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HawgBeat – Jefferson, Daniels go back-and-forth in Death Valley

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1 year ago

September 24, 2023

HawgBeat – Jefferson, Daniels go back-and-forth in Death Valley

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson were the first and second-team Preseason All-SEC passers and they lived up to the hype Saturday evening in Tiger Stadium.

What started as a defensive battle between the Tigers and Razorbacks in the first half ended in a shootout as both signal callers combined to throw for 609 yards and seven touchdowns in LSU’s 34-31 win over Arkansas.

Daniels (320 yards, four touchdowns) was held to just 145 yards through the air in the first half thanks to an impressive defensive effort from the Hogs. The senior opened things up in the second half, however.

“Daniels played a great game,” Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman said. “Once he got on he was on. I thought we frustrated him early, but we couldn’t stop him from the end of the first half forward. He was on. We tried several different coverages.”

Viewed as the top quarterback in the SEC entering the season, Daniels has only further pushed the narrative through four games. It’s not easy preparing for a talent like that, but Arkansas linebacker Jaheim Thomas and defensive back Hudson Clark felt they did their best.

“I’d say he’s a very great player,” Thomas said. “We had a very good game plan. The result didn’t go the way we wanted it to, but at the end of the day we still played hard and we still held him down as much as we could.”

Clark, who had seven total tackles in the game, credited Daniels’ ability to run the ball.

“Yeah, I mean he’s a great runner,” Clark said. “Great passer. He’s been in talks for the Heisman for a while. Coming out we just wanted to make him feel a little bit of pressure. I think we did that in the first half. I mean, yeah, he’s an excellent player. At the end of the day you have to look back and give him credit.”

Jefferson (289 yards, three touchdowns) had his best performance of the season despite throwing two interceptions — one of which came in the final seconds of the game on a hail-mary in a last-ditch effort to win.

“I thought he threw the ball better,” Pittman said. “He obviously made some plays with his feet. Dan, they called some really good read plays with him, reading the 3 technique, reading the nose guard and he made some good runs off of that. He pushed the pile forward several times on third down, or a few times on third down to get first downs. He was competitive.”

It’s not often two high-caliber quarterbacks face off in a pivotal matchup like this one, but Daniels and Jefferson lived up to the billing. As the lights got brighter in Death Valley, so did the level of play between the opposing gunslingers.

“I’m not talking for Coach (Brian) Kelly but I thought both of them played better as the game went on,” Pittman said. “Both of them made plays. Daniels made plays with his feet as well, especially in crucial situations. But I thought as the game went on both quarterbacks got in rhythm, and both of them were really hard to stop.”

Despite his superb performance, Jefferson said he understands that he needs to improve as a leader if the Razorbacks are going to make a dent in the SEC West standings.

“Of course it wasn’t the outcome that we wanted, but I feel like we came in prepared,” Jefferson said. “We had great preparation throughout the week, and we knew everything they were going to do. We’ve just got to finish drives. That’s the main thing going into it. We’ve got to finish drives, and it starts with me up front.”

Clark raved on Jefferson following the game, confirming what most already know about the veteran Razorback: Arkansas goes as he does. With his three passing touchdowns, he tied Matt Jones’ program record of 77 total touchdowns and tied Clint Stoerner’s 57 passing touchdowns for third-best in program history.

“Every time 1 goes out there, you know he’s going to do his thing,” Clark said. “Sometimes it looks like he’s going to get sacked and he just bounces right off the defense. So, I mean, you can never count him out running or passing the ball.”

Things don’t get any easier, as Arkansas will travel to Arlington, Texas, next Saturday to take on the Texas A&M Aggies. The game is set to start at 11:00 a.m. CT and it will air on ESPN or SEC Network.

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Mizzou, Arkansas Official Availability Report Ahead of Week 14 Game

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7 hours ago

November 27, 2024

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Mizzou, Arkansas Official Availability Report Ahead of Week 14 Game

The No. 21 Missouri Tigers enter their final regular season game with the least injury questions than they have had for most other games since the beginning of November.

But, there was a few new additions to the team’s availability report ahead of the Week 14 game against Arkansas. Below is the full availability report for the Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

This post will be updated throughout the week with new availability reports posted Thursday, Friday and 90 minutes before the 3:15 p.m. kick off.

Missouri Initial Availability Report:

Note: Missouri players with injuries previously reported to be season-ending are not listed on this post.

• DB Shamar McNeil – OUT
• LS Brett Le Blanc – OUT
• OL Logan Reichert – OUT
• RB Kewan Lacy – QUESTIONABLE

True freshman running back Kewan Lacy took one carry against Mississippi State in Week 13 before exiting the game with injury. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said in the week leading up to that game that he would expect Lacy to see more opportunities going forward.

Le Blanc handles punting long snapping duties for Missouri, while Trey Flint takes care of field goals and extra points. Expect Flint to slide in for Le Blanc Saturday.

Arkansas Initial Availability Report:

• DL Nico Dalliver – OUT
• DB Jaylon Braxton – OUT
• K Kyle Ramsey – OUT
• DL Anton Juncaj – DOUBTFUL
• RB Braylen Russel – QUESTIONABLE
• DB Anthony Switzer – QUESTIONABLE

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Arkansas Children's enhances care with Press Ganey partnership

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14 hours ago

November 27, 2024

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Arkansas Children's enhances care with Press Ganey partnership

The partnership will improve Arkansas Children’s service and care for patients and their families. Credit: Vita Monart/Shutterstock.

Arkansas Children’s, a private, non-profit paediatric care organisation, has partnered with Press Ganey to improve paediatric patient experience.

Beginning 1 January 2025, this collaboration is aimed at bolstering the paediatric care organisation’s commitment to improving service and care for patients and their families.

Arkansas Children’s executive vice-president and chief operating officer Jamie Wiggins said: “We believe that every interaction with our patients is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

“By leveraging Press Ganey’s expertise and industry-leading pediatric benchmarks, we will gain valuable insights that will empower our teams to continuously improve and innovate in delivering compassionate care.”

Press Ganey will offer its patient experience and provider star-rating solutions to help Arkansas Children’s monitor feedback and enhance care quality.

The partnership will enable Arkansas Children’s to leverage Press Ganey’s AI-powered text analytics.

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This will help analyse open-ended feedback from online reviews and post-visit surveys, providing an understanding of patient and family perspectives.

The goal is to gain actionable insights that can further improve the patient experience.

Press Ganey provides experience measurement, data analytics and insights to health systems and caters to more than 65% of all freestanding paediatric hospitals.

This partnership will allow Arkansas Children’s to benefit from shared learning and innovation within Press Ganey’s network of institutions.

Press Ganey CEO and chairman Patrick Ryan said: “Families trust Arkansas Children’s to provide the highest quality care for their children.

“This partnership reflects their dedication to listening to families, responding to their needs, and innovating to create a world-class paediatric healthcare experience.”

Arkansas Children’s network includes two paediatric hospitals, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, a research institute, a USDA nutrition centre, and numerous education and outreach programmes.

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Homicide suspect causes barricade situation in east Arkansas jail

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22 hours ago

November 27, 2024

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Homicide suspect causes barricade situation in east Arkansas jail

PHILLIPS COUNTY, Ark. — A suspect in a Helena-West Helena homicide caused a barricade situation Tuesday as he was being processed in the Phillips County Detention Center.

Authorities said a prisoner who was being processed at the jail was able to get hold of some type of instrument and cause harm to himself.

He barricaded himself in the processing area and pepper spray was used to subdue him.

The prisoner was taken to the local emergency room for treatment. No one else was injured.

Helena-West Helena Police Chief Vincent Bell said he doesn’t know much more about what happened at the jail, but said the inmate is connected to a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon.

The suspect was being held in connection to an incident where a man was shot dead in the doorway of O’Reilly Auto Parts in West Helena.

The shooting was the result of a disagreement that started in front of a motel, and the victim ran to the front of O’Reilly’s where he was fatally shot.

Chief Bell offered no details on a motive or the name of the victim.

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