FAYETTEVILLE — Trelon Smith’s approach all season for Arkansas has been simple: Stay prepared so you don’t have to get prepared.
That mindset, now more than at any point this fall, will benefit the Razorbacks’ offense this week. The shifty 5-9 running back is expected to lead his position group in the final weeks of the season following Rakeem Boyd’s announcement Tuesday that he is opting out of the remainder of 2020 and preparing for the upcoming NFL draft.
Boyd and Smith, both natives of Houston, developed a close bond soon after Smith arrived at Arkansas from Arizona State ahead of the 2019 season.