Week 7 is here!!
Jaxson Robinson: Went to few games at East Central growing up in Ada
With the media before Friday’s practice ahead of exhibition game with his hometown East Central Oklahoma.
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That Friday Feeling! ALCS Game 7! Chris “Freaking” Taylor?!?; Hogs in Little Rock; 3 Randoms and more!
Guest- Aaron Torres
Added to Manning Award list: KJ Jefferson one of 15 for top QB award
Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson is one of 15 additions to the watch list for the Manning Award, which is handed out to the best collegiate quarterback in the country.
Through seven games this season, Jefferson has thrown for 1,463 yards and 11 touchdowns while also running for 386 yards and five scores. The Razorback signal-caller currently leads the SEC and ranks eighth nationally in average yards per completion (14.6).
The Sardis, Miss., native delivered an electrifying performance at Ole Miss earlier this season, throwing for 326 yards and three scores while rushing for 85 yards and three more scores.
He is one of only six SEC players since 2000 to throw for three or more touchdowns and run for three more in the same game.
The others are Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott, Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral.
Jefferson, who is one of only two SEC signal-callers — and one of only six in the FBS — with 1,400-plus passing yards and 350-plus rushing yards on the year, is the first Razorback quarterback to have multiple games with at least two rushing touchdowns in the same season since at least 1997.
He is also the first Arkansas quarterback to rush for 300-plus yards in a season since Matt Jones in 2004.
The Manning Award, created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning, is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates’ bowl performances in its balloting.
After naming 32 quarterbacks to its preseason watch list, the Manning Award opted to increase its spotlighted players based on the many outstanding performances during the first half of the year.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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Tye & Tommy the UAPB game, basketball exhibition, great old NBA players and more!
Listen to the Hogs-UAPB here or on ESPN Arkansas’ stations
Arkansas takes a final break from SEC play this week against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
Razorback Notes
• The Razorbacks head to War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock this weekend to make football history. Arkansas is set to play an in-state school on the gridiron for the first time in nearly 77 years, kicking off against UAPB at 11 a.m. Saturday on SEC Network.
• Saturday’s game represents the Hogs’ first contest against an in-state school on the football field since 1944, when Arkansas defeated Arkansas-Monticello, then known as Arkansas A&M, by a score of 41-0 in Fayetteville, Ark.
• Arkansas will also make a much-anticipated return to its home away from home this weekend. The Razorbacks, who did not play a game at War Memorial Stadium during the 2020 campaign due to the coronavirus pandemic, last traveled to Little Rock for their 2019 season finale.
• QB KJ Jefferson is one of the best at his position in all of college football. The Razorback signal-caller has thrown for 1,463 yards and 11 touchdowns while gaining 386 yards on the ground with five touchdowns. Jefferson is one of two quarterbacks in the SEC — and one of six in the FBS — with 1,400+ passing yards and 350+ rushing yards on the year.
• RB Trelon Smith has run for a team-leading 435 yards and four scores through seven games this season. The speedster has scored nine rushing touchdowns in his last 11 games, averaging 81.3 rushing yards per game in that span. Powered by Smith’s legs, the Razorbacks boast the third- best rushing offense in the SEC and the eighth-best rushing attack in the country, averaging 243.0 yards per game.
• WR Treylon Burks leads Arkansas with 38 catches for 628 yards and five touchdowns this season, hauling in 36.2 percent of the Razorbacks’ total completed passes (105). Burks, who currently ranks first among all SEC pass catchers in receiving yards (628) and receiving yards per game (89.7), extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 27 against Auburn with his eighth career 100-yard receiving effort in the contest.
• LB Bumper Pool leads the Hogs in total tackles with 69, including 4.5 tackles for loss, through seven games. Pool, who has one pass breakup on the year, has contributed to an Arkansas passing defense that ranks second in the SEC and 15th in the FBS, allowing 175.4 yards per game. The Hogs also boast the SEC’s best third-down defense, allowing opponents to convert just 30.9 of their attempts.
In addition to sticking with allHOGS.com, here’s how to watch and listen to the Hogs-Tigers on Saturday:
GAME INFORMATION
Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Current Records: Arkansas (4-3, 1-3 SEC) vs. UAPB (1-5, 0-4 SWAC)
Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 23 at 11 a.m.
Where: War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, Ark.
TV/Streaming: SEC Network, FuboTV
Radio: HitThatLine.com, ESPN Arkansas 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and central Arkansas, 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home, SIRIUS 136/XM 191
Sportsbook Info (via SI Sportsbook)
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Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
Democrat-Gazette’s Bob Holt: Looking at Hogs playing UAPB in Little Rock
Tradition, playing in state Capitol good thing for Arkansas in past and looking ahead to Saturday’s game with UAPB.
Hog Podcast’s Matt Zimmer: It’s a ‘little different’ playing in Little Rock
The atmosphere is always unique playing games at War Memorial and this week may not be any different.
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Predicting Our Listeners; LSU Players Push Back on O Reports; Braves, Smyly Beat Dodgers (Rosario really); Halftime Homework!
Guests- Bob Holt & Matt Zimmerman
