Alex Collins: Collins rushes for five touchdowns in blowout

Allen's receivers had a balanced attack led by Dominique Reed's 71 yards, all thanks to a long touchdown reception.

But Arkansas would eventually add four more touchdowns to its ledger, ending its scoring with a 35-yard touchdown pass from sophomore backup quarterback Austin Allen to Jeremy Sprinkle at the 14:08 mark in the fourth quarter. The big offensive story was Alex Collins, who rushed for a career-high 5 touchdowns and 173 yards on just 16 carries. Behind him was Kody Walker with 57 yards.

But, Brandon Allen's arm also comes alive in the third.

So did Neal - 30 of 43 for 380 yards and a touchdown against one interception. He had four catches for 33 yards.

"I was really proud of how our guys handled the preparation, playing a non-SEC (Southeastern Conference) school", said Bielema. "He knew where to get the football".

With his impressive performance, Collins surpassed Cedric Cobbs (26) for fifth in program history with 28 rushing touchdowns for his career.

"It was just stay focused, minimize distractions", Collins said. "I don't think they had any errors the whole game".

Collins was certainly successful Saturday, scoring on runs of two, six, five, three and 63 yards as the Razorbacks (4-4) racked up 591 yards of offense in their final nonconference outing of the season.

Starting cornerback/punt returner D.J. Dean was withheld because of a turf toe, Bielema said but should practice Tuesday, Bielema said, as should safety Santos Ramirez, withheld for reasons "not injury related", Bielema said.

At the half, the Razorbacks led 35-14.

Arkansas' offense came out strong on a misty day at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.

Rohan Gains will quickly give the Hogs the ball back after intercepting the Skyhawks on a double pass trick play.

Jaimiee Bowe put the Skyhawks on the board with a 26-yard run for a touchdown. Watch Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks vs Arkansas Razorbacks live stream online NCAA College Football SECN TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule and Radio Commentary info here. Neal hit 25 and 20-yard passes to receiver Rod Wright before speedster Najee Ray broke for a 21-yard touchdown with 1:28 left in the half.

The Skyhawks added more pressure onto the Razorbacks defense to begin the second-half. The 5-foot-11, 206-pound junior's rushed for 960 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Arkansas answered with a surprise. He said both players have been given the OK to explore transfer options.


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