Although historians aren't sure of the exact date, a group of Arkansas football fans at some point during the 1920s is believed to have been the first to "call the Hogs" during a game.  In the years following, it has growninto one of college sports' most endearing traditions, as well as a rallying cry among Arkansas fans.
     Spontaneous "hog calls" have been known to break out in airports, malls, restaurants and hotels all across the country, especially when Arkansas is in toen for a football bowl game or a basketball tournament game.
     The words to the Hog call are simple:

     One of the first thing freshmen football players learn during two-a-day practices is how to sing the University of Arkansas' fight song.  Written in the late 1920s, the tune has longed been popular among Razorback fans.  And for years Arkansas players huddled together in their locker room to sing it following each victory.
     When Houston Nutt took over as head coach, he began sharing that tradition with the fans.  When the Razorbacks win a home game, Nutt and the Arkansas players gather in front of the student section and lead the singing.

     Brodie Payne and Henry Tovey, inspired in part by the Ozark Mountain sunrise as it illuminated Old Main, wrote the University of Arkansas alma mater in the early 1900s.  It is played prior to every home football game.