Razorback Report: Pool the report holder with 6 regular-season video games remaining

STARKVILLE, Miss. — College of Arkansas fifth-year linebacker Bumper Pool had simply sufficient tackles on Saturday towards No. 23 Mississippi State to develop into the Razorbacks’ profession chief.

Pool had 14 tackles to lift his whole to 409, one forward of the 408 by Tony Bua, who performed outdoors linebacker and security from 2000-03.

“I want we’d’ve received,” Razorbacks Coach Sam Pittman mentioned after Mississippi State’s 40-17 victory. “If we’d’ve, I believe what an incredible celebration it will have been for him.

“I’m so pleased with him. Guys, he’s harm on a regular basis. You by no means hear it, however he’s. Folks go, ‘Nicely, he missed that deal with.’ Nicely, hell, you’d too in the event you felt like Bumper Pool. However he’s robust and he’s the very best we received. He’s doing nice or he wouldn’t be on the market. He’s been that method for 3 years, principally. He’s been harm. However he’s robust.”

Pool mentioned he’s coping with a hip harm.

“Yeah, truthfully, that’s form of been one of many largest challenges this 12 months,” Pool mentioned. “I’ve been battling with an harm in my hip, and simply having to battle each single day to just remember to put your greatest foot ahead in your teammates, it’s by no means straightforward, particularly while you lose. “However I’ve simply tried my greatest to guarantee that I can provide them every little thing I’ve irrespective of how I’m feeling.”

Pool has 60 tackles by means of six video games.

“One thing his youngsters will have the ability to say perpetually — properly till someone else breaks it — however for a very long time they’ll have the ability to say, ‘My daddy tackled extra guys ever than anyone else at Arkansas,’ ” Pittman mentioned. “And I believe that’s an enormous, large deal.”

Pool has 57 tackles in 4 video games towards Mississippi State, together with a career-high 20 two years in the past.

Dangerous begins

Neither half began properly for Arkansas.

Jake Bates, a walk-on switch who had 25 touchbacks on 29 makes an attempt and recovered his onside kick towards Alabama final week, hit the opening kickoff out of bounds to provide Mississippi State possession at its 35.

The Bulldogs scored a landing in 9 performs to take a 7-0 lead.

Coach Sam Pittman mentioned when Bates transferred from Texas State, he had a scholarship provide from Mississippi State.

“So I’m positive he was jammed up on attempting to kick it into the nickel bleachers and kicked it out bounds, which gave them the 35-yard line,” Pittman mentioned. “After all, you’ve received the precise to cease someone from there too, you already know.”

AJ Inexperienced muffed the second-half kickoff, tracked it down in the long run zone, then got here out and received stopped contained in the 1.

Inexperienced might have downed it for a touchback to provide Arkansas possession on the 25, however he got here out and barely prevented a security.

“There was a bit little bit of panic on AJ’s half as a result of we labored that state of affairs in follow the place it’s a muff into the top zone, and also you’re simply going to return there and get on it and also you get the ball out to the 25,” Pittman mentioned. “However he panicked and received the ball again out to the inch line.”

Well being updates

Not solely have been the Razorbacks taking part in with out preseason All-America security Jalen Catalon and cornerback LaDarrius Bishop, who’re out for the season, and nickel again Myles Slusher on Saturday, additionally they misplaced extra defensive backs.

As well as, receiver Jadon Haselwood is coping with an AC sprain in his shoulder. Haselwood led the Razorbacks with three catches for 114 yards.

Sophomore Jayden Johnson, the starter at nickel again, and security starter Khari Johnson each got here out of the sport.

Neither of the gamers returned and Coach Sam Pittman didn’t replace their harm standing.

Nonetheless, he mentioned Slusher, who has been coping with a calf harm, may be out there to journey to BYU on Saturday.

Report for Rogers

Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers set the SEC report for profession completions on a shovel go to Dillon Johnson that gained 34 yards within the first quarter.

It was Rogers’ seventh completion of the sport and 922nd of his profession and broke the report held by Georgia’s Aaron Murray (2010-13).

Rogers completed 31 of 48 for 395 yards and three touchdowns. He has 946 profession completions and 69 landing passes, one shy of Dak Prescott’s Mississippi State report 70 from 2012-15.

Large foot

Arkansas kicker Cam Little hit a 51-yard subject aim within the second quarter to match his profession lengthy.

Little additionally hit a 51-yard subject aim in final 12 months’s 31-28 win over Mississippi State.

Bauer time

Senior Reid Bauer, the Razorbacks’ major punter three of the final 4 seasons, may need regained his job.

Freshman Max Fletcher dealt with all of Arkansas’ punts the primary 5 video games, however after his 25-yarder on the Hogs’ first possession, Sam Pittman switched to Bauer.

Bauer averaged 46.3 yards on three kicks Saturday. In 36 prior video games he averaged 41.6 yards on 156 makes an attempt. He is also the holder on place kicks. Fletcher is averaging 38.3 yards on 27 punts.

Personnel replace

Arkansas receiver Warren Thompson and defensive finish Jashaud Stewart each performed after sitting out with undisclosed accidents.

Stewart missed the final three video games and Thompson didn’t play final week.

Stephens shines

Redshirt freshman Bryce Stephens, who scored on an 82-yard punt return towards Missouri State, grabbed his first profession landing catch.

Stephens received behind cornerback Daniel Greek and leaped to catch a 54-yard landing from Malik Hornsby that pulled Arkansas inside 27-17 within the third quarter.

Purple-zone TDs

Mississippi State scored touchdowns on all 4 of its possessions within the purple zone. The Bulldogs have now scored on 20 of their 21 red-zone journeys, together with 19 touchdowns. In the meantime, Arkansas went 1 of three on red-zone journeys, being stopped on fourth downs inside the ten twice.

Clark at security

Razorbacks junior Hudson Clark made his 14th profession begin and his first at security. His different 13 begins, together with the primary two video games this season, have been at cornerback.

Proud dad

The soccer weekend received off to begin for Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek on Friday.

Yurachek’s son, Brooks, a senior linebacker at Fayetteville Excessive College, returned an interception 85 yards for a landing within the Bulldogs’ 60-20 victory over Fort Smith Southside at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.

“It was a particular evening for the Fayetteville Excessive College soccer program with the gamers, cheerleaders and band all attending to carry out in Razorback Stadium,” Hunter Yurachek mentioned. “However clearly it was a bit additional pleasure for me seeing Brooks have a extremely good sport and on high of which have that 85-yard interception return for a landing. It form of helped flip the tide of the sport.”

Fayetteville is also taking part in in Razorback Stadium towards Springdale on Oct. 21.

The Bulldogs’ Harmon Subject is present process a building mission that limits the provision of parking, concessions and restrooms, and Fayetteville Athletic Director Steve Janski known as Yurchek to see if it was doable to play some video games at Razorback Stadium.

Vs. Mississippi State

Arkansas fell to 13-9-1 all-time towards Mississippi State, together with 8-8 in Starkville. The Bulldogs received their first victory over Arkansas since 2019 once they beat the Razorbacks 54-24 in Fayetteville.

Tone deaf

Whoever decides what songs to play at Davis Wade Stadium earlier than Mississippi State house video games should not know Coach Sam Pittman is a “Jukebox Hero” for Arkansas.

Followers coming to Saturday’s sport early within the morning might hear Foreigner’s 1981 hit “Jukebox Hero” blaring out the stadium’s loudspeakers.

Arkansas additionally performs “Jukebox Hero” when Pittman, in his third season, comes onto Frank Broyles Subject for house video games.

Pittman earned his first victory at Arkansas when the Razorbacks received 21-14 at Mississippi State in 2020.

Yurachek talking

Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek will communicate on the Hawgs Illustrated Sports activities Membership luncheon on Wednesday on the Hilton Backyard Inn in Fayetteville. Doorways open at 11:30 a.m. with Yurachek talking at midday.