State of the Hogs: 'Pitchability' the word for Razorbacks

Arkansas pitcher Peyton Pallette throws during a scrimmage Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Fayetteville. Do you remember when you heard a phrase for the first time that suggested an acquisition of deep knowledge on a sport?

These are wow moments. One came in the summer of 1995 when quarterback Barry Lunney told me ahead of the Arkansas football season “that the game has slowed down.”

Lunney took the Razorbacks to the 1995 SEC West crown. I’m not saying I saw it coming. Losing at SMU to start the season will bury those thoughts.

But it was clear during a throttling of South Carolina the next week that Lunney knew when and how to make every audible at the line of scrimmage as the safeties moved. He…