FAYETTEVILLE — Jaylin Williams took a two-handed shove in the back from Moses Moody. Then came a bit more forceful push on the left shoulder from Jalen Tate.
Williams, the 6-10 freshman from Fort Smith Northside, had moments earlier blocked a layup attempt by Georgia guard Sahvir Wheeler out of bounds less than four minutes into the second half of the Razorbacks’ 99-69 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday.
In their own way, Williams’ teammates were expressing their approval of the forward’s play on the interior.
During Arkansas’ last three games, Williams has grown more comfortable on the floor and begun to come into his own in the Razorbacks’ frontcourt in the absence of graduate transfer forward Justin Smith.