Madison: Forgetting is better
FAYETTEVILLE — It’s happened to the best of cornerbacks, and it happened a few times to Arkansas’ Isaac Madison in Saturday’s 23-21 loss to Ole Miss. He got burned on a long pass in man coverage for the whole crowd to see.
“You have to have no memory, to be honest with you, besides the game film,” Madison said. “You’ve got to go out there and just do your job.”
Sometimes coverage busts by other players contribute to long passes, but Madison didn’t want to talk about that.
“What happened is what happened,” he said. “There’s really nobody to blame or point the finger at. It just happened.”
Cornerbacks coach Lorenzo Ward said, “The disappointing thing about Isaac was not the time he got beat; the disappointing thing was the time he didn’t get beat and he should have intercepted the ball if he’d turn and look for the football.
“ The guy [Mike Wallace ] ran a little soft route on him and took off on him. Hey, we’ll live with that one, the last one [a 42-yarder ] they got. But the first two, he should’ve intercepted them. All he’s got to do is play the ball and we play the ball every day in practice.”
Injury report On Wednesday, defensive end Adrian Davis and offensive tackle Ray Dominguez did not practice for the second consecutive day. Dominguez (ankle ) has not been ruled out for Saturday’s home game against No. 18 Tulsa and was expected to miss a couple of workouts while recovering. Davis sprained his knee in the second half last week and is still questionable. Defensive coordinator Willy Robinson deferred a question about Davis’ status to Coach Bobby Petrino, who was not available to the media Wednesday.
Backup quarterback Tyler Wilson (mononucleosis ) has not returned to practice. High noon for Spurrier
Arkansas’ game at South Carolina on Oct. 8, has been moved to a noon Central kickoff, and it will not be available via pay-per-view.
South Carolina officials originally set a 6 p. m. Central kickoff time and had announced the game would be available on a pay-per-view basis. The Razorbacks’ game against Tulsa at 1 p. m. Saturday is a pay-per-view broadcast, Arkansas’ fourth of the season, following games against Louisiana-Monroe, Auburn and Ole Miss. Fans in Arkansas and Oklahoma can purchase the game through their cable systems as well as through dish providers. Fans outside the two states can get the game as part of ESPN GamePlan.
Working Tejada Alex Tejada’s beautifully stroked onside kick Saturday against Ole Miss prompted media inquiries as to how the sophomore from Springdale is handling the adjustment of losing the place-kicking duties to Shay Haddock. “He’s worked hard on getting everything turned around,” Coach Bobby Petrino said. “The fact that he’s been kicking off fairly well, and that [onside ] kick obviously helps him. “ I think he’s just sitting there waiting for his next opportunity for a field goal. He’s been doing a real nice job in practice and focusing really hard [on ] his technique and being able to relax and see the ball go through. His time will come again, and I expect him to do well when it does.” Tejada was 0 for 3 on fieldgoal tries in the first three games and also missed a PAT in week two. Haddock is 5 of 7 on field goals, with one block and a key miss from 34 yards last week. Petrino said he was considering using Tejada for a longer-distance field goal if it had been needed against Ole Miss.
Tusk fund Fans have donated nearly $ 7, 000 to the newly established Tusk Trust Fund in the last week, the Arkansas athletic department announced.
Donations were taken at the Red-White basketball games and the Ole Miss football game last week, and slightly more than $ 6, 800 was raised.
Tusk II, the Razorbacks mascot, will be on the sidewalk outside Reynolds Razorback Stadium from approximately 10 a. m. until 11: 15 a. m. before Saturday’s homecoming game with Tulsa. Tusk will also take part in the homecoming parade Friday evening on Dickson Street in Fayetteville.
The Tusk Fund was established to help the live mascot attend more Razorback athletic events.
FEEDBACK:
Something to say about this topic? Submit a Letter to the Editor online
