Bret Bielema Wednesday Teleconference Notes & Audio | CCU Week
Arkansas head coach, Bret Bielema, spoke with the media Wednesday during the SEC coaches teleconference...
Bielema said the team is focusing on one day at a time leading up to the game against Coastal Carolina this weekend.
Austin Allen update...
- Threw in practice yesterday. No regressions, continuing to heal well, though he only threw in skelly and did not go through the whole practice.
Kickoff for Saturday's game against Coastal Carolina (1-7, 3-5 Sun Belt) is at 3 p.m. in Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
Alexy Jean-Baptiste broke his foot in April and initially had a four month recovery...
From Bielema, Alexy Jean-Baptiste had a more significant injury and should get his first opportunity to get on the field. Was back practicing three or four weeks but didn't have clearance. Has done some good things out of practice and coach says he's excited to get him back out there. Jean-Baptiste was running second team Razor behind Randy Ramsey last spring.
Josh Harris broke his foot in early August...
-Josh travelled with the team last week and was cleared two weeks ago. He is on three of four core special teams units moving forward and should see action this week.
Jamario Bell broke his foot in late July...
-Bell practiced and has 100 percent clearance and expects to play Saturday.
Regarding Jarrod Barnes....
Barnes will dress and hopefully play on SaturdayAlso, Austin Allen threw quite a bit in pass skelly but didn't go through the whole practice on Tuesday.