FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will go through its first extended football scrimmage of the spring today at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
The practice, which is open to the public, begins around 3:50 p.m., with stretching and a few drills before the live tackling begins.
Defensive coordinator Paul Haynes said he’s looking for effort more than anything.
“When you start sitting there saying the word ‘live,’ the first thing that goes is the technique and fundamentals,” he said. “So that’s the one thing we’ve got to make sure we buckle down on the fundamentals and technique. Communicate. Get lined up. Talk. Run to the ball.”
Paul Petrino added: “What Coach [Bobby Petrino] usually likes to do is practice them really hard for about an hour and get them tired and then scrimmage.
“See who is going to do what they’re coached to do when they’re tired. That’s usually what that day has been.”
This will mark the Razorbacks’ first full-scale tackling since their 29-16 victory over Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl.
Tailback Knile Davis said he’s 100 percent recovered from the broken ankle he suffered last August, but the coaches are likely to limit the exposure to excessive hitting for the junior, who rushed for 1,322 yards in 2010.
Sports, Pages 22 on 03/30/2012