Jalen Graham was available at Arkansas’ post-game press conference within five minutes of the Razorbacks’ loss to LSU on Saturday.
Why does that matter?
Normally, it takes 15 to 20 minutes before anyone arrives to speak to the media. Graham took three questions before he was hustled away by Arkansas sports information director Mike Cawood. Normally, 10 to 15 questions are asked, too.
When Arkansas coach Eric Musselman hopped on the Zoom meeting, he wasn’t angry in tone. Just resigned. Most of the answers he provided after Arkansas’ 95-74 defeat at the hands of the Tigers were similar to what he had said in the Razorbacks’ six previous SEC losses.
His team is bad. He knows it. He’s working on it.
That’s of little consolation to those cheering for the Hogs, of course, but at this point, what is he supposed to say? Things have gone south in a hurry for the program. So fast, in fact, the season feels a bit like Bret Bielema’s penultimate season coaching Arkansas football. Things were great until they weren’t.
Here’s exactly what Musselman had to say Saturday.