Spring game sets attendance record
There’s really no way to count the crowd today, as there are no tickets to this event, but the crowd is fairly thick on the lower bowl. The UA Sports Information Department just alerted us here in the press box that 40,200 are in attendance today. That’s an Arkansas spring game record, if there is such a thing in the record books.
Supposedly today breaks the previous attendance record of 31,000 for a spring game in Little Rock in 1972.
The fans here are getting a show here, too. Quarterback Casey Dick has completed 25 of 33 passes for 244 yards and 2 touchdowns in the first half. A little pass happy, eh?
Michael Smith has 128 yards on 12 carries along with 1 touchdown.
Dick and Smith’s first-team Red squad is up 24-14 on the White. It should be noted that the White team has only thrown the ball 9 times and only three have been completions.
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[…] Over 40,000 came out for the Spring Game according to Arkansas’ Sports Information Office, setting a record. The crowd saw Casey Dick pass for 404 yards and two touchdowns, while RB Michael Smith ran for 157 yards and a TD on 13 carries. Red won 45-14. […]