FAYETTEVILLE — Remember when the core of some of Arkansas’ best football teams was filled with players from central Arkansas?
It wasn’t that long ago, either.
Remember the 10-win, SEC West Champion 2006 team? Among the standouts from that group were Darren McFadden, Jamaal Anderson, Marcus Harrison, Keith Jackson Jr., Jonathan Luigs and Antwain Robinson — all from Little Rock. That’s a Heisman Trophy finalist, an eventual Rimington Trophy winner and an entire starting defensive line hailing from the state capital.
Now, think about this: After the transfer of running back Juan Day, there’s just one scholarship player on Arkansas’ current roster from Little Rock — sophomore T.