After hearing from them on Wednesday, his takeaways on Sutton Smith and Bralen Russell as the Hogs close to game preparation for opener against North Alabama.
Democrat-Gazette’s Tom Murphy on Razorback running backs
RAZORBACK FOOTBALL
| Sat, Sep 5 |  | vs North Alabama | W 31-14 |
| Sat, Sep 12 |  | @ Utah | L, 43-10 |
| Sat, Sep 19 |  | Georgia | L, 45-17 |
| Sat, Sep 26 |  | Tulsa | W 34-6 |
| Sat, Oct 3 |  | @ Texas A&M | L, 34-7 |
| Sat, Oct 10 |  | Tennessee | L, 24-17 |
| Sat, Oct 17 |  | @ Vanderbilt | W 31-21 |
| Sat, Oct 31 |  | vs Missouri | 6:45 PM SEC Network |
| Sat, Nov 7 |  | @ Auburn | 11:45 AM SEC Network |
| Sat, Nov 14 |  | South Carolina | TBA |
| Sat, Nov 21 |  | @ Texas | TBA |
| Sat, Nov 28 |  | vs LSU | TBA |
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | ||
| 1. | Conway (8) | 7-1 | 138 | 3 |
| 2. | Shiloh Christian (3) | 7-1 | 121 | 1 |
| 3. | Bentonville (2) | 7-1 | 105 | 2 |
| 4. | Springdale Har-Ber (2) | 6-2 | 100 | 8 |
| 5. | Joe T. Robinson (1) | 8-0 | 98 | 4 |
| 6. | North Little Rock | 7-1 | 79 | 5 |
| 7. | Bentonville West | 7-1 | 62 | 6 |
| Sheridan | 8-0 | 62 | 7 | |
| 9. | Greenwood | 6-2 | 43 | 9 |
| 10 | Bryant | 404 | 31 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Mountain Home 14, Benton 9, Van Buren 5, Stuttgart 4, Searcy 4, LR Christian 3, Nashville 1, Farmington 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Conway (9) | 7-1 | 61 | 2 |
| 2. | Shiloh Christian (3) | 7-1 | 52 | 1 |
| 3. | Springdale Har-Ber (2) | 6-2 | 41 | — |
| 4. | Bentonville (2) | 7-1 | 38 | 3 |
| 5. | North Little Rock | 7-1 | 24 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: Bentonville West 14, Bryant 10. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Sheridan (14) | 8-0 | 78 | 1 |
| 2. | Mountain Home (2) | 7-1 | 51 | 3 |
| 3. | Benton | 5-3 | 49 | 5 |
| 4. | Searcy | 6-2 | 28 | 2 |
| Van Buren | 7-1 | 28 | — | |
| Others receiving votes: Sylvan Hills 3, Jonesboro 2, Lake Hamilton 1. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Joe T. Robinson (14) | 8-0 | 78 | 1 |
| 2. | Greenwood (2) | 6-2 | 64 | 2 |
| 3. | Jacksonville | 7-1 | 47 | 4 |
| 4. | Farmington | 7-1 | 20 | 4t |
| Little Rock Parkview | 5-3 | 18 | 4t | |
| Others receiving votes: LR Mills 8, HS Lakeside 4, Greenbrier 1. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Stuttgart (13) | 8-0 | 77 | 1 |
| 2. | Nashville (3) | 8-0 | 64 | 2 |
| 3. | Ozark | 8-0 | 37 | 3 |
| 4. | Elkins | 7-1 | 19 | 4 |
| 5. | Gravette | 7-1 | 14 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Southside Batesville 12, Lonoke 7, Fountain Lake 7, Gosnell 1, Arkadelphia 1, Highland 1. | ||||
| CLASS 3A |
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| 1. | Mansfield (9) | 7-2 | 54 | 2 |
| 2. | Walnut Ridge (5) | 7-1 | 42 | 4 |
| 3. | Smackover (1) | 7-1 | 39 | 3 |
| 4. | Prescott | 7-1 | 34 | — |
| 5. | Bismarck | 6-2 | 21 | 1 |
| Others receiving votes: Fordyce 18, Atkins (1) 17, Newport 11, Helena-West Helena 3, Rivercrest 1. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Mount Ida (9) | 9-0 | 70 | 1 |
| 2. | Baptist Prep (7) | 8-0 | 69 | 2 |
| 3. | Earle | 7-1 | 40 | 4 |
| 4. | Gurdon | 6-2 | 30 | 5 |
| 5. | Marked Tree | 6-2 | 14 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Dierks 13, Magnet Cove 2, Des Arc 1, Hazen 1. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Corning (6) | 6-0 | 23 | 1 |
| 2. | Cedar Ridge (3) | 7-0 | 22 | 2 |
| 3. | Magazine (2) | 7-0 | 18 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Izard County 3. | ||||
