Burks, Brown named All-SEC first team; Pool on coaches’ second team

Treylon Burks and Montaric Brown were named the first team All-SEC Coaches team, announced by the league Tuesday afternoon.

Senior linebacker Bumper Pool was named to the second team.

Burks posted one of the best seasons by a receiver in program history, recording 66 catches for 1,104 yards (16.7 yards per catch average) and 11 touchdowns, while also being a threat on the ground with 15 carries for 112 yards (8.0 yards per catch) and a touchdown.

He ranked second in the SEC in receiving touchdowns, third in receiving yards per game (92.0), fourth in receiving yards and sixth in receptions per game (5.5)

The Warren native set a program record totaling six 100+ yard receiving games in a season and became just the fourth receiver in school history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in a year.

His 11 receiving touchdowns are tied for second-most in school history.

Burks is joined by Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams on the first team; the duo are the only receivers in the SEC to total at least 1,000 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns this season.

Cobi Hamilton was the last Arkansas wideout to earn first-team honors from the coaches in 2012.

This is Burks’ first career appearance on the first team and third career postseason award from the coaches after being named to the second team as a kick and punt returner his freshman year in 2019 and a wideout in 2020.

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Brown created havoc in the Hogs secondary by tying for the SEC lead with five interceptions, which is tied for the second-most in the FBS.

His five picks are tied for ninth in a single season in school history and make him the first Razorback to tally five or more interceptions in a season since Tramain Thomas in 2011.

Additionally, he added 53 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, five passes broken up, a fumble recovery and forced fumble this year.

The Ashdown native is one of just two players in the SEC to produce multiple interceptions with at least one forced fumble and one fumble recovery this season.

Brown is the first Arkansas cornerback since Ahmad Carroll in 2003 to earn first-team recognition from the league’s coaches.

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For the second consecutive season Pool earned second-team recognition from the conference’s coaches.

The linebacker ranks second in the SEC and tied for 10th nationally, logging a career-high 120 tackles. His seven games producing double-digit tackles is tied for third nationally.

The Lucas, Texas, native also added 7.5 tackles for loss, which ranks second on the team, and two passes broken up to his season stat line.

Pool has tallied 344 career tackles, placing eighth in the program’s record book. Over the last three seasons (2019-21), his 315 tackles are second in FBS in that span.

Pool’s honor gives Arkansas at least one linebacker with All-SEC honors from either the coaches or Associated Press for the fourth straight year.

The Razorbacks won eight games during the regular season — the most regular season wins for the program since 2011 — and will face Penn State in the Outback Bowl at 11 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

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Watch tonight on SEC Network or listen here or ESPN Arkansas radio

Arkansas closes a current four-game homestand hosting Charlotte on Tuesday at Bud Walton Arena.

Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on SEC Network. You can also listen online at HitThatLine.com or on the radio at 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.

• Arkansas is ranked 10th in this week’s coaches poll and 12th in the media poll.

• This will be the second time Arkansas has faced Charlotte. The Razorbacks won the previous encounter (80-67) on Dec. 28, 2011, in Bud Walton Arena.

• Arkansas has won 16-straight, regular-season games dating back to last January. This is the best regular season win streak since reeling off 20 straight victories during the 1990-91 season. The record for consecutive regular season wins is 21 spanning two seasons from Jan. 17, 1977, to Jan. 12, 1978. Arkansas has won 14 straight in Bud Walton Arena.

• Through Sunday, Arkansas was one of just 12 teams in the NCAA that is undefeated and joins LSU as the only SEC team that is undefeated

• JD Notae ranks sixth in the NCAA in steals and ranks second in the SEC in scoring.

• Au’Diese Toney ranks seventh in the NCAA (1st in the SEC) in field goal percentage (69%).

• Jaylin Williams leads all NCAA big men (6-9 or taller) in assists and ranks 10th in the SEC overall in the category (4.3 avg.).

• Chris Lykes leads the SEC in both free throws made (40) and attempted (48). In fact, he is a perfect 29-of-29 at the stripe inside the final five minutes of Razorback games.

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No. 10-12 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Charlotte 49ers

Current Records: Arkansas Razorbacks (8-0, 0-0 SEC) vs Charlotte 49ers (4-3, 0-0 C-USA)

Date/Time: Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m.

Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Ark.

TV/Streaming: SEC Network (Richard Cross and Joe Kleine) and 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 132/XM 191

Sportsbook Info (via SI Sportsbook)

Spread: Arkansas -18, Little Rock +18

Total: 143.5 – Over: (-110), Under: (-110)

Moneyline: Arkansas -2000, Charlotte +1000

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Arkansas linebacker Grant Morgan has won the prestigious Burlsworth Trophy, presented annually to the most outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on.

Morgan, one of three finalists for this year’s award along with Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett and Troy linebacker Carlton Martial, was honored during a ceremony on Monday evening at Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville.

He is the eighth Arkansas student-athlete in program history to win one of college football’s national awards, and the first since Hunter Henry won the John Mackey Award for college football’s most outstanding tight end in 2015.

Morgan is the first Razorback to receive the Burlsworth Trophy, which is named in honor of the late Brandon Burlsworth, a former walk-on who became a three-year starter and an All-American offensive lineman at Arkansas.

Burlsworth was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 63rd overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft but was tragically killed in a car accident 11 days later.

Morgan began his career at Arkansas as a walk-on before emerging as a two-time team captain for the Razorbacks as well as one of the top players in all of college football.

The Greenwood native produced one of the greatest seasons in school history in 2020 when he was named a Walter Camp and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-American after posting a team-best 111 total tackles with 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.

Morgan has continued to make an impact on the field in 2021, ranking second on the Hogs in total tackles (96) and third in tackles for loss (seven) to go along with 0.5 sacks, three pass breakups and an interception. His eight tackles per game rank fifth among all defenders in the SEC this year.

The redshirt senior is also a finalist for this year’s William V. Campbell Trophy, better known as college football’s Academic Heisman, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.

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