Derek Oxford

2 months ago | bestofarkansassports.com | Derek Oxford

Arkansas had its chances on Saturday night in a nationally televised tussle with then-No. 3 Alabama, but ultimately couldn’t prevail in a 85-81 defeat. A win would’ve been the first over the Crimson Tide since 2021, as Nate Oats’ squad has now won five straight over the Razorbacks. Alabama will travel to Texas on Tuesday night before returning home Saturday to face in-state rival and No. 1 Auburn in front of ESPN College GameDay cameras.

2 months ago | bestofarkansassports.com | Derek Oxford

National college basketball pundit Jeff Goodman can’t make up his mind about this Arkansas basketball team. A couple of weeks ago, with the Razorbacks mired in a losing streak and everyone in the collegiate hoops media taking shots at John Calipari from every angle, he wrote a quasi hit piece on the of Hall of Fame coach. Its used quotes from anonymous fellow major college coaches who deemed Calipari “archaic,” saying that the game had passed him by.

Jan 12, 2025 | bestofarkansassports.com | Derek Oxford

A couple days in, the initial shock has pretty much settled. For now, at least, SEC football has taken a national backseat as the Southeastern Conference will not have a participant in the national championship game for the second straight season.

Sep 20, 2024 | texarkanagazette.com | Derek Oxford

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A border war turned into a heavyweight bout on Friday night at Harmon Field in Northwest Arkansas. No. 4 state-ranked Texas High absorbed blow after blow from defending Class 7A champion Fayetteville but was able to respond with jabs and counterpunches of its own and escaped with a...

Sep 19, 2024 | bestofarkansassports.com | Derek Oxford

When the talking point of who is the worst quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl comes up at the water cooler or at the lunch table, Trent Dilfer’s name often gets mentioned. Whether that is fair to Dilfer or not, it’s just the fact of the matter. The 2000 Baltimore Ravens had a dominant defense, one of the best in league history, and Dilfer ended up starting only because of Tony Banks’ ineptitude at the position. Since then it’s been a long road for Dilfer to getting onto the Razorbacks’ radar.