The best thing about Arkansas's win on Thursday wasn't watching the Hogs make create history. It wasn't even watching Bobby Petrino's offense hum along like a finely tuned engine or Travis Williams' defense truly living up to the mantra "embrace the Hogs" by playing like 11 wild Razorbacks. No, it wasn't that.
It was finally seeing what the hype was about with a few players. However, among the many players with outstanding performances, one stood out as this week's Hog of the Week. The honor goes to Ja'Quinden Jackson. The form Ute's debut couldn't have gone better. He ran for 101 yards on eight carries for a gaudy 12.6 yards per rush and two touchdowns. Jackson also caught two passes out of the backfield for 20 additional yards.
One of Jackson's plays even went viral, although it wasn't what he did on the field necessarily. It would seem the 6-foot-2-inch 230-pound back not only has football moves, but he has a couple for the ladies, too. After his longest run of the day, Jackson scored a touchdown and immediately — as the kids would say — rizzed up the UAPB cheerleaders.
Did Ja’Quinden Jackson just wave to a UAPB cheerleader after scoring a touchdown?! pic.twitter.com/Or84dBY3rK
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) August 30, 2024
Jackson and the Razorbacks have their first test on Saturday when they travel to Stilwater to play No. 17 Oklahoma State.