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Red Wolves vs. Hogs as unlikely as ever

It is an ageless debate, one that comes up numerous times a year on radio talk shows, and recently it was on The Show With No Name on The Buzz, KABZ-FM, 103.7, in Little Rock.

Will Arkansas ever play Arkansas State?

It would seem the answer is always going to be no.

When John Barnhill took over as the UA's athletic director and head football coach in 1946, his plan was to make the Razorbacks the statewide team. In 1948, when War Memorial Stadium opened in Little Rock, he started scheduling multiple games each season there.