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If Jefferson Comes Back, He Must Be Made to Battle for the First Job
All quarterbacks, regardless of NIL, relationship with coaches, or experience, should have an equal opportunity to prove over the next nine months that they are the best person to lead the Arkansas Razorbacks.
KET SMITHUPDATED: 10:03 AM on DEC 6, 2023 ORIGINAL: December 6th, 2023
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The Arkansas Razorbacks initiate a dialogue.
Arkansas’s FAYETTEVILLE As of today, the third day of the transfer portal, KJ Jefferson is still a quarterback at Arkansas, despite the surprising euphoria of an Auburn fan base on social media anticipating a chance to bring him to East Alabama. It doesn’t imply that he
Pittman has to tell them, “Guys, right now “A” is No. 1 and “B” is No. 2. But what you need to understand is, while I love each of you, I love winning more. If “C” or “D” works hard all summer and comes back the first week of camp and shows he’s gotten better than “A,” then he’s going to be our starting quarterback. “B,” if you want the job, you better work hard to hold these other guys off and beat everyone out because it’s your job to take. “A,” if you want to be our starting quarterback next fall, you better come back a heck of a lot better than you are because these other guys are gunning for you, and if you don’t work your tail off all summer long getting this system down and becoming a dominant SEC quarterback, you’re gonna be over there with me on the sideline watching someone else win games you should have been winning.”
