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A move that had been speculated on for weeks was made official on Saturday.
Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson will enter the transfer portal, with the Razorbacks’ three-year starter announcing the move on social media.
Jefferson ends his Arkansas career as the program’s all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass completions, total yards, total touchdowns and total plays, leaving behind a sizable statistical void for his successor under center in Fayetteville.
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The decision comes not even two full years after Jefferson pieced together a masterful 2021 season in which he and coach Sam Pittman helped lead the Razorbacks to a 9-4 record and, at one point, top-10 ranking.
How did it get to this point? Here’s everything you need to know about Jefferson’s Arkansas career and his eventual departure:
Why did KJ Jefferson transfer from Arkansas?
For years, Jefferson was not only a productive player for Arkansas, but a seemingly perfect embodiment of the program and its trajectory: a big, burly and physical quarterback at 6-3, 247 pounds, playing for a team with a hog for a mascot and for Pittman, a longtime offensive line coach.
After starting one game as a redshirt freshman in 2020, he became the team’s full-time starter in 2021 and quickly emerged as one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in college football, putting up 3,340 total yards and 27 touchdowns.
Though several of his key statistics actually improved in 2022, Jefferson missed a pair of games with injuries and the Razorbacks struggled after entering the season No. 23 in the US LBM Coaches Poll. They ultimately finished 6-6 in the regular season before topping Kansas in a thrilling Liberty Bowl victory.
In 2023, that backslide…
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Author : Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record
Publish date : 2023-12-16 21:07:18
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