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Fitter Wallace embracing role

FAYETTEVILLE -- No University of Arkansas football player may have transformed himself physically more than offensive lineman Brian Wallace going into today's season opener against Eastern Illnois.

"B-Wall is a completely different human being," Razorbacks center Hjalte Froholdt said.

NOTEWORTHY Will make his 18th career start today, but first to open a season. Started the final 10 games in 2016 and final 7 games in 2017 … Backup in 2015 after redshirting as a true freshman … Chose Arkansas over numerous scholarship offers including Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Michigan State, Iowa and Nebraska … Rated among the top 10 high school offensive tackles nationally in the 2014 recruiting class by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals.