News update:Hogs impresses during workout as team mate extremely happy about his spring practices

FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas Razorbacks did not let an overcast day with a leaky gray sky dampen the enthusiasm of the first day of spring football Thursday.

The University of Arkansas got after it in shorts and helmets for two-plus hours inside the Walker Pavilion with a spirited practice filled with fresh position battles as it sprinkled rain outside

It was a lot of fun,” returning defensive end and captain Landon Jackson said. “Both sides I felt were flying around, going full speed, looking good.”

Junior transfer Taylen Green took reps with the first offense for the entirety of his work, the 6-6, 229-pounder looking the part and seeming to find his best connections with veteran receivers Andrew Armstrong, Tyrone Broden and Jaedon Wilson and tight end Luke Hasz

Redshirt freshman Malachi Singleton operated at quarterback with the second group and conducted the most successful two-minute drill, hooking up with tight end Var’keyes Gumms on a 2-yard touchdown pass to cap the sequence.

Returning junior Jacolby Criswell ran the third offensive unit and he had his moments, particularly with a sharp performance in the early “fastball starts” segment of the workout.

True freshman quarterback KJ Jackson did not draw an assignment in fastballs, but the 6-3, 223-pound left-hander flashed his huge arm and agility to impress onlookers.