Arkansas football shook off Spring Break rust in return to practice…see more

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, during practice in the Pat and Willard Walker Pavilion on the Fayetteville campus of the university, Arkansas coach Sam Pittman gives instructions to his team. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Andy Shupe)
FAYETTEVILLE: The sixth exercise of spring drills saw too many fumbles and dropped passes for the Arkansas Razorbacks, who looked like a football team coming off Spring Break on Tuesday. Nevertheless, there were plenty of great offensive plays to offset the mistakes.

It was around thirty-five degrees outside with lots of wind gusts as the Razorbacks played inside Walker Pavilion in shorts and shoulder pads in Northwest Arkansas.

During 7-on-7 drills, Taylen Green and Andrew Armstrong, whose relationship got off to a great start in the spring, continued to have success as they connected on a deep touchdown pass. Armstrong appeared to be lined up against sophomore cornerback Jaylon Braxton for the majority of his reps and added another one-handed catch. Some of the best high-level reps of the spring have come from that pairing.

Armstrong also avoided a near-miss when safety Jayden Johnson misread a fast pass over the center and sparked a collision that might have resulted in serious injuries but fortunately did not.

The second offense converted a first down and nearly ran out the clock in the last two-minute drills and get-the-ball-back periods, which were won by the defensive units with the exception of one.

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