FAYETTEVILLE — Another name has been scratched from the list of available offensive lineman for Arkansas in 2018.
Jalen Merrick, a fourth-year junior, will no longer play football because of recurring headaches that have kept him from practicing since the preseason. He played in a combined 21 games the last two seasons.
By taking a medical hardship, Merrick will have the option to have his tuition paid while he finishes his undergraduate program in recreation and sport management. Offensive lineman Jake Heinrich took a medical hardship earlier this year after a recurring back injury.
Merrick is the third Arkansas offensive lineman to be ruled out for the season since the summer.