The Southeastern Conference released the initial Injury Report for Week 8 with the LSU Tigers listing a number of players for this weekend in Fayetteville.

On the other side, the main takeaway was Arkansas signal-caller Taylen Green not being listed on the report. He’ll be active for Saturday night against the Bayou Bengals, according to the injury update.

“I have been encouraged about how he’s practiced,” Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman said on Wednesday. “He’s still not full speed yet but we certainly think there’s a possibility that he can get there. We’ll have to wait and see there. Obviously we have two more practices and a walk, but have been encouraged about his progression this week.”

Green suffered a knee injury late in the Week 6 contest against the Tennessee Volunteers, and now after hitting the recovery table for a week during the open date, he’s trending in the right direction.

He’s has had a solid first half of his first season in Fayetteville this season. Green is 107-for-189 (56.6%) on pass attempts for 1,502 yards, which ranks him with the fourth-most in the conference, while also having five touchdowns and interceptions apiece.

For LSU, the surprise name on the injury report is redshirt-freshman offensive lineman Tyree Adams.

He’s the “sixth man,” or first one off the bench for the Tigers when needed, but now appears out for the foreseeable future after being listed on the Injury Report. Adams also posted a photo on his social media after a surgery. The injury is unspecified at this moment.

Who else was on the Injury Report? Are there any other surprises?

Arkansas (4-2, 2-1 SEC)

Player, Position — Status

Jaylon Braxton, DB — Out

Rodney Hill, RB —Doubtful

LSU (5-1, 2-0 SEC)

Harold Perkins, LB — Out

Kyle Parker, WR — Out

John Emery, RB — Out

Princeton Malbrue, DE — Out

Kobe Roberts, OL — Out

Jake Ibieta, LB — Out

Tyree Adams, OL — Out

Jacobian Guillory, DT — Out

Chris Hilton, WR — Questionable

CJ Daniels, WR. — Probable

Available – The player is fully available for the next game.

Probable – Likely to play, barring any setbacks.

Questionable – Uncertain to play due to injury or condition

Doubtful – Unlikely to play due to significant concerns.

Out – Player will not participate in the upcoming game.

Game Time Decision – Final decision will be made closer to the game.

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The initial availability report for Arkansas’ game with No. 8 LSU is out and a few key Razorbacks are not listed.

Quarterback Taylen Green is not on the report after suffering a knee injury against Tennessee. Coach Sam Pittman was “encouraged” about Green’s progression in practice this week on the SEC Coaches Teleconference Wednesday morning.

Offensive lineman Patrick Kutas is also not on the report for the first time this season. Kutas, who has been out since the third preseason practice, spent all of spring and fall at left guard and could make his season debut Saturday.

“Kutas practiced,” Pittman said Monday. “He’ll practice this week. Hopefully, he’ll be available on Saturday.”

The only two players on the report for Arkansas were defensive back Jaylon Braxton and running back Rodney Hill. Braxton is listed as “out” and will miss his fifth straight game with “tendonitis and a bone bruise.” Hill is listed as doubtful.

For the LSU Tigers, a pair of wide receivers are both on the report. CJ Daniels, who missed the game against Ole Miss with a knee injury is listed as probable. Chris Hilton has not recorded a catch this season after suffering a stress fracture and is listed as questionable.

The full report is below:

Arkansas:
DB Jaylon Braxton, Out
RB Rodney Hill, Doubtful

LSU:
LB Harold Perkins, Out
WR Kyle Parker, Out
RB John Emery, Out
DE Princeton Malbrue, Out
OL Kobe Roberts, Out
LB Jake Ibieta, Out
OL Tyree Adams, Out
DT Jacobian Guillory, Out
WR Chris Hilton, Questionable
WR CJ Daniels, Probable

The report will continue to be updated until 90 minutes before kickoff 6 p.m Saturday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

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The Family Council Action Committee on Wednesday announced plans for a statewide tour to urge Arkansans to vote against a proposed measure that would implement changes to the medical marijuana industry.

A conservative nonprofit based in Little Rock, the Family Council Action Committee has opposed the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2024 and the Arkansas Abortion Amendment of 2024. The state Supreme Court found that the latter was disqualified due to a paperwork technicality, but whether votes cast on the former will be counted still remains in limbo.

“I think it’s incredibly unfair, though it’s not anybody’s fault. We’re in this situation where we’re on the eve of early voting, and we still don’t know if some measures qualify,” said Executive Director Jerry Cox during a press conference in the state Capitol Wednesday. “That makes it very difficult.”

Early voting in Arkansas starts on Monday, and the Arkansas Supreme Court hasn’t yet ruled on the certification of the proposed medical marijuana constitutional amendment.

Nevertheless, starting next week and extending until Election Day, staff with the Family Council Action Committee will travel to 25 Arkansas cities to share their views on the proposed initiative during public forums. Volunteers in all 75 counties will also help distribute fliers in the community, primarily in churches, Cox said.

Arkansans voted to legalize cannabis for medical use in 2016, though the first products were not sold until 2019. The state now has 37 licensed dispensaries and a billion-dollar medical cannabis industry. 

The proposed amendment is intended to improve patient access by removing barriers that inhibit some people from using medical cannabis, primarily those living in rural and low-income areas. The proposed measure would, among other things, eliminate application fees for patient cards and allow health care providers to conduct patient assessments via telemedicine.

“Patients who need medical marijuana can get it,” Cox said. “Over 100,000 people have medical marijuana cards in Arkansas right now. Access is not a problem.”

Regarding access in rural areas, Cox said he didn’t believe the proposed amendment would help residents because it does not add any additional dispensary locations.

Cox named three primary concerns Wednesday: industry professionals wrote the initiative to give themselves a “permanent monopoly,” children will be harmed by the removal of advertising restrictions, and eliminating the fee for patient cards allows non-Arkansans and “illegal immigrants” to access services funded by taxpayers.

“Imagine Arkansas being a place where people can get free marijuana cards to use marijuana here in our state. And what that might do to certain communities where people congregate,” Cox said. “Imagine illegal immigrants being able to come here and get a free marijuana card. What does that do to our state and what kind of message does that send to the rest of the country where Arkansas becomes this marijuana drug use destination?”

Arkansans for Patient Access, the ballot question committee supporting the proposed amendment, said Cox and the Family Council Action Committee were using fearmongering to tie medical marijuana to the national immigration debate.

“There is no tie,” said committee member Bill Paschall. “To obtain a patient card, a person must hold a valid state identification card and be certified by a licensed Arkansas healthcare provider. The Family Council’s claim is nothing but a scare tactic. The only thing free about a medical marijuana card is that the patient will not have to pay a fee to the state going forward. Patients must still be certified by a doctor, pharmacist, advanced nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant.  Today, physicians charge on average $150 for certification, far from free.”

Pashcall continued, “It is silly to think Arkansas will become a destination for marijuana use when twenty-four states now permit recreational use and other medical states have less onerous access requirements.”

In addition to on-the-ground efforts in the state, the Family Council Action Committee has also paid for advertisements on local streaming stations. Cox did not name any services except Spotify, a music platform.

“The thing that really grieves me about this amendment is the fact that I have witnessed very powerful marijuana millionaires manipulate our initiative process to buy their way to the ballot,” Cox said. “What they’re about to do to the people of Arkansas is absolutely awful. And what they’re doing in the name of the almighty God should not happen to our state.”

The Family Council Action Committee also opposed an initiative to legalize recreational cannabis in Arkansas in 2022, which did not secure enough votes. Cox noted this year’s measure was “the same song, different verse.”

Ongoing legal challenge

Secretary of State John Thurston in July validated some 77,000 signatures from Arkansans for Patient Access, and the group was granted 30 additional days to collect signatures to try to reach the required 90,704 signatures to qualify for the ballot.

At the extension’s conclusion, the group turned in nearly 39,000 more signatures, but the validity of those signatures was questioned because an agent signed required paperwork instead of a sponsor.

Thurston deemed the petition insufficient after the additional signatures because of the paperwork technicality, which Arkansans for Patient Access challenged in court. 

A few days after Thurston said he would not count signatures that were submitted using an agent’s signature, the Supreme Court ordered him to continue counting.

Two justices have recused themselves from deciding whether votes on the proposed medical marijuana amendment will be counted. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has assigned replacements, and a ruling on the signature issue and whether the ballot name and title are misleading are pending.

In a decision this week regarding another proposed constitutional amendment — one related to casinos in Arkansas — the high court found an agent’s signature in place of a sponsor was acceptable. Cox said Wednesday that the ruling was an indication the state Supreme Court would not disqualify the proposed medical marijuana amendment on that basis.