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Has Hornsby decided to leave Razorbacks? Right now, he might be
Malik Hornsby tweeted Thursday night he “will be in the transfer portal in the morning” but he’s not there yet.
Arkansas quarterback Malik Hornsby’s Twitter account said Thursday night he “will be in the transfer portal in the morning.”
Whether that’s accurate or not remains to be seen.
Apparently he hasn’t done it yet and you might want to hold up claiming it as fact.
I will be in the transfer portal tomorrow morning?.
— LEEK?? (@1MalikH1) January 7, 2022
Hornsby appeared in seven games during the 2021 season while serving as the team’s primary backup quarterback.
He was 5-of-12 passing for 46 yards and ran for 136 yards in 24 attempts.
Hornsby, 6-2, 175, came to Arkansas as a four-star recruit. The Missouri City (Texas) native was the No. 201 overall player in the 2020 class and the No. 8 dual-threat quarterback in the class and No. 30 overall prospect in Texas.
He chose the Razorbacks over an offer list that included Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M, Texas, Auburn, Florida State and several others.
While he hasn’t seen much playing time, many fans have been fascinated by his speed but in his only extended playing time against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in November he didn’t exactly set the world on fire.
Hornsby will be entering spring practice as the clear No. 2 quarterback behind KJ Jefferson and don’t even start trying to convince yourself there would be any sort of competition for the starting spot.
Jefferson was tabbed the starter after last season and there won’t be much actual competition to see any change there. After a big season as the starter there won’t be any change.
Hornsby may be leaving the Razorbacks.
But until he has announced he is actually IN the portal you may not want to rush to shove him in.
