2008 SEC Football Media Days — Arkansas

SECSports.com: Arkansas Quotes

Petrino: “I’m excited to be back in college football. Certainly excited to be at the University of Arkansas. Since I’ve been in this state, the state has certainly embraced me and my family.

“I was able to get out on the recruiting trail, travel around to all our Razorback functions. I can’t tell you how impressed I am with the pride and the passion of the entire state for Razorback football. I’m really, really looking forward to experiencing that as we go through this football season.”

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Hogs Picked To Finish Last By SEC Media

SECSports.com: Florida Selected by Media to Win SEC Title

Of the 70 members of the media who voted, Florida was named SEC Champion on 36 ballots, Georgia on 18, Auburn 13 and LSU, Tennessee and Ole Miss one each.

In the Eastern Division, Florida had 45 first-place votes, Georgia (23) and Tennessee (2). [...] In the Western Division, Auburn was named first place on 48 ballots, while LSU received 21 first place votes and Ole Miss 1.

Media	SEC West	SEC East
1.	Auburn	Florida
2.	LSU	Georgia
3.	Alabama	Tennessee
4.	Mississippi State	South Carolina
5.	Ole Miss	Kentucky
6.	Arkansas	Vanderbilt

All-SEC Teams	Media	Coaches
Jonathan Luigs	1st Team Offense	1st Team Offense
Mitch Petrus	Not Selected	2nd Team Offense
Antwain Robinson	Not Selected	3rd Team Defense

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McFadden Wins Camp And Walker Awards

Hogwired.com: Darren McFadden Named Walter Camp Player of the Year

After a regular season in which he gained a school-record 1,725 yards on the ground and led the Southeastern Conference in rushing, Arkansas’ Darren McFadden was honored with the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

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