Jim Harris: Arkansas at Florida Live Blog

11 years ago

Arkansas at Florida Live Blog powered by Jim Harris. The stage is set. It is Razorback game day. The Razorbacks take on the Gators – here we go.

Join us today as Jim Harris tracks the action on the field. Here is the pre-game chatter from throughout the week on the game. And Jim’s pre-game column is here. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. Oct. 5, 2013, and is televised on ESPN 2. Bookmark this page and plan to come back often. No one live blogs a game like Jim Harris. Want proof? Here is Jim’s work from the season opener against the UL-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns. And here is his live game blog from Little Rock against Samford. The live blog from last week – Arkansas vs. Southern Miss – is here for your review. Jim’s blog the game at Rutgers is here. And his work on the Texas A&M game is here. You will learn more about Razorback football during one Jim Harris Live Blog than you thought possible. Guaranteed. Also, don’t forget to tag us in pictures your take and post to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. On Twitter, we’re @sportinglifeark; click here to get us on Facebook and here to get us on Instagram. Whether you’re at the game in Fayetteville, at a party or hanging with friends at the sports pub, we want to see all the fun you’re having.

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8:58 p.m. — While we’re at this interminable break, we’ll point out that Arkansas has averaged 4.4 yards per rush, which is great against this Florida front seven. And the UA defense has allowed 2.9 runs per rush from Florida — outstanding. Brandon Allen is back in at quarterback with a glove on his hand.

8:50 p.m. — More Hogs are dropping. Brandon Allen was hit late (roughing was called on Florida) and appeared to hurt a finger on his passing hand in the process. Backup A.J. Derby just came in for three snaps and two incompletions. He’s not really close, though his last pass was high off D’Arthur Cowan’s hands. Arkansas’ receivers have probably had plenty to deal with every time they go out for a pass with Florida’s great secondary, but they also have to step up on every chance and bring them in, whether they’re perfectly laid in there or not. Hunter Henry also came off under his own power during the series. Arkansas stalled and had to punt it away. I don’t see how Arkansas even move the ball without Swanson and Allen in the game. Swanson may have been the biggest loss of all.

8:42 p.m. 24-10 Florida, end of third — Travis Swanson also may not be coming back. On the previous offensive series, Swanson appeared to suffer the offensive lineman version of being accidentally chopped blocked. He was upright engaged with a lineman when another lineman trying to tackle Alex Collins rolled on Swanson’s leg. He was taped on the sidelines and went through some push-offs simulating a snap, but he’s not out there. Luke Charpentier has taken over at center. On the last play of the third quarter, Charpentier was blown up by the Florida tackle playing the nose position, and Arkansas lost two yards on a running play after getting a first down.

8:40 p.m. 24-10 UF — Arkansas forces another Florida punt near midfield — not helping the Hogs’ field position cause at all — but at least it’s a stop. However, the Razorback may have lost cornerback Will Hines for an extended period. Hines was down on the field after the stop of running back Mack Brown for several minutes, and the UA training staff applied one of those emergency arm casts to his right arm. He was taken off by the medical cart. As fast as it seemed the first and second quarters moved, this has been the longest third quarter in forever. We’re nearly done with it.