FAYETTEVILLE — Cole Kelley has won a position battle over Ty Storey for the second consecutive preseason.
Kelley will start Arkansas' season opener against Eastern Illinois at 3 p.m., Saturday, but both quarterbacks are expected to play. It will be Kelley's sixth career start after he made five starts last season in place of the injured Austin Allen.
Arkansas was 2-3 in Kelley's starts last season, with one-point wins over Coastal Carolina and Ole Miss, and lopsided losses to Alabama, Auburn and LSU. Kelley played in nine games last season and completed 57 percent of his passes for 1,038 yards and 8 touchdowns, and threw 3 interceptions.