‘No Way He’s Coming Back:’ Arkansas Insider Forecasts Defection from Hogs’ RB Room

Another week, another head-scratcher involving the Arkansas football running back room.

Many Razorback fans have expressed frustration with the often-inexplicable distribution of carries amongst head coach Ryan Silverfield’s tailbacks. During a 26-23 loss to Auburn, Markeylin Batton was the second running back to enter the game for Arkansas, following Cam Settles.

The sophomore was widely believed to be fifth on the depth chart, but saw his first career offensive snaps against the Tigers, finishing with 5 carries for 9 yards.

In his postgame press conference, Silverfield said Batton was dealing with injuries during the first half of the season and offers a “different gear” than the other…