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How Arkansas football's No. 5 jersey patch honoring Razorback legend Darren McFadden came to be

FAYETTEVILLE — Two numbers in Arkansas football history have been retired.

On Saturday, another number — albeit not retired — joined Brandon Burlsworth's 77 and Clyde Scott's 12 on the south end zone videoboard at Reynolds Razorback Stadium: Darren McFadden's No. 5.

The athletics department announced in July that McFadden's number would be honored, not retired, and a patch would be added to both the offensive and defensive No. 5 jerseys. The patch features the silhouette of McFadden running and his initials, D.M.

This season, the patch is worn by defensive tackle Cam Ball and wide receiver Ja'Kayden Ferguson.