The second half was played with two 12-minute quarters. Jefferson's first TD went to tight end Blake Kern for 18 yards on the Razorbacks' initial possession, as they marched 65 yards in six plays to take a 7-0 lead just 1:22 into the game. I wanted to just put the ball up and just let him go make the play,' Jefferson said.įor the game, Jefferson completed 10-of-17 passes for 194 yards, all in the opening half. 'œI knew (Burks) was going to run by the guy. Then with exactly a minute to go before intermission, on a fourth-down from the UAPB 39, Jefferson threw it deep, with a streaking Burks catching it on the run near the 10 and taking it in untouched to put the finishing touches on a sterling first half for Arkansas. Jefferson threw his final two touchdown passes inside the final three minutes of the opening half, starting with a 29-yard strike to freshman Ketron Jackson. 'œThe whole team was as excited as I've seen in a long time when Parodi scored. The punter outkicked the coverage and we had a lot of space in there once he kicked it to our sideline, and the kids got in front of (Parodi) and did a really good job of blocking for him. 'œI believe Parodi made one miss and then got down the sideline and outran everybody it was really well-executed. 'œI think we did a nice job blocking the guys turned around and got out in front of him,' Pittman said. Nathan Parodi fielded the punt at his own 20, reversed his field to the right side and dashed 80 yards into the end zone for a 31-0 lead, the first time since the 2011 season that the Razorbacks returned a punt for a touchdown. That set up a 95-yard drive that ended with an 18-yard TD pass from Jefferson to Burks, extending the Razorbacks' lead to 24-0.Īrkansas' defense then forced a punt on the next series.
Myles Slusher had one of those interceptions, grabbing a pass in the end zone early in the second quarter to stop a potential UAPB scoring threat. On defense, they held the Golden Lions (1-6) to 223 total yards, recorded three sacks, 11 tackles for loss and intercepted two passes. For the game, they finished with 504 yards (291 rushing, 213 passing), and tailback Dominique Johnson also had a career-high 91 yards on just six carries.īut the Razorbacks showed out in other areas. In the first half, the Razorbacks rolled up 426 yards of total offense, 232 of those on the ground.
'œIt was really good blocks on the outside from (receiver) Warren Thompson and (tight end) Hudson Henry, and they just gave me a lane and I did it.' executed it, called me in motion, the (offensive) line blocked,' said Burks, who also caught four passes for 89 yards. 'œCoach (offensive coordinator Kendal) Briles just called the play, K.J.