Hawgs Illustrated: Vol. 17, Issue 1

There's a new sheriff in town folks. Unfortunately we won't get to see Petrino's magic at work until spring practice. For now there's the Cotton Bowl to look forward to and the last hurrah of D-Mac, Felix, Monk and a bunch of other guys whose names we won't see in a Razorback uniform again after Jan. 1. Yours truly will be in Dallas from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 covering the Hogs at the Cotton Bowl. I'm kind of 50/50 on the whole thing. It will be a great experience as far as work goes, but I'm not excited about being away from my family for a whole week right in the middle of the holidays. I guess these are the sacrifices when you have one of the coolest jobs out there.

By the way, we do have to drive to Dallas for Cotton Bowl. No swanky private jet this time. See, the sacrifices are just piling up.