Calling the Hogs

There are a few things that generally come natural to members of the sports media, and by sports media I mean people who actually took a journalism class at some point in their life, can put together complete thoughts without the aid of 64 Crayolas and did not hone their craft after guzzling a six-pack of Old Milwaukee at 2 a.m. by posting anonymous nonsensical ramblings under such screen names as GODZILLADOGG74!!!! 

FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas football fans have the opportunity to add a Razorback Seatback to their football experience in Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium and War Memorial Stadium. Razorback Seatbacks are waterproof and are permanently attached at a seat location for the entire season.

University of Arkansas senior offensive tackle DeMarcus Love was named to the 2010 Outland Trophy Watch List as announced by the Football Writers Association of America Monday. The prestigious list gives football fans the first glimpse at a great crop of college offensive and defensive tackles, guards and centers.

It may be a little far-fetched, but Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel suggests the SEC's powers have been taking notes from the Big 12 and that they might one day try to orchestrate a similar maneuver to oust Mississippi and Mississippi State from the league and divide the pie two fewer ways.

 Tom Keegan of the Lawrence Journal-World said a source close to the situation told him that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones -- a noted Arkansas alumnus -- is the driving force behind any interest the school may have in the Big 12. Jones wants Arkansas to play in a conference with former Southwest Conference partners Texas and Texas A&M, and, of course, he owns Cowboys Stadium, which is the most likely facility to host a championship game should the Big 12 get back up to a dozen teams.

ESPN.com's Chris Low writes that Florida State had reportedly been hoping to be brought on as the SEC's 14th team, in the event that the league had expanded to 13 by adding Texas A&M, something that was rumored to be likely on Monday.

Obviously, the expansion dust has settled a little bit for now, with Texas, Texas A&M and the rest of the 10-team Big 12 staying put,

As we wrote June 9, the LSU Tigers might lose four-star 2010 QB commit Zach Lee to the Los Angeles Dodgers, which picked him in the first round of this year's Major League Baseball draft.

The Tigers still have a chance to retain Lee, but if the incoming freshman (who has enrolled in summer classes in Baton Rouge) chooses baseball riches over the gridiron, coach Les Miles and his offensive staff need to find a replacement as the team's quarterback of the future behind juniors Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will join the Pacific-10 Conference when a formal offer is made, a source told ESPN's Joe Schad on Friday.

Texas A&M, the Austin American Statesman reported, is torn between joining the Pac-10 or Southeastern Conference. The Aggies will have a 72-hour timetable to decide whether to accept the Pac-10's offer, the newspaper reported.

A formal offer from the Pac-10 could come as soon as this weekend, the newspaper reported.