Going into the Arkansas Razorbacks’ season opener against Rice at 1 p.m. Saturday, fans can expect to see a lot of familiar faces.
The Razorbacks return 19 starters.
There are 12 super seniors, guys who took the NCAA up on the chance to play an extra year.
Yet, by all accounts, the only way you’ll recognize most of them is by their jersey number. All are apparently bigger, stronger and almost able to leap tall buildings.
Coach Sam Pittman cannot say enough nice things about strength and conditioning coach Jamil Walker. Pittman brought Walker with him from Georgia for a reason.