Tom Murphy is a sports reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of Louisiana Tech University, he is a member of the Football Writers Association of America and voter for the Heisman Trophy and AP Top 25 football poll. He was the 2017 Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year.
How Arkansas and Kent State compare at each position


Arkansas linebackers Jaheim Thomas (28) and Jordan Crook (36) react after a play, Saturday, Sept, 2, 2023, during the first quarter of the Razorbacks’ 56-13 win over Western Carolina at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for the photo gallery.
FAYETTEVILLE — Here is a position-by-position breakdown of the Razorbacks and Golden Flashes ahead of Saturday's game:
OFFENSE
Quarterbacks
KENT STATE Mike Alaimo, a 6-4, 225-pound junior transfer, was 12 for 31 (38.7%)
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