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Sports Briefing | College Football: Arkansas Star Leaving

Arkansas running back Alex Collins said he would skip his senior season and enter the N.F.L. draft, ending his college career with 3,703 rushing yards, the second most in program history.

Collins rushed for 1,577 yards this season for the Razorbacks (8-5). His total trails only Darren McFadden’s 4,590 yards on the program’s career list.

u25a0 Alabama Coach Nick Saban and Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney said they would like the N.F.L. to push back the deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft. Underclassmen have until Jan. 18 to file declaration papers with the N.