Football continues fall practice on Friday

FAYETTEVILLE – The 10th-ranked University of Arkansas football team continued preseason practice on Friday afternoon at the UA intramural fields.

Assistant head coach and linebackers coach Taver Johnson talked to the media after practice and discussed the importance of tomorrow’s scrimmage.

“Tomorrow is going to be a big, big test for us because during practice, and this time in camp you are out on the field a little bit and coaching the run,” Coach Johnson said. “Tomorrow we have to let them play. So we will really find out who can step up, who can play the position, who understands what we’re asking them to do and who plays with great effort – all those things you are looking for. But all of those guys have been working extremely, extremely hard.”

Coach Johnson also touched on the freshman class and how they are improving each day.

“They are really, really trying,” Coach Johnson said. “You know they really are. They come and work every day. They practice every day. They are learning what toughness is. From that first standpoint, I have been really pleased with them.”

The Razorbacks will hold their first full-scale scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The team will also practice Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the intramural fields. All practices and scrimmages held outside through Aug. 18 will be open to the public, but practices moved inside Walker Pavilion will be closed due to space limitations. The team is scheduled to practice at the intramural fields through Aug. 16.

Arkansas opens its 2012 season Sept. 1 inside Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville against Jacksonville State. The game begins at 6 p.m. and will be shown on a pay-per-view basis with details to be announced. Tickets for four Fayetteville games are still on sale. Tickets for the non-conference games against Jacksonville State, Rutgers and Tulsa are $45, while tickets for the conference matchup against Kentucky are $55. Single-game tickets may be purchased online at ArkansasRazorbacks.com, in person at the Razorback Ticket Center or by phone at 800-982-HOGS. Fans ordering tickets online have the option to print the tickets from home utilizing UA’s new eTicket system.

Little Rock season ticket packages, featuring games against ULM on Sept. 8 and Ole Miss on Oct. 27, are still available for $120. The Razorbacks and Rebels are set to square off inside War Memorial Stadium for the 16th time in series history, including the first meeting in 1913, and the first time since 1992. Tickets purchased for Little Rock contests are not available with a print-at-home option.

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