Jacob Pavilack March 14, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. – For the first time since 2009, No. 19 Arkansas swept an SEC series on the road as it won the weekend finale, 3-2, over No. 20 South Carolina in Columbia on Sunday afternoon. Two Razorback (20-2, 3-0 SEC) home runs by infielder Braxton Burnside and outfielder Linnie Malkin proved to be the difference in the team’s 19th straight win.
How it Happened
Outfielder Sam Torres took a four pitch walk to leadoff the game, and on the fifth pitch delivered by South Carolina starter Kelsey Oh, Burnside smashed a two-run dinger to dead center, giving Arkansas a 2-0 lead. The Paragould, Ark. product homered four times in the series and has totaled 15 bombs this season, which is tied for second-most in a single-season in school history. Throughout the year, Arkansas has outscored its opposition, 37-6, in the first inning.
Jacob Pavilack December 29, 2020
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Here is a look at how the 16 former Arkansas football players active on NFL rosters fared this past weekend in Week 16 of the NFL season.
BEST OF WEEK 16
Kamren Curl, S, Washington Football Team
Curl tallied a team-leading nine tackles and his second career interception in Washington’s 20-13 setback to Carolina. He picked off Panthers QB Teddy Bridgewater, tacking on a 12-yard return late in the first half. Curl has made 86 stops this season, passing Hall of Fame CB Champ Bailey (1999) for third-most tackles by a rookie in franchise history. According to PFF, his defensive grade (69.9) and coverage grade (72.4) are tops among all rookie safeties. Opposing receivers have caught 81.3% of passes when covered by Curl, fourth-best among all league safeties.
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Jacob Pavilack December 11, 2020
Arkansas (3-6, 3-6 SEC) concludes its regular season with the latest scheduled regular season game in program history, as it welcomes No. 1 Alabama (9-0, 9-0 SEC) at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.
10 Things to Know Before Kickoff
1. – Last week in its final road game of the season, Arkansas fell 50-48 at Missouri on a game-winning 32-yard field goal at the horn. The Razorbacks momentarily held a 48-47 lead after junior WR Mike Woods made a 14-yard TD grab in the back of the end zone with 43 seconds remaining and converted the ensuing 2-point conversion, snaring the ball after it deflected off a Missouri defender. The offense posted a season-high 48 points and 566 yards of total offense, the most since recording 661 against Mississippi State in 2016. Arkansas scored at least seven touchdowns in an SEC game for only the 12th time in program history and the first time si