Long speaks at LR TD club

LITTLE ROCK – University of Arkansas vice chancellor and director of athletics Jeff Long was the featured speaker at the Little Rock Touchdown Club on Monday afternoon at the Embassy Suites. Long touched on a number of subjects during the approximately 45-minute speech and question and answer session including the Razorbacks’ most recent football game against Alabama, this weekend’s Southwest Classic, potential conference re-alignment in intercollegiate athletics and the program’s financial needs for the future. At the conclusion of the session, the approximately 150 members in attendance joined Long in Calling the Hogs.This marks the second-consecutive year that Long has spoken at the Little Rock Touchdown Club. Long will be the keynote speaker at the recently formed Northwest Arkansas Touchdown Club at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale, Ark., on Nov. 17.