino.  "Certainly there are areas that I feel like will really help us, give us an opportunity to be a good football team.

NEW YORK, NY - Wast the wait worth it for Ryan Mallett. The New England Patriots selected the record-setting Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback in the third round of the NFL Draft.  Mallett will back-up Pro Bowl quarterback Tom Brady, The signal-callers have a lot in common.  Each fell in the draft further than they expected.  Six quarterbacks heard their names before them.  Oh yeah, they both played at Michigan.  Mallett played his freshman...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Ryan Mallett has answered the critics.  Now, he has to wait to hear if they are correct. The record-setting Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback has the strong arm that make NFL scouts drool.  However, draft analysts continue to harp on character.  The analysts have questioned how he has chosen to handle himself during the pre-draft stuff.  ESPN's Todd McShay and Mel Kiper even believe Mallett could fall into the third round. ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The race to replace Arkansas Razorbacks record-setting quarterback Ryan Mallett is tighter than fans and college football pundits first thought. Redshirt-junior Tyler Wilson was the backup last year.  Redshirt-sophomore Brandon Mitchell is fighting to keep Wilson the backup this next season.  The winner will definitely earn it. "We allowed the defense to throw a lot of blitzes," said Head Coach Bobby Petrino.  "All of that is for the quarterbacks. " Wilson has always been the likely successor among fans.  The spotlight shined on Wilson last season in a loss to Auburn.  Wilson threw 332 yards and four touchdowns in about two and a half quarters.  That's now the expectations for the Greenwood, Arkansas native in the high-powered Bobby Petrino offense.  Wilson did not disappoint in the first scrimmage of the Spring.  He was an efficient 21-34 for 249 yards and three touchdowns.  He did throw one interception.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. -- Former Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett knows a lot about winning football games, but probably not so much about the "winning" that actor Charlie Sheen claims to know. Wednesday afternoon, Sheen joked at Mallett's expense during a call to the "Dan Patrick Show" on Fox Sports Radio.  The sitcom star's airtime followed Mallett's appearance on the show.  The record-setting quarterback denied speculation that his NFL draft status is falling because of drug use.  Sheen must have been listening.