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Hunter gets a 5 yr extension
Posted on 2/10/22 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 2/10/22 at 4:20 pm
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Posted on 2/10/22 at 5:10 pm to beebefootballfan
He should have hired Sexton. Those are rookie numbers.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 5:20 pm to V Bainbridge
Announced on the same day the SEC distributed almost $800M evenly to its 14 member institutions.
I would expect the U of A, no matter how cheap they are, could find and extra $3-5 mil/yr for Pittman and his staff out of the $55M (tax free BTW) windfall the school just got from the league.
I would expect the U of A, no matter how cheap they are, could find and extra $3-5 mil/yr for Pittman and his staff out of the $55M (tax free BTW) windfall the school just got from the league.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 11:57 am to beebefootballfan
Given our success across all sports (we are doing astoundingly well given our population) Hunter could be here a looooong time. Barring a scandal of course.
Posted on 2/11/22 at 12:17 pm to beebefootballfan
Posted on 3/14/22 at 3:17 pm to beebefootballfan
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Yurachek Finalist For Sports Business Journal Athletic Director Of The Year
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University of Arkansas Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek was named one of five finalists for Athletic Director of the Year by the Sports Business Journal on Monday. Yurachek joins Sandy Barbour (Penn State), Lisa Campos (UTSA), Sean Frazier (Northern Illinois) and Tom Holmoe (BYU) as nominees for the prestigious award. The winner will be announced during the Sports Business Awards to be held at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
Yurachek’s selection was one of two selections from the University of Arkansas. Razorback Athletics is also a nominee in the category of Best in Sports Social Media. Other nominees in that category include the Brooklyn Nets, the Drone Racing League, ESPN on TikTok and Just Women’s Sports. The winner will also be announced at the May award ceremony.
Yurachek is in his fifth year as vice chancellor and director of athletics at the University of Arkansas. In 2020-21, Razorback Athletics turned in the most successful collective year in school history, including a program-best eighth place finish in the Learfield IMG Directors’ Cup. Arkansas’ previous best finish was 14th in the competition that tracks the nation’s most successful intercollegiate athletics programs.
The Razorbacks won an NCAA title (Women’s Indoor Track & Field), earned eight Top-10 NCAA finishes and a remarkable 10 SEC regular season and tournament championships, including SEC triple crown sweeps in both men’s and women’s cross country & track and field, a second-straight soccer regular season crown, the program’s first softball regular season title and a baseball regular season and tournament championship. Arkansas’ championship total led the league and doubled the next closest SEC program. In addition, men’s basketball advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in more than 25 years.
Meanwhile, Razorback student-athletes combined for a 3.25 GPA and 104 student-athletes graduated from the University of Arkansas. A multi-million-dollar renovation of the Randal Tyson Track Center was completed, while brand new facilities, including the $27 million J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Baseball Development Center and the $15 million Frank O’Mara Track and Field High Performance Center were constructed.
Arkansas has continued its championship momentum in the 2021-22 academic year winning three Southeastern Conference championships (men’s and women’s cross country, soccer) and a New Year’s Day bowl game (Outback Bowl) in football in the fall semester. The Razorbacks ranked No. 8 in the final fall standings of the Learfield Directors’ Cup, the highest of any SEC program.
The men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams won SEC championships and recorded top-10 NCAA finishes. In addition, both the men’s and women’s basketball programs received bids to their respective NCAA Basketball Tournaments.
Razorback Athletics was also honored with a nomination in the Best of Sports Social Media category for its innovative and outstanding engagement on multiple social media platforms, specifically for its work during the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Arkansas was the first tournament team to surpass one million cross-platform interactions. The Razorbacks finished third among all Division I NCAA Men’s Basketball programs in total cross-platform interactions with 1.8 million for March 2021.
In addition, from March 14-April 5, 2021, Razorback Athletics generated 2.3 million video views on Twitter, 1.3 million video views on Facebook (first among NCAA teams) and 745,594 video views on Instagram (fourth among NCAA teams).
Posted on 3/14/22 at 4:05 pm to RazorHawg
He has done an amazing job here. He deserves recognition for it. I knew he would be better than Long (almost anyone would be) but he really surprised me.
This post was edited on 3/14/22 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 3/14/22 at 5:12 pm to beebefootballfan
Firing Bucknam should've been part of this contract extension
Posted on 3/14/22 at 5:20 pm to ArHog
Average men's track for not being below the toilet in football and returning basketball to it's proper success rate is a trade I would take all day.
Posted on 3/14/22 at 7:05 pm to V Bainbridge
Average track team sucks
Bucknam sucks
Bucknam sucks
Posted on 3/14/22 at 7:34 pm to V Bainbridge
but why? When you can have both....
Posted on 3/15/22 at 1:09 pm to RazorHawg
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University of Arkansas Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek is a 2021-22 Football Bowl Subdivision Cushman & Wakefield Athletics Director of the Year recipient it was announced on Tuesday by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Yurachek and the three additional FBS honorees will be formally recognized during NACDA’s 57th Annual Convention at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 28.
“Hunter is very deserving of this recognition. During his five years as vice chancellor and director of athletics, Hunter has guided the Razorback program to new heights. Under Hunter’s leadership, our student-athletes have set new records, won NCAA titles and SEC championships and posted one of the most successful sports years in Razorback history,” Charles Robinson, interim chancellor for the University of Arkansas said. “Even more importantly, Hunter has consistently prioritized the academic goals of our Razorback student-athletes, who have held a collective 3.25 GPA during his tenure. Preparing students for success both on the field and in the classroom is a foundational part of directing a top-notch athletic program, and Hunter has done a wonderful job of establishing a strong culture of student success.”
Yurachek is in his fifth year as vice chancellor and director of athletics at the University of Arkansas after being announced as vice chancellor and director of athletics on Dec. 4, 2017. He recently signed a new agreement that will extend his tenure in Fayetteville through at least June 30, 2027. Yurachek is also a finalist for the Sports Business Journal Athletic Director of the Year, as was announced earlier this week.
“While I am humbled to be recognized by my peers with this award, the success of our program is truly a tribute to our remarkable student-athletes, coaches and staff as well as the extraordinary support of our Razorback Foundation members and fans,” Yurachek said. “By embracing a shared commitment to our mission of developing champions and Razorbacks for Life, we have provided our program the opportunity to achieve record-breaking athletics success while also adding more than 100 student-athletes a year to Senior Walk, as graduates of the University of Arkansas. I am grateful for the continued support of Dr. Don Bobbitt, Dr. Charles Robinson and all those who help lead our institution. It is an honor to be your Director of Athletics and I look forward to the amazing things still to come for the University of Arkansas and Razorback Athletics.”
Posted on 3/15/22 at 2:21 pm to RazorHawg
Personally, I think we should make him the highest paid AD in the country before we screw up and lose him.
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