Hogs’ safety Jalen Catalon told the media Monday the team “is on a mission” in bowl game as it’s “like our college football playoff.”
Hammonds’ roller-coaster with Hogs will continue for sixth year
T.J. Hammonds has almost lasted long enough with the Arkansas football program to qualify for retirement benefits … and he’s not leaving.
Hammonds announced on social media Monday he will be coming back for his sixth season with the Razorbacks.
“After talking to my family and the man up top. I feel its best if I return for another year.”
He does add an element of speed to an offense that looked for a couple of years like it was moving in slow motion most of the time.
Hammonds’ time with the Razorbacks has had ups and downs after signing as a four-star recruit from Joe T. Robinson in Little Rock.
He’s bounced between running back and wide receiver, but his big plays have come when he could get in the open field and use his speed. For whatever reasons he never found much stability on offense through three coaching staffs.
But he has gotten a degree … and he’s apparently not in any particular hurry to leave.
Hammonds has 544 yards and two touchdowns on only 79 carries. His career 6.9-yard average would rank second only to Felix Jones’ 7.7 in UA history if he had enough touches to qualify. He’s also caught 13 passes for 221 yards and two scores, for an average of 17.0 yards per reception.
He was able to return to school for a sixth season because of a rule change by the NCAA. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, all football players have been granted an extra year of eligibility, regardless of how much they played this season.
Pittman glad to have returning seniors coming back for another year
Arkansas coach Sam Pittman met with the media Monday afternoon ahead of leaving for the Texas Bowl and said more seniors coming back.
Pool glad to have ‘one of closest friends’ in Morgan coming back
Razorbacks linebacker Bumper Pool talked with the media Monday about how glad he was to get the news Grant Morgan was returning.
Cunningham ‘felt it was in my best interest’ to return to Hogs for another year
Razorbacks offensive lineman Myron Cunningham talked with the media Monday about the process on his decision to come back.
Morgan’s return biggest one for Razorbacks, says Pig Trail Nation’s Orange
Alyssa Orange of Pig Trail Nation feels Grant Morgan deciding to come back for another year the biggest of the older guys returning.
Smith says Texas Bowl matchup with TCU is ‘a huge deal’ for Razorbacks
Running back Trelon Smith has played in NRG Stadium before in a high school playoff game and the bowl game is important to season.
Kern adds name to list of seniors coming back for another season
Add tight end Blake Kern to the growing list of seniors coming back for another year with the program Sam Pittman is starting to build at Arkansas.
Kern, apparently not a big social media guy, let his decision become known when tight ends coach Jon Cooper sent out a tweet Monday morning.
Big Kern! Coming back for another year to represent Lamar, and the state of Arkansas! Proud of what you’ve done, can’t wait to see what you can accomplish! Let’s get to work! #WPS ? pic.twitter.com/z2SBnwbPnN
— Jon Cooper (@Jcoop50) December 28, 2020
Kern will be 24 years old when next season kicks off and the Lamar native started as a walk-on and had his most playing time and success this past season.
Kern started five of 10 games and played more than twice as many snaps as Hudson Henry this past season after playing mostly as a blocker in 2019 and sparingly before that.
He made his first career reception in the opener this season against Georgia and ended the regular season with 20 catches for 201 yards. That total includes touchdowns against Tennessee and Missouri.
Kern’s return to the Razorbacks in 2021 will provide some much needed depth at a position that is pretty young and thin.
Who will play quarterback biggest story line heading into next season
Democrat-Gazette writer Tom Murphy thinks the battle for the starting quarterback job for the Hogs will be big, plus returning players helping.
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