Razorbacks name SuperFrosh starter at QB; Johnson demoted to WR
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Houston Nutt - “Robert Johnson took the news with integrity and class. We want to get him a true role at wide receiver. This is not his fault. The fumbles were not his fault. Some dropped passes are not his fault, but Mitch has done good things all through fall camp, thrown the ball very accurately and been very good under pressure. He got in the game and executed and took the team down the field.” Nutt said Mustain will get "85 to 90 percent" of the practice time and Casey Dick would get the remainder.
Robert Johnson is officially the sacrificial lamb of the USC slaughter in Fayetteville, not only losing his starting QB job but being moved to a WR position. What makes this all the more punitive for Johnson is the fact that the Hogs are extremely deep at wideout and he'll likely have no impact.
Mitch Mustain was the Gatorade National POY for 2005 - 2006 and was recruited heavily by Texas, Florida and Notre Dame among many others before choosing Arkansas. He's the future of the program, whether that be a bright future or not.
I think he'll have a great "freshman" season meaning he'll make lots of great throws and will make some really really bad ones as well. In Gus Malzahn's new spread offense, Mitch is destined for more success than would have been available to Robert Johnson and Casey Dick.
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Date
Mon 09/04/06, 11:55 am EST
