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Arkansas Football: 5 takeaways from Razorbacks’ spring 2018

By Connor Muldowney

(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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ARLINGTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 23: Cole Kelley #15 of the Arkansas Razorbacks celebrates a touchdown in the second quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at AT&T Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 23: Cole Kelley #15 of the Arkansas Razorbacks celebrates a touchdown in the second quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at AT&T Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

1. The quarterback battle has yet to be settled

At the conclusion of the 2017 season, the overwhelming assumption was that Cole Kelley would take over as the team’s starting quarterback in 2018.

Kelley, entering his sophomore season, finished his redshirt freshman campaign with 1,038 yards and eight touchdowns with a 57 percent completion rate in limited action while filling in for an injured Austin Allen. Ty Storey may be pushing him for that starting job in 2018, though.

Storey, a former four-star quarterback who is now a junior, has attempted a total of four passes for three yards in four games during his career. No, he doesn’t have much experience, but he played about as well as Kelley did this spring as neither quarterback truly stood out.

During the spring game, Kelley finished 10-for-19 with 126 yards and a touchdown and Storey was 7-of-14 for 126 yards and a score. Neither threw an interception but the constant pressure from the Razorbacks’ defensive front forced them into some no-win situations.

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Chad Morris has a decision to make this fall and it wasn’t made much easier with the spring game performance from both Kelley and Storey.

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