We’ll start with some practice notes from Brandon Marcello over at wholehogsports.com.  The main note seems to be that UA is about to get some help on the defensive side of the ball.  Cornerback Jerrell Norton and linebackers Walner Leandre and Wendel Davis will be back in action Saturday.

Freshman receiver Greg Childs had six catches and 88 yards last weekend versus Western Illinois.  This week, he’ll get his first career start.  “He’s quick, he’s very strong off the line of scrimmage and he doesn’t have a lot of fear.  Just go get the ball across the middle,” said Bobby Petrino.  “So he has a good package going.”  (Good thing he didn’t say that about Casey Dick, or I’d make a juvenile joke about it.)

Here’s some more on Childs from junior receiver Lucas Miller.  “He really matured quickly in that game.  You love seeing a young guy like that take the coaching.”

Before the season started, Arkansas’ defense looked to have holes at linebacker and in the secondary.  But against WIU, the defensive line didn’t stop the run very well and failed to produce a single sack.  Petrino: “It was very disappointing.  The first game of the season you want to start out on fire and I don’t think we did that.”

For an extremely young team, opening day jitters were to be expected.  But how much better will the Razorbacks become now that they’ve experienced big time college football?

As noted above, the Hogs are getting healthier and “more seasoned” on defense.

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