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State of the Hogs: Beck's call to hall long overdue

When the list of new members for the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor was released this week, some may have been surprised to see Corey Beck's name.

It’s not that the point guard should be in the school’s hall, but why did he have to wait so long to get there? One of the smartest on-court players had to become smart off the court, too.

Beck asked and answered that question in his first interview after the announcement.

“It was long overdue,” Beck said. “But that’s OK, because there was a reason. I made mistakes off the court.