A Poolsville contributor provides a first-hand account of the Arkansas Razorbacks' football practices...
This entire deal with the jersey numbers is getting to be ridiculous. You go to practice and there are guys getting reps, but you don't have a clue who they are. Neither the web site nor the media guide has these. You know they have this information -- why can't it be posted or printed up? They did it in the past.
They were in the stadium this morning. Practice time was moved up because of the heat and they were through by 10:15.
Almost the entire practice was 11 on 11 with no tackling to the ground and all passing plays. Including the freshmen, it is very impressive how many quality receivers they have. The only QB to have a rough day was Brandon Mitchell. DJ had a great day receiving as did the walk-on from CAC and UAPB-transfer Ryan Farr.
There are four freshmen wide receivers who look ready to play if one of the veterans should get hurt -- Marquel Wade, Julian Horton, Maudrecus Humphrey, and Javontee Humphrey.
Today there was a new receiver with #19 who got a lot of reps, so I do not think he is a walk-on. The first week of practice we thought #19 was Price Holmes from Batesville. Since the SID guys don't give us any information for the practices, it makes it really hard to find out about some of the players.
They practiced kickoffs and Hocker had a very good day kicking them high and barely into the end zone. Tejada's kicks went nearly as far but were more like line drives.
It is so hot out there that if I were a football player thinking about quitting, today would be the day. I really admire the work and hustle of Coach John L. Smith who is almost as old as me. I just hope he does not drop dead out there.
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