Arkansas preparing for life without RB Chase Hayden after Saturday’s injury
By Adam Spencer
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Arkansas RB Chase Hayden has proven to be an explosive runner when he’s touched the ball this year.
In fact, the true freshman had 65 total yards on only three touches (two carries and one reception) before leaving with what looked to be a foot injury in the lopsided loss to Auburn.
Now, coach Bret Bielema is preparing his team to move on without Hayden, as he said after the game that it looks like the talented freshman could be out for quite a while.
“Unfortunately, we’ll get future results, but he’ll probably be out for a significant amount of time,” Bielema said in his postgame presser.
“I don’t want to comment until I know for sure but I know it’s a lower leg injury. Haven’t confirmed anything from there.”
In seven games, Hayden carried 61 times for 326 yards and four touchdowns — promising numbers for the freshman.
How long he misses with the injury suffered Saturday remains to be seen, but it’s sad to see the talented back go down when he was starting to find his place in the Arkansas offense.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
