Razorbacks color commentator Matt Zimmerman broke down the loss to the Vols simply to not getting on the free-throw line, attacking the basket.
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Fox Sports’ Aaron Torres on how the issues Arkansas has had in last two losses are things that Eric Musselman can work on and get fixed.
Musselman indicates Georgia game still on as SEC juggles games
With games across the SEC being shuffled after positive covid-19 testing, tracing and quarantines, Arkansas’ game with Georgia is apparently good to go.
At least that’s the indication from Eric Musselman on Friday afternoon when he gave a double thumbs-up when asked at the end of his press conference about the test results the team got earlier Friday.
LSU at Missouri was cancelled earlier Friday after issues at Missouri after problems at South Carolina forced the postponement of their game with Ole Miss.
As a result, the Rebels and LSU will now play at 7:30 p.m. Saturday after the Hogs’ game with the Bulldogs.
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Arkansas’ Jalen Tate has played a lot of basketball and talked with the media Friday afternoon about the SEC and looking at game with Bulldogs.
Lovell doesn’t think Kentucky can get off floor to be at top of league this year
Blue Ribbon assistant editor Blake Lovell doesn’t think the Wildcats will be in their usual spot atop the SEC this year with their struggles.
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Morgan picks up another All-American honor; Five get Phil Steele honors
Arkansas linebacker Grant Morgan has been named to the prestigious Walter Camp All-America second team, becoming just the 16th Razorback in school history to garner recognition from the nation’s oldest college football All-America team.
Hunter Henry was the last Hog to earn All-America status from the organization in 2015.
Additionally, Morgan is joined by redshirt freshman safety Jalen Catalon (third team) and sophomore wide receiver Treylon Burks (honorable mention) as Phil Steele All-American selections.
Morgan (first team), Catalon (first team), and Burks (second team) are accompanied on Phil Steele’s All-SEC Teams by redshirt senior defensive lineman Jonathan Marshall (third team) and senior offensive lineman Ty Clary (fourth team).
Burks is ranked fourth in the SEC and 18th nationally with 820 receiving yards, placed sixth in the league with 5.7 receptions per game and seventh with seven touchdowns.
Against Missouri, the Warren native made 10 catches for a career-high 206 receiving yards, the third-best single-game mark in program history.
The sophomore is tied for sixth in the FBS with six games of 90+ receiving yards. Burks scored a touchdown in three straight games against Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Tennessee, totaling four during that stretch, catching two TDs against the Aggies.
This season, Burks is one of just four FBS players to post 130+ receiving yards and 40+ rushing yards in the same game when he made 11 grabs for 137 yards and ran four times for 46 yards against Ole Miss.
He was named All-SEC second team by both the coaches’ and AP.
Catalon is the only FBS player to make 95+ tackles with three interceptions this season and the first SEC freshman since Tennessee’s Eric Berry in 2007 to have at least 86 stops and three picks.
The dynamic defensive back leads all FBS freshmen with 99 total tackles while also posting 2.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
His 9.9 tackles per game lead all FBS freshmen and rank fourth among all SEC players. He made a career-best 16 tackles against LSU, and totaled five games of 12 or more tackles, second in the country behind Morgan.
Catalon became the first Hog to intercept passes in back-to-back games when he did so against LSU and Florida.
He has also been named to The Athletic’s Freshman All-America first team. Catalon earned AP All-SEC first team and coaches’ All-SEC second team honors.
Marshall was the only Hog defender to start all 10 regular season games, totaling 35 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one forced fumble and four quarterback hurries.
According to Pro Football Focus, the senior captain led the SEC in both run-defense grade (80.8) and run stops (20). His 633 snaps played led SEC interior defensive lineman.
Marshall made all 6.5 tackles for loss in six consecutive games and forced a fumble against No. 1 Alabama. The AP named him All-SEC second team.
Clary played in eight games this year, including starting the last seven games of the season on the offensive line, making five starts at right guard and two at center.
Clary earned a 74.7 run blocking grade from PFF, which ranks inside the top 25 among SEC offensive lineman that played over 400 total snaps.
He allowed just two sacks and four quarterback hurries all season.
Dungee’s 30-point night not enough as Hogs fall to Vols, 88-73
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas couldn’t do anything with Tennessee’s size advantage Thursday night and even Chelsea Dungee’s 30 points wasn’t enough.
The Vols (7-1, 1-0) downed the Razorbacks (10-3, 1-2), 88-73.
The Hogs grabbed an early lead, but with 5:13 to go in the second quarter Tennessee grabbed a one-point advantage, one the Lady Vols would never surrender.
Dungee led the Hogs on the score sheet, going for 30, marking her ninth career game going for 30 or more points.
Destiny Slocum and Amber Ramirez also reached double figures, as both shot 50% from the field en route to 17 and 15 point games, respectively.
Turning point
The game started off tight, both teams exchanging the lead in the first and second quarters.
But Tennessee went on a 10-0 run in the final minutes of the first half that extended its lead to seven heading into the locker room.
Arkansas was unable to recover from the end of the second quarter on, and although the game remained close through the third quarter, Tennessee’s three-point defense kept the Hogs at an arm’s length.
The Lady Volunteers were helped by big performances from senior Rennia Davis and junior Rae Burrell, who both notched 26 points in the win.
Hogs highlights
• Dungee’s scored 30 points and pulled down seven rebounds, both season-highs.
• It was Dungee’s 16th straight game scoring in double-figures.
• Dungee also nabbed five steals in the game, a new season-high. It was the second five-steal performance from a Hog this season.
• Slocum helped keep the Hogs afloat after the halftime intermission, scoring 14 of her 17 points in the second half.
• The Razorbacks shot 83% from the charity stripe, knocking down 20 of their 24 free throw attempts.
• It was the Hogs’ eighth game this season making 20+ free throws.
• Tennessee was held to just 29% from 3-point range, making only five of its 17 attempts from behind the arc.
Next game
The Hogs return home to play No. 8 Texas A&M on Sunday at 3 p.m. You can watch the game on the SEC Network.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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Arkansas coach Mike Neighbors said after the game there were things they could have done against the Vols to stay closer to larger team.
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Democrat-Gazette writer Bob Holt said on Halftime with Phil Elson, Matt Jenkins and Matt Travis about the Hogs’ 20 turnovers in 79-74 loss.
