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As Feleipe Franks was being sacked late in the first half - enveloped by Kobe Jones and headed toward the grass in a folded-up fashion - his night nearly came to an end. Tyrus Wheat, a 260-pound linebacker, came charging in from Franks' backside and delivered a crushing shoulder into the quarterback's mid-back area. Franks stayed down on the field for a few moments before walking gingerly to the sideline with head trainer Dave Polansky. SEC Network analyst Kelly Stouffer noted Franks had an opportunity to throw the pass away before taking the 8-yard sack. "That's one of the things that as a fifth-year senior you have to learn," Stouffer said. "Don't take unnecessary abuse. You're valuable when you're on the field for your team." The Bulldogs went three and out, and Franks returned for a kneel-down to end the half. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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QB Feleipe Franks, Arkansas
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10/09/20 - Hudson Henry, rSr/2024, Arkansas, 6-5, 254 (DS#999 TE) + More +

Following an Arkansas touchdown that put the Razorbacks ahead 21-7 in the third quarter Saturday at then-No. 16 Mississippi State, Sam Pittman greeted players with high-fives and words of encouragement as they jogged to the sideline. Moments later, Pittman delivered a brief message in front of his offensive linemen. As he turned away from the group, tight end Hudson Henry gave his head coach a pat on the back. Holding one end of his mask in his left hand, Pittman then appeared to hype up the redshirt freshman before giving him a one-armed hug.

The youngest of three brothers who have played or are playing for the Razorbacks, Henry was on the receiving end of the score that put Arkansas ahead by two touchdowns. He was congratulated by countless teammates, including fellow Little Rock native Luke Jones, and was all smiles on the sideline after making his first significant mark with the Razorbacks. "You know, I think he's just getting better each week," Pittman said Monday when asked about Henry's progress. "It's awful nice seeing another Henry get in the end zone for the Razorbacks." "You know, he's just a freshman - a redshirt freshman," Pittman said. "I think he's going to be a really, really good player for us and I think he's doing a nice job. I'm proud of him." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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TE Hudson Henry, Arkansas
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10/06/20 - Rakeem Boyd, Sr/2021, Arkansas, 5-11, 213 (DS#19 RB) + More +

Arkansas is expected to get at least two starters back at practice Monday after they missed the majority of the Razorbacks' 21-14 victory over Mississippi State. Receiver Treylon Burks and running back Rakeem Boyd are expected to practice, Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said. Both players left during the first half of Saturday's game against the Bulldogs. Burks said in a video posted to his Instagram account Saturday that he was going to undergo an MRI on his knee Sunday. Boyd's injury was undisclosed, but it appeared to be to his lower body early in the second quarter. Boyd had eight carries for 28 yards prior to the injury. Burks had a 10-yard reception at Mississippi State and was coming off a career-best game against Georgia during which he caught seven passes for 102 yards and a touchdown. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas
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10/06/20 - DeVion Warren, rSr/2022, Arkansas, 5-11, 182 (DS#99 WR) + More +

De'Vion Warren is known primarily for his kickoff returning skills - including a 100-yard touchdown against Auburn in 2017 - but against Mississippi State the senior had the best game of his career as a receiver. Warren had career-highs of four receptions for 100 yards. He had a career-long 53-yard reception and caught a 19-yard touchdown pass. It was his first touchdown reception since a 17-yarder against Alabama in 2018. "He's had good practices, so it's not shocking or surprising to see him do well," Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman said. "It's just fun to watch him. because he's a hard-practicer and a really great kid." Warren also had an 11-yard catch on third and 8 on Arkansas' final possession to help the Razorbacks continue to eat up the clock. "De'Vion does a great job of communicating with me, just like the other receivers," Arkansas quarterback Feleipe Franks said. "I was able to get him the ball and he did a great job after the catch, getting the ball down the field...That was wonderful. I'm happy for him." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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WR DeVion Warren, Arkansas
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10/05/20 - Bumper Pool, rSr/2023, Arkansas, 6-2, 235 (DS#18 ILB) + More +

OCT 5 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bumper Pool, LB, Arkansas,...Pool's career-best 20 total tackles in win over No. 16 Mississippi State are the single-game high in the FBS this season...One of only nine SEC players in the last 10 years to have 20 or more tackles in a game...First SEC player to have 20 or more tackles in an SEC-conference game since Texas A&M's Armani Watts (20) in 2015 vs. Ole Miss...First Arkansas player to have 20 or more tackles in a game since Jerry Franklin (20) against Mississippi State in 2010...According to College Football Reference, one of only 19 players in the FBS since 2005 to have 20 or more tackles in a road win...Only player at Arkansas to have 20 or more tackles in a game with 2 or more pass breakups in a game. - SEC Football

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ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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10/05/20 - Bumper Pool, rSr/2023, Arkansas, 6-2, 235 (DS#18 ILB) + More +

Bumper Pool continues to be a tackle machine for Arkansas. The junior linebacker made a career-high 20 in a 21-14 win over Mississippi State, his third straight game with double-digit tackles. An aside: Pool was named James Morris Pool at birth. According to WholeHogSports.com, he legally changed his first name to Bumper when he turned 16 with his parents' blessing. - AP College Football

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ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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10/05/20 - Bumper Pool, rSr/2023, Arkansas, 6-2, 235 (DS#18 ILB) + More +

Linebackers Bumper Pool and Grant Morgan appear to be thriving in Barry Odom's defense. A week after logging 11 tackles against Georgia, Pool had a career-high 20 stops against Mississippi State. Morgan had 15 despite missing some time with an injury, and has 28 for the season. Pool's total Saturday tied him for 10th most in a game by any Razorback. It was the most by an Arkansas player in an SEC game since Jerry Franklin had 20 stops in an overtime win at Mississippi State in 2010. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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10/05/20 - DeVion Warren, rSr/2022, Arkansas, 5-11, 182 (DS#99 WR) + More +

The odds of De'Vion Warren ever forgetting this weekend are slim to none. A 5-10 senior receiver whose contributions in the passing game through his first three seasons at Arkansas had been minimal at best, Warren played no small role in the Razorbacks' memorable 21-14 win at No. 16 Mississippi State. If not for his production and heady play in the absence of star receiver Treylon Burks, Arkansas' 20-game losing streak in SEC play may very well still be intact. Offensively, Warren was the Razorbacks' star, reeling in four passes for 100 yards and a touchdown against the Bulldogs. The four receptions in the win match his 2019 total, and the 100 yards more than triple his career output entering the season. "He did a great job," Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said via Zoom. "De'Vion has had some good practices. It's just like anything else, you're pretty much going to play like you practice and the kids have bought into that. "It's just fun to watch him because he's a hard practicer and a really great kid." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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WR DeVion Warren, Arkansas
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10/05/20 - Bumper Pool, rSr/2023, Arkansas, 6-2, 235 (DS#18 ILB) + More +

The victory came at a coast. Arkansas showed up without Dorian Gerald and Julius Coates, its starting defensive ends, and lost key players Rakeem Boyd, Treylon Burks, Montaric Brown, Grant Morgan and Bumper Pool during the game. Boyd, Burks and Brown were unable to return, and Morgan, who had 15 tackles, and Pool, who notched a game-high 20, missed playing time. Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom, with tape of LSU's futile man coverage against Mississippi State last week serving as incentive, whipped up a plan that frustrated the Bulldogs and made a blueprint for the SEC to copy. Arkansas rushed three and dropped eight almost exclusively, playing a zone that left Costello checking down for short passes much of the time and throwing into coverage. The Razorbacks also rotated defensively on the front and back end without stop.

"We were so prepared," Pool said. "Everybody going into it knew that we were going to do what we did tonight. We had such a great plan. Coach Odom did an unbelievable job. "We knew what they are going to do before every play it just felt. When you have that kind of confidence going in, it's unbelievable. "Coach [Sam] Carter, I mean those guys were preaching to us. It's so big for us to get this win. We were here two years ago and we got beat really bad, and Mr. [Hunter] Yurachek said it would never happen again. And for it to happen here tonight it was just awesome." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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10/04/20 - Bumper Pool, rSr/2023, Arkansas, 6-2, 235 (DS#18 ILB) + More +

Beat LSU in Death Valley one week with a record-setting performance. Lose to Arkansas, a team that had dropped 20 straight SEC games, the next week at home. Mississippi State got the full Mike Leach experience in two games with its new head coach. Turnovers and failure to convert in the red zone doomed the Bulldogs on Saturday. Arkansas, unlike LSU, played mostly zone coverage against the Air Raid, "limiting: K.J. Costello to 313 yards passing after he went for almost double that against the Tigers. Kudos to Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom, who has a history with Leach and the Air Raid. Odom was defensive coordinator at Missouri when the Tigers were in the Big 12 and went 3-0 against Leach. Bumper Pool set a career-high with 20 tackles, which is tied for the 10th most in a single game in school history. Jerry Franklin was the last Hog to have 20 in a game (Nov. 20, 2010 vs. Mississippi State). Pool is the sixth Razorback to have 20 or more total tackles in a game since 2000. - Arkansas/AP College Football

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ILB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
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10/03/20 - Feleipe Franks, rSr/2021, Arkansas, 6-7, 234 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Feleipe Franks threw two touchdown passes and Arkansas intercepted K.J. Costello three times as the Razorbacks broke a 20-game SEC losing streak by upsetting No. 16 Mississippi State 21-14 on Saturday night. A week after a record-breaking and stunning upset against LSU, the Bulldogs (1-1) and new coach Mike Leach hardly looked like the same team. Costello was 43 of 59 for 313 yards and one touchdown. Costello and the Air Raid shredded LSU for a Southeastern Conference record 623 yards passing, but the Bulldogs turned the ball over on downs in the red zone twice in the fourth quarter and also lost a fumble against Arkansas.

Greg Brooks Jr. returned an interception 69 yards for a touchdown to put Arkansas (1-1) on top early and the Razorbacks led 14-7 at the half. Arkansas managed only 275 yards of total offense and 24 minutes of possession. That turned out to be enough. Franks was 20-of-28 for 212 yards. Arkansas had not won an SEC game since beating Mississippi Oct. 28, 2017. That was two coaches ago for the Razorbacks, who are in their first year under Sam Pittman. - Arkansas/AP College Football

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QB Feleipe Franks, Arkansas
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10/03/20 - Cade Fortin, rSr/2024, Arkansas, 6-2, 224 (DS#57 QB) + More +

Roughly 48 hours before USF's scheduled kickoff at No. 15 Cincinnati, transfer quarterback Cade Fortin still is on track to make his Bulls debut against the Bearcats, Coach Jeff Scott said Thursday. But he won't be the only Bull behind center against the Bearcats. "I plan to play multiple quarterbacks," Scott told reporters Thursday, "and hopefully feel more confident coming out of this game than maybe where we are right now on having one quarterback we feel like can go lead us on offense to be as explosive as I feel like we have the potential to be." Fortin, a North Carolina transfer who signed with USF in December, was listed as "unavailable" for the Bulls' first two contests. A specific reason hasn't been given, but COVID-19 (positive test, contact tracing, etc.) is the presumed culprit. But Scott indicated earlier this week he expected Fortin to be available, adding Thursday the 6-foot-3 sophomore "has gotten a lot of reps this week in practice." - Tampa Tribune

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QB Cade Fortin, Arkansas
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10/02/20 - Dorian Gerald, rSr/2023, Arkansas, 6-2, 265 (DS#999 DE) + More +

Senior defensive lineman Dorian Gerald's status for Saturday's game at Mississippi State remains unclear two days from kickoff. Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said Gerald injured his ankle in the Razorbacks' season-opening loss to No. 4 Georgia and that the staff was taking a wait-and-see approach in terms of his availability this weekend. Gerald, who started against the Bulldogs at the JACK position, did not practice Tuesday. "Well, I don't know," Pittman said Thursday when asked if Gerald had made progress and could factor into the game this week. "We're hoping (he is able to play), but as of right now we'll just have to kind of wait and see." Along the defensive line, Arkansas is expecting sophomore Mataio Soli to return to the rotation. He did not play against Georgia and no reason was given for his absence. If Gerald is unable to play, Soli would seemingly be next in line to start in his place. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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DE Dorian Gerald, Arkansas
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10/02/20 - Rakeem Boyd, Sr/2021, Arkansas, 5-11, 213 (DS#19 RB) + More +

Arkansas was 3 of 14 on third-down conversions and had just one drive penetrate the red zone outside of Burks' 49-yard catch-and-run touchdown. Georgia got one of its two sacks on that possession, on a third-and-goal pass play from the Bulldogs' 3, and Arkansas had to settle for A.J. Reed's 25-yard field goal for a 10-5 lead early in the third quarter. Tailback Rakeem Boyd's longest gain on 15 touches came on a 6-yard reception. His longest run was 5 yards as he totaled 11 carries for 21 yards. Pittman said Boyd would bounce back.

"He's been fine. I mean, he blocked really well at the game," Pittman said. "Obviously we knew against Georgia it was going to be tough running the ball, and it was. But there's other things where he can help our football team. He understands that. He was a very good blocker in pass protection, and he led the entire game on the sidelines. "Certainly he wants to do better for the football team and himself than 20 yards, but it was what it was, and you have to move on and keep working. The O-line's got to get better. A lot of things go into that. Certainly if he'll stay the same as he has been, he'll end up having a good year." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas
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10/01/20 - *Treylon Burks, Jr/2022, Arkansas, 6-2, 224 (DS#4 WR) + More +

When Arkansas coach Sam Pittman was asked about Treylon Burks on Saturday, he found himself saying one word over and over: special. Burks was just that in the Razorbacks' season opener against No. 4 Georgia, locking in career highs in catches (7) and receiving yards (102) while tallying his first career touchdown on a 49-yard strike from quarterback Feleipe Franks. In the loss, Burks became the first Arkansas receiver to total 100-plus receiving yards since Mike Woods against San Jose State last September, and third Warren native to do so against the Bulldogs. "He's a really good player," Pittman said. "We certainly have to continue to try to get the ball to him more. He can win contested catches and he's a special player, special kid, special person, special player. We have to continue to run him a little bit more and get the ball to him more. "The touchdown grab he made and scored on was an exceptional play. I think (there will be more) to come, but we've got to target him more." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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WR *Treylon Burks, Arkansas
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