FAYETTEVILLE — Adam McFain re-claimed the starting kicking job from Cole Hedlund two weeks ago and the senior from Greenwood has gone 3 of 3 on field goals with Robert Decker snapping and punter Toby Baker holding.
“I have a lot more confidence, which is great, and I have confidence with Toby holding for me and Bob snapping,” McFain said. “I trust those guys, and go out there and do what I do in practice every day.”
McFain made kicks from 43 and 36 yards last week.
“He’s gotten where he needs to be to get the job done on Saturday,” said defensive line and specialists coach Rory Segrest. “Those were obviously big kicks, and it was windy down on the field. For him to eliminate those distractions and hit those big field goals obviously was a big plus.”
Arkansas’ main kicker in 2014, McFain was injured in the summer of 2015 and lost his starting job to Cole Hedlund.
“I was out practicing by myself last summer and basically tore my quad kicking, and then re-injured it about two weeks later,” McFain said. “I thought it was OK, but it wasn’t. I re-injured it in the pool on the Fourth of July with my family.”