Arkansas in the spotlight Wednesday at SEC Media Days

ATLANTA (KAIT) – It was breakfast with the Hogs on Day 3 of SEC Media Days.

Head coach Sam Pittman, QB KJ Jefferson, DB Jalen Catalon, & LB Bumper Pool took the stage Wednesday morning in Atlanta. Arkansas appears to be like to construct off of a 9 win season.

“It’s exhausting to go from 6 wins to 9,” Pittman mentioned. “Actually tougher to go from 9, every win you go up is tougher and it’s tougher to take care of. Particularly within the SEC, and no disrespect to the East, particularly within the SEC West. And you then add a Faculty Soccer Playoff workforce and BYU, who’s 21 and 4 during the last 2 years, been approach within the prime 20. And you bought your self a schedule. Hear, I like it at Arkansas, I’m not complaining one bit about it. We’re the College of Arkansas, we’ll go compete.”

Jefferson accounted for 3340 whole yards and 27 TD in 2021. The Mississippi native was chosen to the Maxwell & Davey O’Brien Award watch lists. “Really feel like I improved on resolution making, and being disciplined with the ball,” KJ added. “Or simply caring for the ball and placing my teammates in the very best place to win. And I really feel like main ahead and shifting ahead, I simply need to be extra constant and simply hold being vocal on a management position.”

Jalen Catalon and Bumper Pool earned Preseason All-American honors. Each purpose to guide Arkansas to extra success.

“Final yr was an awesome yr,” Catalon mentioned. “However I at all times say to the workforce, final yr is final yr. It’s 2022 now, so it’s a brand new yr. All people is seeking to begin off proper and attempt to make it to the highest, identical to we’re. I say we acquired to assault each single day, and simply get 1 p.c higher. And if we try this, we will progress off final yr.”

Pool had the choice to enter the NFL Draft however elected to return again to Fayetteville. “There was numerous older guys leaving. And I simply felt I needed to return again to have the ability to set a normal of how you’re employed, what you do in a season. As a result of we had that success final yr, I didn’t need to be a kind of issues the place it simply occurred, and it’s gone.”

Arkansas kicks off the season September third at house vs. Cincinnati. The SEC Community introduced Wednesday that their pregame present SEC Nation will likely be broadcast from Fayetteville.

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