FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas awarded scholarships Thursday night to five walk-on players, according to multiple reports.
The group includes:
• Quarterback Jack Lindsey
• Wide receiver Tyson Morris
• Wide receiver Jimmie Stoudemire
• Tight end Blake Kern
• Safety Brenden Young.
Stoudemire and Young are seniors while Lindsey and Kern are juniors with Morris a sophomore.
Lindsey, the son of Lyndy Lindsey and grandson of legend Jim Lindsey, played in all of the games last year, holding on field goals and extra-point attempts.
Morris played in 11 games and Kern in 10, primarily on special teams. Young played in two games on special teams.
Stoudemire is eligible to play this year after sitting out the 2018 season.
Arkansas now has 83 players on scholarship. The NCAA limit for scholarship football players is 85.
