Pool breaking school tackle record is a ‘huge, huge deal’

After breaking the record on Saturday, Pool now has the chance to hold onto this title for quite some time.

The No. 25 Arkansas Razorbacks left Starkville on Saturday disappointed, suffering a 40-17 loss to No. 23 Mississippi State.

While it may seem like there were few positives in the outcome, history was made on Saturday, as linebacker [autotag]Bumper Pool[/autotag] broke the school record for career tackles during the game.

Pool passed Tony Bua on the all-time list, who made 408 stops during his Arkansas career that spanned from 2000-03.

Head coach [autotag]Sam Pittman[/autotag] told the media after the game that he did not realize that Pool had broken the record.

“I’m sad I didn’t know that when I addressed the team,” Pittman said “I wish we’d have won. If we would have, what a great celebration it would have been for him. I’m so proud of him.”

Pittman went on to share his admiration for Pool, saying that he deserves the honor after giving everything he has for this program.

“He’s hurt all the time. You never hear it, but he is,” Pittman said. “People go ‘well, he missed that tackle.’ Hell, you would too if you felt like Bumper Pool. He’s tough. He’s the best we got. He’s doing great or he wouldn’t be out there. He’s been that way for three years.” 

Pool, who currently has 409 stops with six games remaining in the regular season, has the opportunity to hold onto the record for a very long time. Pittman believes that the record is considered a huge deal.

“Something he’ll be able, his kids will be able to say forever, well, til somebody else breaks it, they’ll be able to say my daddy tackled more guys than anyone else at Arkansas,” Pittman says. “That’s a huge, huge deal. I know it is for him.” 

Pool recorded a season-high 14 tackles on his record-setting day. He now sits at 60 tackles on the season.

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