Hey, cameraman: Don’t trip the kicker

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas Coach Bret Bielema said it was weird having the SEC Network televise Saturday’s final spring football practice live.

“I got a little testy with a cameraman there in the first opening stages of field goal,” Bielema said. “But after that, we smoothed it out.”

Bielema said the cameraman was standing in the way of placekicker Cole Hedlund.

Distractions are good for a kicker in practice, Bielema said, but not having someone dragging a cord in his way.

“[The cameraman] almost tripped him,” Bielema said. “I always yell about his shoelaces, his socks, the size of his feet or whatever. I try to torment him mentally, but I’ve never actually tried to trip him.”

Hedlund didn’t let the incident bother him, hitting all four of his field-goal tries from 51, 41, 37 and 30 yards.

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