FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas running back Rakeem Boyd has taken over the team rushing lead from the injured Devwah Whaley by compiling 310 yards in the past three games.
Boyd, a transfer from Independence (Kan.) Community College, has 502 rushing yards on 75 carries. He's also second on the team with 18 receptions, which have gone for 154 yards.
The pass-catching component to playing tailback for the Hogs has taken the 6-foot, 200-pounder from Stratford, Texas, a little off guard. Boyd did not have a catch in high school, and said he had two or three receptions in the junior-college ranks last year.