FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coaches didn't have to wait long Tuesday to get an idea of the team's energy level coming off a 12-day break.
Less than 10 minutes into practice, Attack Drill began.
The drill pits one player against three others - typically in the same position group - in a confined area. The entire team surrounds the four players, and the offense stands on one side, the defense on the other.
The goal? Battle through the players and reach a standing tackling dummy roughly 15 yards away. Players who touch the dummy often celebrate with their side of the ball. When receiver Tyson Morris won the drill in less than five seconds on Thursday, the offense mobbed him.
"It’s good to see a brother finish strong at something, like on something like that. That’s difficult," Arkansas receiver De'Vion Warren said of Morris' performance. "It’s really good to see. It keeps you energized. It makes you motivated, it makes them work hard. It’s real good to see your brother achieve stuff."
Warren, who was dancing Thursday during the drill to music blaring from the loud speakers set up on the practice fields, has not yet competed in the Attack Drill, but he wants to. He's going to wait his turn, though.
"The Attack Drill is interesting," he said. "It teaches mental and physical toughness because you’re not just going through one person. You’re going through three and it’s keep going, keep continuing, so you have to really focus your mind and continue to go.
"Coach Morris always wants us to be energetic, so if you’re not going, he doesn’t want you to just stand there," he continued. "I feel dancing keeps me from just standing there. When you dance, it makes you happy, it keeps you juiced."
Razorbacks defensive back D'Vone McClure said the drill sends the energy level at practice through the roof and is an ideal way to kick off the day.
Joe Foucha, Giovanni LaFrance and tight ends Chase Harrell and Blake Kern won earlier in the week. Morris, Montaric Brown, Andrew Parker and tight ends Hayden Johnson and C.J. O'Grady finished strong on Thursday.
Linebacker Bumper Pool, who said he's feeling much more comfortable this spring as opposed to this time last year, is a big fan of the Attack Drill. He competed in the drill with other linebackers Thursday.
"It's full-tilt and we're getting after each other," Pool said. "I like it, I think a lot of guys like it and it brings a lot of energy early in practice. I loved it. It's a lot of fun. I feel like all spring that's what we're doing - getting back and forth at each other."
Defensive lineman Dorian Gerald is another player who hasn't gone through the drill. Linemen on both sides of the ball are typically left out, but compete in the Razorback Drill. Gerald, though, approves of the competition.
Asked if he ever participated in a similar drill in high school, Gerald said, "We didn't do nothing like that at all. I just think it's cool to see everybody compete. It's cool to me.
"That's a great way to start off practice and get the energy going."