2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

[4][5] Petrino hired Bobby Allen (defensive tackles),[6][7] Kirk Botkin (defensive ends and special teams coordinator),[8] Dean Campbell (director of high school relations),[7] Tim Horton (running backs, tight ends and recruiting coordinator),[9] Reggie Johnson (linebackers),[7] Chip Long (graduate assistant),[7] Garrick McGee (quarterbacks),[10] Paul Petrino (offensive coordinator),[11] Mark Robinson (director of football operations),[7] Courtney Sanders (graduate assistant),[7] Mike Summers (offensive line),[12] Jason Veltkamp (strength and conditioning),[7] and Lorenzo Ward (secondary).

Returnees on offense include quarterback Casey Dick, who threw for 1,695 yards and 18 touchdowns in the 2007 season, and 2007 Dave Rimington Trophy winner Jonathan Luigs.

[16] Three players were named to the Southeastern Conference's Pre-Season All-SEC Team: Jonathan Luigs, Mitch Petrus, and Antwain Robinson.

[17] The University of Arkansas graduated 11 starting seniors in 2007, which included All-SEC offensive tackle Robert Felton, offensive tackle Nate Garner, fullback Peyton Hillis, wide receiver Robert Johnson, wide receiver Marcus Monk, defensive tackle Marcus Harrison, linebacker Weston Dacus, cornerback Michael Grant, cornerback Matterral Richardson, strong safety Matt Hewitt, and free safety Kevin Woods.

[24] After spring training began, redshirt freshman linebacker Tim Dial announced that he was leaving the team to transfer to East Central University.

On National Signing Day, February 6, 2008, Arkansas received 25 letters of intent by the following players listed below: Sources: Head coaches Offensive coaches Defensive coaches Special teams Administrative staff Quarterbacks Tailbacks Fullbacks Wide receivers Tight ends Offensive tackles Offensive guards Centers Defensive ends Defensive tackles Nose tackles Linebackers Cornerbacks Safeties Punters Kickers Long snappers Terms: The game was played at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium and marked the first meeting between the two programs.

[33] The Warhawks responded with a one-yard pass from fifth-year senior QB Kinsmon Lancaster to Anthony McCall, and Jeremy Gener added a 20-yard field goal to give Monroe a 10–6 lead.

[34] Lancaster again hit McCall in the third quarter, this time from 33 yards away, and Gary Fraizer added another Warhawk score to open up a 24–6 advantage over the Razorbacks.

[33] Gener added a field goal with 12:56 remaining in the fourth quarter, but Smith would score again, this time followed by a Shay Haddock completed extra point, cutting the deficit to six.

[34] Williams caught a touchdown with eighty-two seconds left, and Haddock connected on the game winning extra point.

The opening drive was helped by a roughing the kicker penalty against Arkansas allowing Alabama to retain possession.

Arkansas kicker Shay Haddock connected on a 30-yard boot, but McCoy ran for two more touchdowns, of five and thirty-five yards respectively, before halftime.

[28] The game's scoring began with Florida standout QB Tim Tebow's shovel pass to Brandon James for a touchdown.

[50] On the ensuing Tiger possession, Tristan Davis returned the kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown, giving a 7–3 lead to Auburn.

[49] The second quarter began with a Wes Byrum field goal before the Razorbacks pieced together a touchdown drive, culminating in a one-yard Casey Dick rush.

[50] It appeared that the teams would enter halftime tied at 10, but a pass was deflected into the hands of an Auburn receiver, who set up another Byrum field goal to give the Tigers a 13–10 edge at the half.

[49] One part of the Tigers' QB carousel, Kodi Burns, a Ft. Smith native, scored from two yards out, giving Auburn a 20–10 lead in the third quarter.

[50] Arkansas responded with a reverse pass from true freshman receiver Joe Adams to Casey Dick, but the Haddock extra point was blocked, giving Auburn a four-point lead.

[49] The Hogs added a Haddock field goal to start the fourth quarter, cutting the lead to 20–19, before Smith broke free and outran Auburn defenders 63 yards for the longest rushing touchdown of the season.

[28] In the 2007 contest, Casey Dick threw a career-high four touchdowns passes that allowed Arkansas to defeat Mississippi State 45–31.

A successful extra point kick gave the Razorbacks a one-point lead which LSU failed to overcome in the remaining seconds, thus allowing Arkansas to retain possession of the Golden Boot for another year.