FAYETTEVILLE — A little bit before Arkansas redshirt sophomore defensive end T.J. Smith made the first start of his career Thursday night, he leaned on a roommate for advice.
That roommate is former Razorback tailback Rawleigh Williams, who led the SEC in regular season rushing yardage last season but had to give up football this spring because of a second neck injury.
“I was kind of nervous, the first time starting in college, and he kind of got the nervous feeling out of me and made me feel a lot more confident because he was in the same place last year," Smith said.