Yet another QB change for Arkansas: Razorbacks will finish the season with 5 different starting QBs
By Keith Farner
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In a season marked by disappointments, Arkansas has arrived at a hard-to-fathom stat. The Razorbacks are set to start five different quarterbacks as they prepare for Missouri this afternoon.
Nikki Chavanelle of Hawg Beat reported that “former walk-on QB Jack Lindsey is taking his pregame snap reps with Ty Clary as he’s due to make his first start today in War Memorial.”
The decision comes after K.J. Jefferson suffered a hard hit that resulted in a concussion last week at LSU. Nick Starkel was also in concussion protocol this week. Lindsey was the third QB who played against LSU last week.
Jefferson was 7-for-14 passing for 105 yards, Lindsey was 3-for-4 passing for 51 yards and a TD and Starkel was 3-for-10 for 34 passing yards.
Earlier this week, interim coach Barry Lunney was asked about starting a fifth quarterback this season.
“Obviously, some of that has been a reflection of the status of our team,” Lunney said at a Monday press conference. “It’s kind of been a microcosm of that. We’ve been inconsistent. All those guys have shown flashes when they’ve gotten their opportunity. You could validate their opportunity to start with some of the things they’ve done with the opportunities they’ve been given.”
Lunney added that Lindsey is a “football junkie” and has a “high football IQ.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
