May 27 began as a quiet Wednesday afternoon in college athletics, but that ended when Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek issued this statement voicing his concerns about the schedule his Razorback football team was given by the SEC. 

Arkansas has been one of the worst Power Four programs in recent years, but Yurachek wasn't concerned with the opponents on his schedule - he was frustrated about the kick times the networks slapped to the Razorbacks. 

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The start times for Arkansas' first three games of the season (North Alabama, Utah, Georgia) are released, but Yurachek is focused on the latter two contests. The Razorbacks will play a 9:15 p.m. CT kick at Utah in Week 2 before coming home and playing a likely top 10 Georgia team at 11:00 a.m. local time. 

"This assigned schedule will cost our student-athletes nearly a full day of rest and recovery that they would otherwise have available to them," Yurachek said in a press release that afternoon. "This is not simply a competitive advantage for the young men who represent our program and contribute greatly to the bottom line of our television partners. This type of scheduling is unacceptable and demonstrates a clear neglect for the well-being of college athletics." 

Yurachek went on to say that he is filing a complaint to both ESPN and the SEC, an action that probably won't get him very far. The evolution of regional conferences into mega, cross-country leagues are a major problem for college athletics, but Yurachek doesn't have a leg to stand on for a variety of reasons. 

First, Arkansas is playing at Utah in a non-conference game. It doesn't take rocket science to think about this, but many games featuring the home team in the Mountain Time Zone are likely to be "late kicks" for those in the Central Time Zone. The Razorbacks and Yurachek are scheduling this game on their own free will. 

Second, Arkansas' situation isn't even close to what the Iowa football team has to face in the early portion of its Big Ten season this year. Not only do the Hawkeyes have to play Michigan, Ohio State, and Washington (no bye week in between) in a three-game stretch, the contest at Washington will take place on a Friday night. 

That means Iowa will play three games against three really good conference foes in a 14-day span. Add the cross-country trip to the Emerald State, and the Hawkeyes will rack up 5,000 miles after just a trio of Big Ten games. 

Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz was probably just as frustrated with seeing her program get the short end of the stick, but that's the reality that athletic directors have to deal with in today's ever-changing college sports landscape. She said nothing, and everyone moved on with their lives. It's that simple. 

Yurachek's actions were completely out-of-character for an AD. 

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