It may have gone under the radar with two big-time Arkansas freshman wide receivers in Treylon Burks and Trey Knox starting on offense in a 20-13 win over Portland State, but there was also a true freshman in on the defense’s first play.
Greg Brooks (5-11, 185), a former Harvey (La.) West Jefferson standout that enrolled in January, was one of five defensive backs on the field for the first play of the 2019 season. He admits he was nervous for his first college snap.
“Yeah, a lot of nerves,” Brooks said Tuesday. “It was my first college game.