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Where Arkansas' spring transfer portal players landed

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8 months ago

May 8, 2025

Where Arkansas’ spring transfer portal players landed

The spring transfer portal window has come and gone, and while Arkansas brought in eight new players after spring practice ended, it also had several players hit the road for perceivably greener pastures.

The most high-profile transfer that left the program is true freshman quarterback Madden Iamaleava. He followed his brother, Nico, who was entrenched in drama of his own after his departure from Tennessee, to UCLA after he went through spring practice with the Razorbacks.

The transfer portal was open from April 16-25, and Arkansas addressed some positions of need, primarily on defense and in the wide receiver room. Head coach Sam Pittman grabbed two more pass-catchers and replaced Iamaleava with Florida State transfer Trever Jackson. Outside of those three, every other transfer into the program was a defensive player.

With the transfer news seemingly winding down, HawgBeat takes a look at the Arkansas players that transferred out and where they ended up…

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Madden Iamaleava — Quarterback

From: Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, CA)

Transferred to: UCLA

Seasons spent at Arkansas: 0 (only went through spring practice)

Career stats: N/A

Shamar Easter — Wide Receiver

From: Ashdown, AR

Transferred to: North Carolina

Seasons spent at Arkansas: 1

Career stats: 2 GP, 1 rec, 16 yds

Tyrell Reed — Running Back

From: Hutchinson Community College (Hutchinson, KS)

Transferred to: Louisiana-Monroe

Seasons spent at Arkansas: 1

Career stats: 3 GP, 6 Car, 36 Yds, 1 TD; 1 Rec, 47 yards, 1 Rec. TD

Zuri Madison — Offensive Line

From: Frederick Douglass HS (Lexington, KY)

Transferred to: Arkansas State

Seasons spent at Arkansas: 1

Career stats: N/A (Redshirt)

Christian Ford — Defensive Back

From: McKinney HS (McKinney, TX)

Transferred to: Missouri State

Seasons spent at Arkansas: 2

Career stats: N/A

Uncommitted Transfers

Quentin Murphy — Defensive Back

From: Parkview HS (Little Rock, AR)

Seasons spent at Arkansas: 0 (only went through spring practice)

Career stats: N/A

JuJu Pope — Running Back

From: South Panola HS (Batesville, MS)

Seasons spent at Arkansas: 1

Career stats: N/A

Blake Boda — Quarterback

From: Cocoa HS (Daytona Beach, FL) — Transfer from Coastal Carolina

Seasons spent at Arkansas: 1

Career stats: N/A

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OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Reasons to be skeptical on Arkansas’ PBS claims | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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9 hours ago

January 14, 2026

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John Brummett

jbrummett@arkansasonline.com

John Brummett’s career in news began when he was in high school, as a part-time reporter for the Arkansas Democrat. He moved to the Arkansas Gazette in 1977.

He wrote a political column for the Gazette from 1986 to 1990. He was an editor for the Arkansas Times from 1990 to 1992.

In 1994, his book, “High Wire: From the Back Roads to the Beltway, the Education of Bill Clinton,” was published by Hyperion of New York City. He became a columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in 1994. In 2000, he signed a deal with Donrey Media Group, now known as Stephens Media, and wrote for them for 11 years.

He rejoined Democrat-Gazette as a columnist on Oct. 24, 2011.

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Arkansas basketball guard Karter Knox probable to face South Carolina

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21 hours ago

January 13, 2026

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Arkansas basketball guard Karter Knox probable to face South Carolina

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas basketball sophomore Karter Knox is probable to play against South Carolina, according to the SEC Availability Report released on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

John Calipari said Knox suffered a hip pointer injury during the No. 17 Razorbacks (12-4, 2-1 SEC) 95-73 loss to Auburn over the weekend. Arkansas returns to action against the Gamecocks on Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Calipari said he didn’t know the exact moment when Knox was hurt against Auburn, but it occurred during the first period as Knox did not play after halftime. He finished the night with zero points in seven minutes.

During his weekly radio show on Monday, Jan. 12, Calipari confirmed Knox had not practiced since the loss to Auburn.

This is not the first time Knox has dealt with an injury this season. He missed the opening game of the year with a toe sprain. The second-year guard is averaging 8.6 points and five rebounds while shooting a team-best 43.5% from 3-point range.

If Knox can play, he would get the chance to go against his older brother for the first time in their respective college careers. Kobe Knox is a redshirt senior at South Carolina after transferring from South Florida before the season.

If something changes before tipoff and Karter is sidelined, one of Billy Richmond III or Meleek Thomas will start against the Gamecocks.

Richmond would be a seamless replacement on the defensive end, although he is not as good of an outside shooter. Richmond is averaging 8.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Thomas would be the aggressive pick on offense. The five-star freshman is Arkansas’ second-leading scorer with 15.4 points per game.

The biggest question is whether Calipari would go deeper into his bench to replace Knox in Arkansas’ eight-man rotation. Isaiah Sealy has been the Hogs’ ninth man this season, but he’s only averaging 8.9 minutes and has appeared in four games since the beginning of December.

Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at jfuller@usatodayco.com or follow him @jacksonfuller16 on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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