The football season is nearing with SEC Media Days coming up next week and the annual golf tournaments with the coaches, media and boosters are upon us.
Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson is one of the reasons the Razorbacks are getting plenty of national respect in preseason.
Arkansas is entering the season with an offseason that was filled with drama and more twists and turns than a soap opera. The magazines that predict how each school will do are on the stands now and Arkansas generally has drawn some good reviews.
Here is a random sampling of the SEC races as seen by various magazines.
Athlon
East
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
West
LSU
Alabama
Arkansas (5-3, 9-3)
Auburn
Texas A&M
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
USA Today
East
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Missouri
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
West
LSU
Alabama
Arkansas (6-2, 10-2)
Auburn
Texas A&M
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Lindy's
East
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
West
LSU
Alabama
Arkansas
Texas A&M
Auburn
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Phil Steele
East
Georgia, Florida tied for first
South Carolina
Tennessee
Missouri
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
West
LSU, Alabama tied for first
Arkansas
Mississippi State
Auburn
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
Hooten's Arkansas Football
East
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Missouri
Kentucky
West
LSU
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Mississippi State
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
Dave Campbell's Texas Football
East
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Missouri
Kentucky
West
LSU
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Texas A&M
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
National Rankings for Arkansas
Athlon-- National Champion, USC; Arkansas No. 13
USA Today-- National Champion, Alabama; Arkansas No. 10
Lindy's-- National Champion, LSU; Arkansas No. 9
Phil Steele-- National Champion, Florida State; Arkansas No. 16
Hooten's-- National Champion, LSU; Arkansas No. 7
Dave Campbell's-- National Champion, USC; Arkansas No. 11
Once the teams kickoff in September these rankings won't mean a thing, but a couple of things stood out in these rankings. Arkansas should finish third in the SEC West according to these magazines, but all show a lot of respect for the Razorbacks nationally with No. 16 the lowest of all.
