King doesn’t think Mississippi State will end in early FPI Top 50
The early FPI rankings are out and the Bulldogs are No. 8, but Nashville Sports Radio’s Bill King dismissed that saying they won’t be that good.
Bratton thinks Hogs will be okay at receiver because of Briles
Saturday Down South’s Michael Bratton said on The Morning Rush his confidence in Kendal Briles is why Hogs will be fine at wide receiver.
Bud Light Seltzer Morning Rush Podcast: Woods enters portal
Tye & Tommy on Mike Woods leaving, Kindergarten Day, SEC Mike joins and more!
Goode thinks off-season workouts big for QBs this year
With a sudden change at the starter’s spot of one wide receiver position, former Hog Brett Goode thinks voluntary workouts huge for timing.
Barrett on Razorbacks having to fill hole of transfers in new world
With a starting wide receiver leaving the Hogs, announcer Chuck Barrett said on Ruscin & Zach players leave … and they also come in.
Hogs’ wide receivers room will probably be just fine, so relax
Considering the only people who know anything are talking, the second-best wide receiver on Arkansas’ team leaving 72 hours after the spring game is just guessing.
Yes, everybody knows the name but don’t spend too much time worrying about people that aren’t with the Razorbacks for whatever reason.
There will be questions. When the position coach who recruited a player to the Hogs leaves, then that player hits the road after spring practice, well, it’s a legitimate question and taking the graduate transfer exit strategy lets everyone keep their heads up.
And their mouths closed. It would be surprising to discover Woods’ news caught anyone by surprise. Word began to leak out about it Monday when someone told somebody else that his locker was cleaned out after the spring game.
The guess is the Hogs’ wide receiver group will be just fine, so just wait until September gets here. If they couldn’t catch the ball or run a route they wouldn’t be here. Yes, it’s 32 catches leaving but there’s some talented guys still there.
Now they have to show that talent in a game.
Treylon Burks is the best of the group and he’s not going anywhere. Trey Knox started showing signs of the promise everyone saw in 2019 before injuries and other issues made last year one long sigh.
Don’t forget about De’Vion Warren, who is coming back for a sixth season and probably is getting close to a tenured position.
At wide receiver, you want guys that don’t just make a play here and there, but can make THE play when it has to be made. John David White has gotten Sam Pittman’s attention in spring practice and he showed he can be a reliable target.
The guess is that group will be fine, so fans can relax a little.
Chavanelle caught off-guard with Woods’ decision to leave Hogs
The decision by wide receiver Mike Woods to enter the transfer portal was a surprise to HawgBeat’s Nikki Chavanelle, she said on Halftime.
Yurachek on Muss’ deal, overall winning in sports, covid update
A large number of athletes and administrative personnel at Arkansas are fully vaccinated, athletics director Hunter Yurachek said on Halftime.
Rumors turn to reality with Woods entering transfer portal
The rumor first started Monday afternoon and when it first started, nobody wanted to actually believe Mike Woods would be leaving Arkansas.
Tuesday it became official.
— WOODVILLE. (@TheMikeWoods) April 20, 2021
Exactly why or how he came to that decision we probably won’t know for awhile, but he’s graduated and that’s the rules in today’s world of college athletics.
Woods caught 32 passes for a career-high 619 yards and five touchdowns last season, and was a deep-ball favorite of quarterback Feleipe Franks.
Woods averaged 19.3 yards per reception in 2020, the highest mark among players with 10-plus receptions with back-to-back 100-yard performances last season at Florida (129 yards, two touchdowns) and LSU (140 yards) and had a season-high six catches for 81 yards and a touchdown at Auburn.
A three-star receiver in the 2018 class who caught 41 touchdown passes at Magnolia (Texas) High School, Woods signed with Arkansas over scholarship offers from Washington State, Colorado State, Vanderbilt, SMU and other programs.
As a high school senior, Woods flipped his commitment from SMU to Arkansas within a week of when the Razorbacks hired SMU coach Chad Morris in December 2017.
This leaves the Hogs with a playmaker to replace, but it is a talented wide receivers room.
Left on the roster are Treylon Burks, Trey Knox and John David White along with De’Vion Warren and Tyson Morris, both of whom are close to tenure status in Fayetteville.
There is plenty of players left, but Woods had stepped up to make big plays last season and had a big catch in the Red-White scrimmage Saturday.
