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Football Arkansas offensive lineman Joshua Braun to transfer
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Arkansas redshirt senior offensive lineman Joshua Braun will enter the transfer portal, according to a report by 247Sports Friday afternoon.
A 6-foot-6, 338-pound Florida native, Braun began his career with the Florida Gators before transferring to the Razorbacks in 2023. In two seasons in Fayetteville, Braun played 1,625 snaps and earned Pro Football Focus offensive grades of 70.7 and 69.8, respectively.
The guard is the ninth Hog to officially announce his intentions of entering the transfer portal, joining players like quarterback Malachi Singleton, wide receiver Isaiah Sategna and others. Former tight ends Ty Washington and Var’keyes Gumms, who were dismissed from the team during the season, will also enter the portal.
Arkansas will now await its bowl destination, which will be revealed Sunday, Dec. 8.
Joshua Braun Bio:
2024 Third-Team Preseason All-SEC (Phil Steele)2
023 Second-Team All-SEC (AP)
2024 (REDSHIRT SENIOR) Started during a loss to Missouri (Nov. 30) … Started in a win over Louisiana Tech (Nov. 23) … Started against Texas (Nov. 16) … Started in a loss to Ole Miss (Nov. 2) … Helped pave the way for 673 yards of total offense (314 passing, 359 rushing) while not allowing a single sack during the Razorbacks’ dominant 58-25 win over Mississippi State (Oct. 26) … Started and recorded a tackle in a loss to LSU (Oct. 19) … Paved the way for 434 yards of total offense in a win over No. 4 Tennessee (Oct. 5) … Started in loss to Texas A&M (Sept. 28) … Started in a win at Auburn (Sept. 21) … Played an integral role in helping Arkansas rush for 200-plus yards in its first three games of the season … Started in a win over UAB (Sept. 14) … Started on the Arkansas offensive line at Oklahoma State, paving way for 648 yards of total offense (Sept. 7) … Started at right guard while paving way for 279 rushing yards and 408 yards of total offense in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug. 29).
2023 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Earned Second-Team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press after starting all 12 games in his first season at Arkansas … Started the season-opening win over Western Carolina (Sept. 2) at left guard and the remaining 11 games at right guard … His career-high 790 offensive snaps ranked second on the team according to Pro Football Focus … Graded out at 70.7 according to PFF with a team high 79.3 grade in pass blocking …. Allowed only two sacks over 394 snaps with just three penalties … Recorded his best overall grade of the season vs. BYU (Sept. 16) with an 84.6 aided by his season-high run-blocking grade of 89.4 … Posted his best pass-blocking grade at Alabama (Oct. 14) with an 85.5.
At Florida2022 (JUNIOR): Played in two games … Saw first game action on the offensive line in the win over Eastern Washington (Oct. 2) … Appeared on special teams in the win over Missouri (Oct. 8).
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Started in seven of the 13 games he appeared in at left and right guard … Helped the offense stay in the top 16 in total offense all year … Part of a line that only allowed 14 sacks/1.08 per game, tied for the seventh lowest in FBS and second in the SEC … Blocked for Florida’s 717 total yards of offense against Samford (Nov. 13), which ranked second all-time in program history and third-most by a team that season … Anchored a line that led Florida to rank No. 23 nationally in rushing yards per game (208.7) … Gators averaged 5.5 yards per carry to rank first in the SEC and fourth in the country … Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 11 games as a reserve offensive lineman … Made his collegiate debut against South Carolina (Oct. 3) and recorded his first career start at Vanderbilt (Nov. 21) … A strong contributor primarily at the guard position … Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus four-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals ESPN and On3 … No. 286 prospect in ESPN 300 rankings … Rated the No. 11 offensive guard nationally by ESPN … No. 20 offensive tackle in the country and No. 38 player in Florida according to 247Sports … Played for head coach Kyler Hass at Suwannee High School in Live Oak, Fla. … Four-year starter in Suwannee’s multi-faceted rushing offense … National Merit Scholar semifinalist … Also played No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles for the Suwannee tennis team, qualifying for the 2019 FHSAA Class 2A State Quarterfinals in the individual doubles section … Committed to Georgia in June of 2019 but flipped to the Gators in December … Chose Florida over offers from Auburn, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, South Carolina and others.
PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Karen Braun … Father, Mike, was a four-year letterwinner as an offensive tackle for Army West Point’s football team (1986-89), including the 1988 season when the Black Knights finished 9-3 and faced Alabama in the 1988 Sun Bowl … Mother, Karen, was a four-year starter for Army West Point’s basketball team from 1985-89, playing 112 games … Ranks No. 4 in school history in career rebounds (863) and career rebounding average (7.7), No. 6 in career field goal percentage (48.8 percent / 368 of 574) … Has a wife, Azucena, two brothers, Trey and Parker, and three sister-in-laws, Anna Marie Braun, Esmeralda Gonzalez and Rudy Gonzalez … Older brother, Parker, played offensive guard at Georgia Tech for three seasons (All-ACC First Team in 2017 and 2018) before he started all 12 regular season games for Texas in 2019 as a graduate transfer … Oldest brother, Trey, was an offensive lineman at Georgia Tech from 2011-15 (All-ACC Honorable Mention as a senior).
Arkansas knocks off No. 14 Michigan at Madison Square Garden
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The Arkansas Razorbacks knocked off the No. 14 Michigan Wolverines with an 89-87 win in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Arkansas trailed by as much as 15 points in the first half, led by as much as 18 in the second half and then led by just 1-point with less than a minute remaining in regulation.
Freshman guard Boogie Fland, a native of Bronx, New York, led the Razorbacks with 20 points, seven assists, one rebound and two steals. Fland knocked down two of the Hogs' nine made 3-pointers, and they shot 50.0% from the field as a team in the game.
Guard D.J. Wagner added 16 points, three rebounds and five assists for the Hogs, plus Trevon Brazile performed well with 15 points, six rebounds, three steals, one block and one assist.
Michigan shot 57.6% from the field and the Wolverines had two 7-footers, Danny Wolf and Vladislov Goldin, score in double digits with nine rebounds apiece.
Brazile was the star of the show in the first stretch of play, as he notched four points, two rebounds and one steal to help the Hogs grab an 8-7 advantage by the first media timeout.
The Wolverines then went on a run that featured seven straight made field goals and a 13-2 scoring advantage that gave them a 24-12 lead to trigger a Calipari timeout at the 10:08 mark in the first half.
Michigan forward Will Tschetter, who averaged 6.7 points per game entering the contest, reached 13 points in the game by the 8:31 mark, as his fourth made shot gave the Wolverines a 15-point advantage. The Hogs knocked down a couple of shots on the ensuing offensive possessions to trim the deficit to 33-21 by the under-8 minute timeout.
The Razorbacks found some offense of their own, though, and they five field goals in a row to trim the Michigan lead to 42-38 with less than three minutes to play. The Hogs were shooting over 50% from the field by that point and Fland and Thiero were already in double-digits.
After a pair of layups from the Wolverines, Arkansas went on a quick 7-0 run that was followed by a Michigan 3-pointer just before the half that made the Hogs' deficit 49-45 at the break. Michigan was shooting 61.3% from the field and 58.3% from three by the midway point.
The Razorbacks gained their first lead of the game out of the locker room, and Michigan head coach Dusty May called for a timeout after the Hogs went up 52-49 at the 17:09 mark in the second half. Arkansas grew the lead to as much as six just before the first media timeout at the 15.5-minute mark.
Fland nailed a corner three to put the Hogs up by 10, and they were out-scoring Michigan by 14 points in the second half by then. Wagner got involved with the 3-point barrage, as he knocked down the Hogs' third triple of the second half to make it a 65-55 lead. Wagner then continued a hot streak of his own by knocking down two more shots, including a three, to give the Razorbacks a strong 73-61 lead by the under-12 minute timeout.
Michigan then went into a stretch of play that was littered by turnovers, allowing Arkansas to extend to lead to 18 points, but the Wolverines promptly scored 6-straight to make it an 80-68 game with 8:30 left in regulation. Michigan's run extended to 12 points in a row to trim the deficit to just six points.
With the Razorbacks in the midst of 6-plus minute scoring drought, Michigan made it a 4-point ballgame with just more than three minutes left. That gap remained consistent until the Wolverines made it a 1-point margin with a layup from Wolf with just over a minute to play.
Michigan began to save time by fouling starting at with 32.6 seconds left in regulation and that eventually led to an 89-87 lead for the Razorbacks with just 3.7 seconds left and one more opportunity for the Wolverines, who couldn't knock down a buzzer-beater.
Up next, the Razorbacks will face the Central Arkansas Bears at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
Arkansas to host Texas A&M transfer tight end
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Arkansas will host Texas A&M transfer tight end Jaden Platt for a visit Friday, A&P Sports Agency told Rivals.
Listed at 6-foot-5, 260-pounds, the redshirt freshman played just seven snaps in 2024 and earned a 53.8 Pro Football Focus grade in that span. As a freshman in 2023, Platt notched 17 snaps and one receiving touchdown.
Out of V.R. Easton High School in Haslet, Texas, Platt chose the Aggies over offers from programs like Baylor, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Ole Miss, Oregon, Texas and others.
As things currently stand, the Razorbacks have just three projected scholarship tight ends on the 2025 roster, so adding Platt will help shore things up from a depth perspective next season.
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Jaden Platt's Bio:
2023 (FRESHMAN): Has seen action on kick return in the wins over McNeese, Florida, Bowling Green, No. 9 Missouri and at Mississippi State.
2023 (REDSHIRT): Appeared in three games ... Recorded his first collegiate touchdown with a 13-yard reception in the win over ACU ... Played in the Texas Bowl making one catch for 39 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked a 4-star tight end by all three recruiting services (247 Sports, Rivals, ESPN) … Coached by Ellis Miller at Eaton High School … Caught 54 passes for 919 yards and 10 touchdowns throughout his career … Earned UIL 6A Honorable Mention state honors as a junior … Helped lead Eaton to an 8-3 record and a UIL 6A D-II first-round playoff appearance.