Roughly midway through Arkansas coach Sam Pittman’s news conference following Saturday’s Outback Bowl, a reporter mentioned that quarterback KJ Jefferson did not slide at the end of on one of his runs early in the Razorbacks' 24-10 win over Penn State.
Rather than slide, Jefferson lowered his shoulder “like a fullback,” the reporter added. Pittman has seen that kind of play from his quarterback all season and was less than surprised by it.
“We don’t do none of that (sliding),” Pittman said. “That ain’t how we’re built. Earlier in the year, I said, ‘KJ, you can go left or right.