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Arkansas State football kicks off 2024 fall camp

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July 31, 2024

Arkansas State football kicks off 2024 fall camp

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – We’re exactly one month away from Arkansas State football facing UCA.

Wednesday marked another milestone in the countdown to kickoff. The Red Wolves began fall camp. Scarlet and black were on the grass practice fields for over 2 hours.

A-State features several veterans on offense. Starting quarterback Jaylen Raynor is building on a 2023 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year campaign. All-Sun Belt receivers Corey Rucker and Courtney Jackson had nice contested catches in today’s team periods.

There’s new faces on defense, true freshman AJ Wallace had a interception in one of the team periods.

We got our first look at some Power 5 transfers joining the pack.

QB Timmy McClain played in 7 games for UCF last season, accounting for 1,169 yards and 10 touchdowns. LB Marvin Ham appeared in 40 games for Colorado over the last 5 seasons.

Butch Jones enters his 4th season as Arkansas State head coach.

“I think it was a typical first day. A lot of things to build upon,” Jones said. “We were able to two-spot a lot of the periods, which in the past we never had that flexibility nor that luxury to be able to do. But with that, it can become sloppy. I thought we were sloppy at times. The throwing and catching, we got a little winded, a little tired. We weren’t in position to make plays, we dropped footballs. But a lot of things to build upon.”

A-State continues fall camp Thursday morning. The first padded practice is scheduled for August 5th.

Jones also mentioned that the A-State Kickoff Party is sold out, it’s set for Friday, August 2nd at Embassy Suites. All proceeds go towards the Impackt Club.

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Quote du jour: Cotton candy

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July 31, 2024

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ICYMI: U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R, Arkansas) was mentioned as a possible secretary of state candidate if former President Trump is re-elected in Tuesday’s “Behind the Curtain” column, a series penned by Axios co-founders Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei:

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Arkansas, USC making early headway with Jason Crowe Jr.

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July 31, 2024

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Jason Crowe Jr

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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Jason Crowe Jr. has long been a buzzed-about name in college coaching circles and continued to collect scholarship offers this summer while avoiding 10 PPG and 4.1 APG for Team WhyNoty on the EYBL circuit. Rivals caught up with Crowe following one of his games at Peach Jam to discuss his college options, visit plans and what could be next in his process.

ON CALLS HE GOT WHEN THE CONTACT PERIOD OPENED ON JUNE 15

“June 15 was fun, but I didn’t; get any calls at midnight. I didn’t get any until the morning. They made me stay up because I thought I was going to be getting calls at midnight. That didn’t happen but it’s all good. I’m just taking it all in and going one day at a time.”

ON SCHOOLS IN MOST FREQUENT CONTACT SINCE THE 15th

“It’s been mostly John Calipari and Eric Musselman from Arkansas and USC. Some others, too, but mostly them.”

ON ARKANSAS

“I feel like I’m wanted at Arkansas. Calipari is always rooting for me. He comes and supports me. He’s been talking to me or calling me after most of my games. I feel like that’s good.”

ON USC

“Eric Mussleman is really interested in helping me, and I like that. He tells me to play confident. In my first game at Peach Jam, I started off a little shaky. After that, we talked and went through the box score and talked about the things I could be doing to improve. He wants nothing but good for me, and that’s great.”

ON VISITS HE HOPES TO TAKE DOWN THE ROAD

“Probably Miami and Arkansas for sure. I’m probably going to visit USC and UCLA, toom but that’s really it so far.”

RIVALS REACTION: UCLA has long been seen as a major player for Crowe and some would tell you the Bruins were, at least at one point, the clear leader. That said, there’s also a strong chance that the five-star ends up playing professionally overseas following his high school career. Schools such as Arkansas, Miami and USC are obviously also worth watching closely. Crowe’s recruitment is fickle at the moment and could go in a number of different directions over the course of the coming year.

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Ole Miss Schedule Preview: Arkansas Razorbacks

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July 30, 2024

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Ole Miss Schedule Preview: Arkansas Razorbacks

The 2024 college football season is still about a month away, but with SEC Media Days in the rearview mirror, now is the time to begin previewing the Ole Miss Rebels’ schedule.

Ole Miss is coming off an 11-2 season that saw it capture a Peach Bowl victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions in December. The Rebels return a plethora of talent from last year’s team (including quarterback Jaxson Dart, wide receiver Tre Harris, tight end Caden Prieskron and others), but they also made a huge haul in the transfer portal to shore up some holes on its roster.

It’s this combination of talent and a seemingly-managble SEC schedule that have many believing the Rebels can qualify for the new 12-team College Football Playoff.

Over the next few days, Ole Miss OnSI will preview each of the Rebels’ 2024 regular season opponents. We last looked at the Oklahoma Sooners, and today, we analyze the Arkansas Razorbacks.

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Sam Pittman may be losing some leeway as the head coach in Fayetteville, so the 2024 campaign is an important one for his job security.

The Hogs finished 4-8 (1-7 SEC) a season ago, failing to reach a bowl game in Pittman’s fourth year at the helm. Arkansas lost plenty of close games a season ago to teams like LSU, Ole Miss and Alabama, but one of its most embarrassing defeats came in a 7-3 slugfest against Mississippi State.

Longtime starting quarterback KJ Jefferson is now at UCF, so former Boise State slinger Taylen Green is expected to take over behind center. He threw for over 1,700 yards and 11 touchdowns paired with nine interceptions in 2023.

At running back, the Razorbacks also have some shoes to fill as Raheim “Rocket” Sanders is now suiting up in Columbia, South Carolina. Ja’Quinden Jackson was a key addition in that room this offseason after transferring in from the Houston Cougars, and Arkansas also returns Rashod Dubinion who saw some time in the backfield a season ago.

The good news offensively is that the Hogs return leading receiver Andrew Armstrong (764 yards, 5 TDs) this season, but Arkansas will have to be more efficient on that side of the ball if it hopes to reverse its 2023 fortunes.

The best returning tackler for Arkansas is strong safety Jayden Johnson (62 total tackles) as he was third in that category last season. Jaheim Thomas (Wisconsin) and Chris Paul Jr. (Ole Miss) both transferred out this offseason.

On paper, Ole Miss seems to be a better team than the Hogs, but trips to Fayetteville are not always kind to the Rebels. Exorcising some demons in that venue will be necessary for Ole Miss to keep its season on track in early November.

Kickoff for this game is slated for an early window on Nov. 2. Television details have yet to be announced.

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