Scrimmage Reports - 8/20/2005

U of A SID: Razorbacks Cap Fan Day with 90-Minute Scrimmage

An estimated 9,500 fans got their first look at the 2005 Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday night as the Hogs staged a 90-minute scrimmage in Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.

Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt and his staff did their best to emulate game situations in the 64-play scrimmage. Nutt says getting live scrimmage work two weeks away from the season opener is valuable in evaluating personnel.

"We got to play a lot of people tonight," Nutt said. "It’s amazing after you practice this long and then you put them under a game-like situation, it’s amazing how sometimes things change. You want them on automatic pilot and to do exactly what you’ve been doing in practice. Sometimes you revert back to some bad habits. We made some mistakes tonight. We expected that, but there were some good things that happened tonight."

Also:

U of A SID: Official Statistics
Clay Henry: Hogs Scrimmage for Fans (subscription)
Dudley Dawson: Brave New World (subscription)
Trey Biddy: Big plays, turnovers highlight scrimmage (subscription)
Robbie Neiswanger: Hogs Scrimmage Without Starting QB
Mike Capshaw: Herring Tackles Hogs' Defensive Problems
Bob Holt: Defense delivers big play
Scott Cain: Razorbacks Football Report
Rick Schaffer: Offensive Weapons

Updated 8/21/05 9:55 a.m. - Added additional links.