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SEC Softball Tournament 2023 bracket, schedule, TV info

The SEC softball regular season has come to a close, and seeding for the SEC Tournament was finalized Sunday.

The tournament will start Tuesday, May 9, with the championship set for Saturday, May 13, at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks are the defending champions.

Tennessee clinched the SEC regular-season championship last week with a win over second-place Georgia. Alabama softball , Arkansas and Auburn were tied for third heading into the final weekend, with the Razorbacks and Tigers holding tiebreakers over the Crimson Tide. Those results held up in the final three games; Auburn finished third and Arkansas fourth.

The top four seeds earned a double bye in the tournament. The bottom two teams in the conference standings will play in a play-in game Tuesday, with a full slate of games Wednesday.

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Full SEC Tournament schedule

All times Eastern, First round and quarterfinal games on SEC Network

Tuesday, May 9

First Round

Game 1: Missouri 3, Mississippi State 1

Wednesday, May 10

Game 2: Ole Miss 5, LSU 3 (10 Innings)

Game 3: South Carolina 1, Texas A&M 0 (8 innings)

Game 4: Alabama 7, Missouri 2

Thursday, May 11

Game 5: Florida 6, Kentucky 2

Quarterfinal

Game 6: Auburn 8, Ole Miss 7

Game 7: South Carolina 2, Georgia 1 (8 innings)

Game 8: Alabama 3, Arkansas 2 (9 innings)

Friday, May 12

Quarterfinals

Game 9: Tennessee 4, Florida 0

Game 10: South Carolina 3, Auburn 2

Game 11: Tennessee 7, Alabama 6

Saturday, May 13

Championship.

Game 12: Tennessee 3, South Carolina 1

SEC Softball Tournament 2023 bracket, schedule, game times, scores, and TV information

Tennessee softball is the No. 1 seed in the 2023 SEC Softball Tournament, which begins Tuesday in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The Lady Vols were the regular-season champions, completing the regular season by winning two of three games against South Carolina over the weekend.

Tennessee begins its SEC Tournament run in the final game on Thursday.

Here's the full SEC Softball Tournament schedule:

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SEC Softball Tournament 2023 schedule

Games in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Tuesday, May 9

Game 1:  13-seed Missouri 3, 12-seed Mississippi State 1

Wednesday, May 10

Game 2:  11-seed Ole Miss 5, 6-seed LSU 3

Game 3:  10-seed South Carolina 1, 7-seed Texas A&M 0

Game 4 : 5-seed Alabama 7, 13-seed Missouri 2

Thursday, May 11

Game 5 : 8-seed Florida 6, 9-seed Kentucky 2

Game 6:  3-seed Auburn 8, 11-seed Ole Miss 7

Game 7:  10-seed South Carolina 2, 2-seed Georgia 1

Game 8:  5-seed Alabama 3, 4-seed Arkansas 2

Friday, May 12

Game 9:  1-seed Tennessee 4, 8-seed Florida 0

Game 10:  10-seed South Carolina 3, 3-seed Auburn 2

Game 11:  1-seed Tennessee 7, 5-seed Alabama 6

Saturday, May 13

Championship Game:  1-seed Tennessee 3, 10-seed South Carolina 1

SEC Network’s 2022 Softball Schedule Swings for the Fences with 60+ Televised Games

ESPN networks are set for another industry-leading Division I softball schedule, showcasing more than 200 televised games, 1,000+ games across digital platforms, and the 7Innings Podcast featuring some of the most notable voices in the sport. In addition, SEC Network spring programming staple Rally Cap returns to the studio for a stacked Southeastern Conference softball and baseball slate.

ESPN’s softball coverage ramps up in earnest with 40 games from the third St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational Presented by Wilson. Games throughout the season will be available across ESPN networks, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and SEC Network+, with all games accessible in the ESPN App. Full details regarding ESPN’s complete softball schedule are available here .

SEC Network is slated for nearly 60 games featuring the conference’s 13 softball squads, as well as wall-to-wall live coverage of the 2022 SEC Softball Tournament, set for May 10-14 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. New this year is T-Mobile’s presenting sponsorship for softball on SEC Network. The late afternoon games on Saturday and Sunday during the regular season, as well as the SEC Softball Tournament, will be presented by T-Mobile.

The SEC led the way with eight teams in the 2022 ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Preseason Poll. Alabama was chosen as the preseason SEC favorite for the 2022 softball season, receiving seven first-place votes and 138 points to lead the preseason poll.

SEC teams are set to begin the 2022 softball season on Thursday, Feb. 10, with televised coverage on deck the following weekend. Conference play begins March 11 and runs through May 8.

Must-Watch Matchups on SEC Network:

• No. 7 Washington vs. No. 16 Tennessee (February 18)
• No. 6 Florida State at No. 2 Alabama (March 16)
• No. 1 Oklahoma at No. 20 Kentucky (March 22)
• No. 15 LSU at No. 9 Arkansas (March 28)
• No. 19 Georgia at No. 2 Alabama (April 3 & 4)
• No. 6 Florida State at No. 5 Florida (April 6)
• No. 2 Alabama at No. 5 Florida (April 11)
• No. 12 Missouri at No. 20 Kentucky (April 24 & 25)

Additional Schedule Highlights:

• St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitation Presented by Wilson: In its third year, the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational Presented by Wilson swings ESPN’s softball coverage into action, showcasing 16 teams in 40 games over four days (Feb. 17-20). SEC squads No. 15 LSU, No. 16 Tennessee and Auburn will be competing in ESPN’s owned and operated event, with full schedule and additional details available here.
• Conference Championship Central:  All games for the SEC Softball Tournament will air on SEC Network and ESPN2, with additional digital coverage on  SECNetwork.com .
• Road to The Women’s College World Series: ESPN is the home of the Women’s College World Series and the entire NCAA Division I Softball postseason. The NCAA Selection show will air on Sunday, May 15. Complete postseason coverage will be announced at a later date.

2022 Division I Regular Season Softball Schedule – SEC Network

Rankings based on 2022 ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Preseason Poll

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2023 NCAA softball tournament: 12 SEC squads crack Field of 64

SEC softball is the standard across the country for a reason.

The 2023 NCAA Tournament selection show revealed that 12 SEC softball programs cracked the Field of 64 Sunday. Of those 12, 5 will host Regionals as No. 1 seeds: Tennessee (4), LSU (10), Alabama (5), Arkansas (11) and Georgia (14). Mississippi State was the only SEC team that did not crack the field. Of course, Vanderbilt does not have a softball program.

The Regionals are set to start on Friday, May 19 and will run through Sunday, May 21. The Super Regionals are scheduled to be played Thursday, May 25 through Sunday, May 28. The Women’s College World Series starts on June 1 and finishes June 9th.

Below is a list of all No. 1 seeds, which will each host Regionals. Oklahoma, no surprise at 51-1, is the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament:

NCAA Tournament Regional Hosts

•  Oklahoma
•  Florida State
•   Tennessee
•   Alabama
•  Oklahoma State
•  Washington
•  Stanford
•   Arkansas
•  Northwestern
•  Texas
•   Georgia

Below is a list of where each SEC team will play starting this Friday in the Regional round, as well as all 3 opponents they will face.

• Alabama:  Host – LIU, Middle Tennessee, Central Arkansas
• Arkansas:  Host – Harvard, Notre Dame, Oregon
• Auburn: Clemson Regional – Cl St. Fullerton, UNC Greensboro, Clemson
• Florida:  Palo Alto Regional: Long Beach St., Loyola Marymount, Stanford
• Georgia:  Host –  NC Central, Boston College, Virginia Tech
• Kentucky: Evanston Regional: Miami(OH), Eastern Illinois, Northwestern
• LSU:  Host – Prairie View A&M, Omaha, Louisiana
• Mississippi:  Salt Lake Regional – Baylor, Southern Illinois, Utah
• Missouri: Norman Regional – Hofstra, Cal, Oklahoma
• South Carolina: Tallahassee Regional – Florida State , Marist, UCF
• Tennessee:  Host – Northern Kentucky, Louisville, Indiana
• Texas A&M: Austin Regional: Texas St, Seton Hall, Texas

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SEC softball power rankings: Two teams emerge as frontrunners for regular-season title

Two teams are emerging as the frontrunners for the SEC softball title – the only shame is we won't get to see them square off this season.

Tennessee , which swept the SEC titles last season, leads the pack at 10-2, and Florida is right behind at 9-3. The next closest team is Texas A&M at 10-5, but it's looking more and more like a two-team race for the regular-season championship. Unfortunately, Florida and Tennessee do not play each other – we can only hope for an SEC Tournament title game matchup.

Here's where teams stack up in this week's SEC softball power rankings with a month left in the regular season.

1. Tennessee

Very few teams can go without their star player, but Tennessee is one of them. The No. 4 Lady Vols overcame the absence of Kiki Milloy due to injury and won the series against then-No. 3 Georgia. The reigning champs continue to dominate and time is ticking for everyone else to catch up.

Last week: 1

Record: 30-6

The Gators flipped the script last week with a comeback walk-off win to clinch the LSU series. No. 9 Florida was just a victim to an epic comeback the week before, but it turned the tables last week and won a thriller after trailing 5-1 in the sixth inning. Talk about comeback kids.

Last week: 2

Record: 34-6

3. Arkansas

No. 17 Arkansas got a series win against then-No. 11 Missouri for the first time since 2018. Arkansas has flown a bit under the radar as one of the stronger teams in the SEC, which feels strange to say considering it swept the SEC titles two years ago.

Last week: 4

Record: 28-10

The Bulldogs had only been held to one run in one game before last week, and then they ran into Tennessee's pitching. No. 7 Georgia scored just one run in its two losses and only scored three runs across in its win. Georgia's bats will be fine, but everyone should be scared of UT's pitching.

Last week: 5

Record: 31-8

The Tigers were so close to a massive series win over Florida, but it only came out on top in one of the two extra-inning thrillers. This isn't the first time No. 6 LSU has been hurt by errors, though, and giving up a walk-off win from an error is concerning.

Last week: 3

Record: 31-6

6. Texas A&M

Barely going 2-1 against Kentucky isn't an impressive outing, especially when the Aggies lost 1-0 to miss out on the sweep. But No. 11 Texas A&M is the only team besides Tennessee to have 10 wins in the SEC – its only problem is it has five losses, too.

Last week: 7

7. Mississippi State

Shutting out No. 23 South Carolina twice would be more impressive if the Gamecocks had more than two players hitting above .300. But shutouts are still notable, and Mississippi State's pitching dominated in Columbia to bring home the series win for the No. 16 Bulldogs.

Last week: 9

No. 12 Alabama took care of business with the only sweep last week. Sure, it was against Ole Miss, which has suffered three straight sweeps. But the Tide couldn't be trusted to beat Kentucky, which is 3-9 in the SEC. So let's celebrate the wins for Alabama when they come.

Last week: 10

Record: 26-8

9. Missouri

Missouri has had two SEC road series so far, and it has lost them both – at least this time the No. 14 Tigers didn't get swept, snagging a run-rule win at No. 19 Arkansas last Saturday. The good news for the Tigers: They play Florida at home this week, so they might have a shot.

Last week: 6

Record: 30-10

10. South Carolina

The No. 23 Gamecocks got shut out in three of their last four games, including against in-state rival Clemson, which didn't even have Valerie Cagle available. South Carolina's hitting is getting worse as the season wears on, and it's to the point I almost feel bad for them.

Record: 26-10

11. Kentucky

Now, I actually feel bad for Kentucky, which was infuriatingly close to a series win in College Station last week. The Wildcats lost the first game 5-4 and the second 10-9. They won the series finale 1-0, but what a brutal way to lose a series.

Last week: 11

Record: 24-14

Auburn played a nonconference home invitational, which are usually to add some wins to your resume. But it ended up losing a game to Georgia Tech, which isn't a great sign going into its series with LSU in Baton Rouge.

Last week: 12

Record: 21-12-1

13. Ole Miss

I think we can officially say Ole Miss peaked too early this season with its series win over LSU in Baton Rouge. The Rebs have lost 10 of the 11 games since then, dropping three straight SEC series and even went 1-1 against UT Martin. Woof.

Last week: 13

Record: 21-18

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We are less than a month away from the start of the SEC softball tournament, and the conference is starting to take shape.

Tennessee and Florida continue to prove that they are tough outs, while the middle of the pack is beginning to form their own identities. This weekend’s slate will feature several important matchups, with none bigger than the showdown between Alabama and Texas A&M at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, as both teams have plenty to prove this weekend. Speaking of plenty to prove, Mississippi State will get a great chance to show how solid of a team they are this weekend against Tennessee. Arkansas-South Carolina is another notable series to keep an eye on.

Here’s a look at how each team is performing heading into week six of the SEC conference slate.

13 Ole Miss

May 11, 2023; Fayetteville, AK, USA; Ole Miss Rebels outfielder Jalia Lassiter (1) rounds the bases after a home run during a quarterfinal game against the Auburn Tigers in the SEC Softball Tournament. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

Record: 20-18-1 (3-12 SEC)

Ole Miss has not found much success since winning the series at LSU last month. The Rebels were swept for the third straight series last weekend at Alabama and will look to regroup this weekend with an out-of-conference series against Western Kentucky.

AUBURN, Alabama – APRIL 09 – Auburn Utility Player Anna Wohlers (22) during the game between the Auburn Tigers and the UAB Blazers at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, Alabama on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Photo by David Gray/Auburn Tigers

Record: 21-12-1 (3-9 SEC)

Auburn took a much-needed break from SEC play last weekend to host the War Eagle Classic, where they finished 3-1 with wins over Louisiana Tech and Georgia Tech. Auburn will look to carry the momentum gained from last weekend’s performance into Baton Rouge for a series with LSU. Will Auburn finally earn its first SEC weekend series win?

11 South Carolina

May 11, 2023; Fayetteville, AK, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks infielder Zoe Laneaux (13) hits a foul ball during a quarterfinal game against the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Softball Tournament. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

Record: 27-13-1 (4-8 SEC)

The offense was at a premium for No. 23 South Carolina last weekend, as they fell in two of three games to Mississippi State at home. The Gamecocks scored just three runs all weekend, with all three coming in the final game of the series.

South Carolina will look to earn its first SEC series win over a ranked opponent this weekend when it hosts Arkansas for a three-game series in Columbia.

10 Kentucky

May 11, 2023; Fayetteville, AK, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach Rachel Lawson takes a the bat from infielder Margaret Tobias (12) during the rain delayed first round game against the Florida Gators in the SEC Softball Tournament. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY SportsMandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

Record: 24-14 (3-9)

Kentucky’s record is not indicative of how well they have performed this season. The Wildcats have a series win over Alabama and went toe-to-toe with Texas A&M last weekend.

Can the motivated Wildcats catch the struggling Georgia Bulldogs off guard this weekend?

For more Kentucky news, visit UK Wildcats Wire .

Missouri’s starting pitcher Laurin Krings (24) in the bottom of the first against Alabama in Game 7 of the SEC Tournament, Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. The score was 0-0 after two. [Cyndi Chambers/ Correspondent]

Record: 30-10 (5-7 SEC)

The early season fire from No. 14 Missouri has begun to smolder as a series loss to Arkansas has the Tigers under .500 in SEC play. Missouri dominated Saturday’s game by taking down the Razorbacks, 12-3 in five innings. The first four batters in the lineup combined to score nine runs, with Kara Daly leading the way with three RBI.

Missouri will end the SEC slate by facing four straight ranked teams, starting this weekend at home with No. 9 Florida.

April 6, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama infielder Kenleigh Cahalan (31) makes a play and throws to first to record an out at Rhoads Stadium Saturday. Alabama downed Ole Miss 5-1. © Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK

Record: 29-8 (6-6 SEC)

The No. 12 Crimson Tide evened its SEC record by sweeping Ole Miss last weekend in Tuscaloosa, dominating the series by outscoring the Rebels 14-2 in the three-game set. Pitchers Kayla Beaver and Jocelyn Briski earned honors from the SEC for their weekend performance.

The most intriguing series of the weekend will take place at the Rhoads House when Alabama hosts Texas A&M. A great showing against the Aggies could see the Tide take a giant leap in next week’s rankings.

For more Alabama news, visit Roll Tide Wire .

May 11, 2023; Fayetteville, AK, USA; Georgia Bulldogs outfielder Dallis Goodnight (1) watches a foul ball during a quarterfinal game against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the SEC Softball Tournament. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

Record: 31-8 (7-5 SEC)

No. 7 Georgia continues to lead the conference in home runs with 61, but they have struggled to solidify a key SEC series win since winning two games in Tuscaloosa last month. Georgia lost its second-straight conference series last week to No. 4 Tennessee and will look to get back on track this weekend at Kentucky, which is coming off of a tight series with Texas A&M.

Visit UGA Wire for more Georgia Bulldogs news.

May 11, 2023; Fayetteville, AK, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks utility Rylin Hedgecock (28) swings at a pitch during a quarterfinal game against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Softball Tournament. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

Record: 28-10 (7-5)

No. 17 Arkansas continues its upward trend after winning a series over Missouri, its second-straight series win over a top-25 conference foe. Can the Razorbacks make it three series wins in a row? They will put their streak to the test this weekend on the road at No. 23 South Carolina.

For more Arkansas softball news, check out Razorbacks Wire .

LSU Tigers head coach Beth Torina talks with her team during the 8th inning against the Florida Gators at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL on Monday, April 8, 2024. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]

Record: 31-6 (9-6 SEC)

LSU is still searching for their first key SEC series win of the season after dropping two of three to No. 9 Florida in Gainesville. The Tigers needed extra innings to claim a win in Sunday’s game. Maddox McKee drove home the final run in the 8th inning on a sacrifice fly to give LSU the 4-3 win.

LSU will look to get back on track this weekend by hosting Auburn for a three-game set beginning Friday night.

For more LSU news, visit LSU Tigers Wire .

4 Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs pitcher Kenley Hawk (53) pitches against the Tennessee Volunteers at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL on Thursday, May 12, 2022. [Gabriella Whisler/Special to the Sun]

Record: 28-10 (8-7 SEC)

No. 16 Mississippi State claimed another series win last week, taking two of three games from South Carolina on the road. The Bulldogs shut out the Gamecocks in the first two games of the weekend before falling 3-1 on Sunday.

The Bulldogs will have a great chance to prove themselves this weekend by hosting Tennessee for a series beginning Friday in Starkville.

3 Texas A&M

Oklahoma’s Tiare Jennings (23) runs home to score a run behind Texas A&M’s Haley Lee (25) in the first inning of a softball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and Texas A&M in the NCAA Norman Regional at Marita Hynes Field in Norman, Okla., Sunday, May 22, 2022. © BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK

Record: 31-8 (10-5 SEC)

No. 11 Texas A&M’s recent series with Kentucky came with an unexpected challenge. The Aggies won two of three games over bottom-dweller Kentucky, with all three games being decided by one run.

Texas A&M appeared to have decided Saturday’s fate by building a 10-3 lead over the Wildcats. However, Kentucky chipped away and ultimately scored four runs in the 7th inning to cut the deficit to one run. Texas A&M finally stopped the bleeding to win 10-9, clinching the series.

The Aggies trek to Tuscaloosa this weekend to face Alabama for what will be a pivotal series for both programs.

For more Texas A&M softball news, visit Aggies Wire .

May 11, 2023; Fayetteville, AK, USA; Florida Gators infielder Skylar Wallace (17) throws to first during the rain delayed first round game against the Kentucky Wildcats in the SEC Softball Tournament. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY SportsMandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports

Record: 34-6 (9-3 SEC)

No. 9 Florida won a tight series over No. 6 LSU last weekend by winning two of three games in the series in Gainesville. In what was expected to be an offensive clinic, neither team scored more than six runs in a game, nor did any team win by more than two runs.

Florida can thank LSU for Sunday’s deciding win. Tied 5-5 in the 8th inning, a throwing error by LSU catcher Maci Bergeron following a Skylar Wallace strikeout allowed Baylee Goddard to score from 2nd base, giving the Gators the walk-off win.

The Gators continue to be the SEC’s best-hitting team with a .357 collective average, 365 hits, and 322 runs batted in. They travel to Missouri this weekend to face the Tigers, who dropped a weekend series at Arkansas.

For more Florida softball news, check out Gators Wire.

1 Tennessee

The Tennessee Volunteers during the second NCAA Regional Softball game against Oregon State at the Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in Knoxville, TN on Sunday, May 22, 2022. © Randy Sartin/Special to the News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

Record: 29-6 (10-2 SEC)

Tennessee continues to roll in SEC play. Last weekend, No. 4 Tennessee took two of three games from No. 7 Georgia at home. In Sunday’s series-clinching win, Sophia Nugent crushed a three-run home run in the 6th inning to give the Lady Vols the 3-1 victory.

Another challenge awaits the SEC’s best pitching squad this weekend, as they visit No. 16 Mississippi State for a three-game set beginning Friday.

For more Tennessee softball news, check out Vols Wire .

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Let the Razorback Fans Apology Tour Begin

Arkansas social media wanted Yurachek fired until suddenly they didn't

• Author: Kent Smith

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A little over a year and a half ago, a story went out at allHogs calling for the Eric Musselman apology tour to begin after he made the program look bad by trying to start a fight with San Diego State fans and holding an "L" up to his forehead while cursing them following a tournament win over the Aztecs.

It was a bad look for Arkansas basketball and ultimately, San Diego State got its revenge by reaching he national championship game. Now, in much the same vein, it's time for a different apology tour to start up at Arkansas.

However, this one has nothing to do with coaches. It's all the Hogs fans who couldn't let the process play out before freaking out and ripping into their athletics director because they thought he was going to come to a press conference after a few weeks of failure with something slightly above a dead carcass.

There were even people sarcastically claiming, at least that's how it was taken in the allHogs offices, that the coach of Fayetteville High School was going to be named the next coach. It looked like half the fan base intended to march on the Razorbacks athletics complex and remove Yurachek with pitchforks and bull whips themselves.

While the fans and half the state's media rode the emotional wave of every rumor, no matter how far fetched, Yurachek calmly handled business behind the scenes. That video he had his communications team put out of Musselman reads much different now.

The former Arkansas coach admitted during his introductory press conference at USC that he was sitting back in Fayetteville dealing with a ton of anxiety because of how long Trojans athletics director Jennifer Cohen was taking making her decision. That sounds like a man who had a lot of pressure on him behind the scenes to get wherever he's going to go soon because Yurachek was ready to get cracking on landing a big fish.

"You're still here?" he said in the video.

Yurachek is warranted to put out a video today of him sitting in Bud Walton watching the No. 10 national seed gymnastics team move on to the national finals, at Bogle Park while the softball team follows up a series win over No. 3 Georgia with a series win over No. 11 Missouri, at Baum-Walker as the No. 1 baseball team sweeps Ole Miss, then high fives Bobby Petrino before stepping onto a plane where John Calipari adjusts a red tie before Yuracheck sits down, buckles up and stares into the camera at Razorbacks fans. "Oh, you're still here?"

Former Arkansas linebacker Hayden Henry summed up how silly Arkansas fans made themselves look by jumping the gun and overreacting to things they didn't know for sure was true in response to a meme depicting how Yurachek seemingly flipped the script on them.

"But we're still firing him, right?" Henry asked. "I thought everyone was in agreement 24 hours ago."

But we’re still firing him, right? I thought everyone was in agreement 24hrs ago? — Hayden Henry (@haydenthenry) April 8, 2024

Of course, the section of Arkansas fans that constantly barks on the internet can be so delusional at times they will believe they are why Calipari is coming. Had a bunch of keyboard warriors not thrown a hissy fit and said horrible things about Yurachek, it never would have occurred to him to raid Kentucky.

Yurachek clearly was flipping through the mid-majors section of his Roladex looking for someone who can put up a .500 record against Samford when he checked his phone, saw the hate, and then decided it was time to talk to boosters and begin aiming at high level targets. There are tweets out there that indicate that's almost exactly how a lot of fans think it happened.

Arkansas athletics is in as good of shape as it has ever been. Last summer, no one had Bobby Petrino and John Calipari on campus less than a year later while the spring sports were absolutely dominating the college ranks.

That's because no one else thinks like Yurachek when it comes to the future of this athletics program. He continues to believe things can be done Arkansas the fan can't envision. He isn't hampered by the negative self image Razorbacks fans can't seem to shake.

So, at least for now, Yurachek is owed an apology by much of the fan base. They grumbled and threatened because they couldn't see, and he delivered despite the fact the ones he was doing it for wouldn't believe.

Let the Arkansas fans apology tour begin immediately.

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Marisa Flores | April 16, 2024

The colleges (and conferences) with the most players taken in the 2024 wnba draft.

The WNBA drafted a superstar class to compete for the 144 total roster spots. Thirty of the 36 picks over three rounds came from NCAA Division I schools. Iowa's Caitlin Clark was selected first overall to the Indiana Fever. It was the second consecutive year Indiana held the top overall selection. Clark will join last year's top overall draft pick, Aliyah Boston, on the Fever following a legendary college career. The guard from Iowa made history, taking the Hawkeyes to consecutive NCAA championship games and setting the all-time Division I scoring record for both men and women.

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Alongside Clark, Iowa teammate Kate Martin was drafted in the second round to the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces. The Big Ten and Pac-12 provided the most of any conference with seven draft picks each. The SEC followed with six.

Here's a full breakdown of the conferences:

Here's how schools with multiple picks were chosen round-by-round: 

From pick No. 1 to 36, here's the complete 2024 WNBA draft order: 

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