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When college football teams release their annual media guides, the publications generally use the cover to feature the head coach or star players of that particular team. For Arkansas, that makes head coach Bret Bielema, quarterback Brandon Allen, running back Alex Collins and tight end Hunter Henry the primary suspects to don the front of the book.
Instead, the Razorbacks went a different direction in 2015. This year’s media guide cover athletes are the five starters on the Arkansas offensive line. It’s for good reason. Left tackle Denver Kirkland, left guard Sebastian Tretola, center Mitch Smothers, right guard Frank Ragnow and right tackle Dan Skipper combine to weigh in at over 1,600 pounds making them the largest offensive line of any NFL or Power 5 conference college team for the second straight year.