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Battle hits milestone, leads Arkansas over Furman

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1 year ago

December 4, 2023

Battle hits milestone, leads Arkansas over Furman

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Khalif Battle finished with 25 points to top 1,000 for his career and Arkansas beat Furman 97-83 on Monday night.

Battle, who needed three points to reach the milestone, came off the bench to sink 7 of 11 shots with four 3-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws for the Razorbacks (6-3). Battle transferred to Arkansas after playing for Butler his freshman year and for Temple the last three seasons.

Chandler Lawson scored 19 on 8-for-10 shooting with a 3-pointer for Arkansas. Trevon Brazile scored 13 and Davonte Davis pitched in with 10 rebounds and eight assists to go with seven points. Freshman Layden Blocker totaled nine points, five rebounds and five assists off the bench.

JP Pegues had 21 points to lead the Paladins (4-5). Pegues was 10 for 10 at the free-throws line, including five in a row after he was fouled on a 3-point attempt and Arkansas coach Eric Musselman was hit with a technical foul with 1:38 left to play. That pulled Furman within 10 points. Pegues added a four-point play with 1:12 remaining to get the Paladins within 88-81, but they would get no closer.

Alex Williams made 5 of 9 from distance and scored 20 for Furman. Carter Whitt had 14 points, four rebounds and three steals. Garrett Hien scored 10 with five rebounds.

Ten different players scored for Arkansas in the first half. The bench accounted for 19 points to help the Razorbacks take a 40-35 lead at halftime. Williams hit four 3-pointers and scored 15 to keep Furman close.

Arkansas came in averaging 29 free throws — fifth most in the country — and 20 makes, 11th best. The Razorbacks sank 15 of 21 against the Paladins.

Lawson and Blocker both had three of Arkansas’ 10 blocked shots in the first-ever meeting between the schools. The Razorbacks entered play averaging 6.8 per game, second most in the country.

Arkansas will host No. 19 Oklahoma on Saturday. Furman returns home to play Bob Jones University on Saturday.

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Purdue football adds another linebacker from Arkansas

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4 hours ago

December 22, 2024

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Purdue football adds another linebacker from Arkansas

WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue football continues to stockpile Arkansas linebackers.

After snagging Razorback Alex Sanford out of the transfer portal, the Boilermakers picked up a commitment from Carson Dean.

Dean was a redshirt freshman for Arkansas this season and played in two games.

Dean, from Frisco, Texas, was a three star prospect by 247Sports out of Hebron High who had 17 offers, including Purdue.

In high school, Dean was an all-district outside linebacker after compiling 85 tackles, including 21 for loss as a senior in 2022.

At the time of his commitment, Barry Odom was Arkansas’ defensive coordinator and Mike Scherer, recently hired as Purdue’s defensive coordinator, was the Arkansas linebackers coach.

Scherer recruited Dean to Arkansas.

Odom’s staff, in need of linebackers after Kydran Jenkins graduated and Yanni Karlaftis transferred to Northwestern.

Sam King covers sports for the Journal & Courier. Email him at sking@jconline.com and follow him on X and Instagram @samueltking.

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Purdue lands pledge from Arkansas LB transfer Alex Sanford

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12 hours ago

December 22, 2024

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Purdue lands pledge from Arkansas LB transfer Alex Sanford

Purdue is starting to pick up steam on the transfer portal market as former Arkansas linebacker Alex Sanford announced his commitment to the Boilermakers following an official visit to West Lafayette this weekend.

Sanford becomes Purdue’s second transfer portal pickup of the cycle and second from Arkansas, following quarterback Malachi Singleton, who announced his commitment to the Boilermakers earlier this week.

The redshirt freshman linebacker had committed to Arkansas to play for Barry Odom and Mike Scherer when the two were coaching in Fayetteville. Two years later he now follows the Boilermakers’ new head coach and defensive coordinator to West Lafayette at a position of need.

Purdue had a thin linebacker corps this season, which saw Kydran Jenkins and Yanni Karlaftis depart this off-season. Sanford now joins Hudson Miller, Winston Berglund and Owen Davis as players with experience at the linebacker position for the Boilermakers heading into 2025.

Sanford has had a minimal role on defense during his career, playing just nine snaps, but he has carved out a consistent role on special teams. Sanford had the third most special teams snaps of any Razorback in 2024, and 328 across his two seasons, serving on the kick return, kick coverage, punt return and punt coverage units, holding a 65.2 Pro Football Focus grade in that regard.

Sanford will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Boilermakers.

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Blazing Trail over Arkansas: Space Object Dazzles on Saturday Night

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20 hours ago

December 22, 2024

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Blazing Trail over Arkansas: Space Object Dazzles on Saturday Night

Mysterious space objects streaked across the Arkansas sky on Saturday night, surprising and exciting people all over the state and southeastern part of the United States. The bright flash lit up the night, and many people sent in videos with some describing it as “amazing” and “like something from a movie.” Events like this are […]

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