Arkansas QB Austin Allen has shown he’s not afraid to take a hit.

While Razorbacks offensive coordinator Dan Enos appreciates that toughness, he doesn’t want to see his quarterback potentially injure himself running for a few extra yards.

“Quarterbacks are an interesting group,” Enos told Whole Hog Sports. “It’s like they always have a chip on their shoulder. Like they have something to prove to everybody on the team because they get a lot of ribbing at practice that they don’t get hit.

“I think everybody knows Austin Allen is tough. But for some reason, a lot of the good quarterbacks I’ve been around and coached, there’s this edge to them like, ‘I know you’re telling me that Coach, but I’m going to show everybody I can go do this.’ Until maybe something happens on a negative side and they miss some time. Then they realize, ‘Maybe I shouldn’t be doing this.'”

Enos, who played quarterback at Michigan State, recalled the moment he realized he needed to be more careful.

“Everybody thinks you’re tough. Nothing to prove, but still you go out there and … until I got concussed pretty good against Florida State when I was a sophomore,” Enos said. “I think I started a lot more sliding after that moment.”

The Hogs certainly don’t want Allen to have to go through a concussion just to start protecting himself on the field.