FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman expects his players to be tough, hard-nosed and blue-collar.
Following the Razorbacks’ first full-scale scrimmage of the preseason on Friday, the first-year head coach said 5-9, 185-pound running back Trelon Smith fits that description perfectly.
“He's tough on the field, he's tough off the field,” Pittman added. “That's his personality.”
At the running back position, all eyes will be on senior tailback Rakeem Boyd, who in late December announced he would bypass the 2020 NFL Draft and return to Arkansas for one final season. Boyd established himself as one of the top backs in the SEC last fall, rushing for more than 1,100 yards and eight scores.