Not much of a competition for Arkansas’ starting QB job this spring

Mostly, it was just the angry, proverbial haters that wanted an in-depth, thorough rehaul of the quarterback position for Arkansas during spring drills. They were loud enough, though, Joe Average may have thought a legitimate competition would be underway for the Razorbacks’ starting gig.

Such hopes have not come to fruition.

Former Boise State quarterback Taylen Green was recruited out of the transfer to be Arkansas’ starter in the fall and through his first couple weeks of practice, he’s shown he doesn’t plan on losing that job any time soon .

Green, who was a part-time starter for the Broncos last year, is a dual-threat type in a different mold than the man he’s replacing, KJ Jefferson. Jefferson would much rather have run people over and was a bear to bring down in the backfield. Green gallops, a la Matt Jones in the early 2000s, and shocks defenders with his speed.

Such traits were on display earlier this week when Arkansas returned to practice after spring break. His expected starting backfield mate, Utah transfer Ja’Quinden Jackson , was blown away.

“I’ve never seen anybody that tall that can run.”

“That dude can move,” defensive end Landon Jackson has said. “When it comes down to it, if he really needs to, he’s going to use his feet and get those yards.”

Jacolby Criswell, last year’s back-up to Jefferson, redshirt freshman Malachi Singleton and freshman KJ Jackson are also, technically, in the running for the starting job. Nothing has suggested yet, though, that the competition is mostly lip service.