'I’m still that same dude': Boyd taking serious approach into 2020 season

Arkansas running back Rakeem Boyd (5) carries the ball during a game against Western Kentucky on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Fayetteville. FAYETTEVILLE — Rakeem Boyd’s first two seasons at Arkansas can best be described as a learning experience.

The Razorbacks have finished with identical 2-10 records in each of the last two seasons, but Boyd, the former Texas A&M signee turned junior college standout, has had a blast, he said. Part of the fun came as he put the Southeastern Conference on notice in 2019 with a breakout year on the ground.

After rushing for a team-high 734 yards in 2018, Boyd vaulted himself into the conversation as one of the league’s premier backs thanks to a productive…