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Arkansas football quarterback Jacolby Criswell expected to enter transfer portal | Report
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas football quarterback Jacolby Criswell intends to enter the transfer portal, according to a report from 247sports Monday.
Criswell figured to battle Boise State transfer Taylen Green this spring to be the Razorbacks’ starting quarterback, but he took minimal reps with the first team and appeared to fall behind redshirt freshman Malachi Singleton in the competition to be Green’s backup.
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In Saturday’s spring game, Criswell went 3-for-8 with 19 yards. He worked exclusively with the second team. Singleton was 3-for-6 with 84 yards and a touchdown, while KJ Jackson completed 15-of-22 passes for 107 yards.
In his lone season with the Hogs, Criswell served as the backup to KJ Jefferson and received minimal playing time. He took meaningful snaps in the season-finale against Missouri after Jefferson left with an injury, completing 12-of-20 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown in a 48-14 loss.
Criswell leaves the Razorbacks with two years of eligibility remaining. He arrived last offseason as a transfer from North Carolina, where he spent time backing up Sam Howell and Drake Maye. Howell was the starting quarterback for the Washington Commanders this year, while Maye projects as a top-five pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.
Criswell was the No. 2 player in Arkansas and the nation’s 11th-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the 247Sports Composite coming out of Morrilton High School in 2020.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. scored a career-high 29 points, including a key 3-pointer with just over two minutes left in the second half, to help No. 18 Arkansas to an 86-75 win over No. 19 Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.
Arkansas (11-3) used a 18-5 run over a 6-minute, 37-second span midway through the second half to turn a five-point deficit into an eight-point lead with 5:40 left. Tennessee shot just 2 for 10 from the field during Arkansas’ run, missing eight shots in a row before finally scoring.
The Volunteers (10-4) took advantage of an Arkansas cold shooting spell — the Razorbacks picked up 12 of their 18 points during the run from the free-throw line — to close within two points with under four minutes to play. Acuff made a 3-pointer from the wing with 2:09 remaining to give the Razorbacks a 79-68 lead.
Tennessee shot 49% from the field and was outscored at the line, going 12 for 23 while Arkansas shot 29 for 33.
Acuff was the only Arkansas player to shoot better than 50% from the floor, going 9 for 16. The Razorbacks shot 42% overall. Acuff was joined in double-digit scoring by Meleek Thomas, who scored 18 points. Malique Ewin added 12 points and Karter Knox 11.
Amari Evans’ 17 points on 7-for-7 shooting led three Tennessee players in double figures.
Arkansas won its opening SEC game for the first time since the 2020-21 season. The Razorbacks have reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in four of the five seasons since and made two Elite Eight appearances.
Arkansas guard Meleek Thomas (1) shoots over Tennessee defenders Ja’Kobi Gillespie, left, and Felix Okpara, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Fayetteville, Ark. Credit: AP/Michael Woods
Up next
Arkansas: At Ole Miss on Wednesday.
Tennessee: Hosts Texas on Tuesday.
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