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Chiefs scouting report: Central Arkansas Bears LB David Walker

The Kansas City #Chiefs could target Central Arkansas Bears outside linebacker David Walker in the 2025 NFL draft.

The Kansas City Chiefs recently traded for Joshua Uche from the New England Patriots. Uche adds depth and some extra juice to Kansas City’s pass rush, but he hits free agency after the 2024 season.

Chiefs general manager Brett Veach could search for more long-term pass rush production by adding new talent through the 2025 NFL draft.

Central Arkansas Bears linebacker David Walker, who recently earned Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week honors, is an intriguing prospect capable of generating production early in his career.

Walker wins the natural leverage battle at 6’2″, 260 lbs. He explodes off the line of scrimmage to push offensive tackles vertically or exchange gaps quickly. Walker generates pop on contact to knock linemen backward and create space for rushes through the B-gap. He showcases some twitch to elude blockers and leave offensive linemen grasping at air.

Walker’s pass rush plan includes two-handed swipes, rips, ghosts, swims and speed to power. He attacks and deconstructs pass blocks with ferocious and hyperactive hands. Walker wins on the outside track with his initial burst and by sinking his hips at the top of the stem to bend around the corner.

Walker plays with a high motor in run defense. He starts on the backside of run plays and tears across the back of the offensive line to make tackles on the play’s frontside. Walker rips at the ball to strip the carrier during the tackle. He forced three fumbles against North Alabama earlier this year.

Walker’s arm length and competition level limit his ceiling as a prospect. He faces nothing close to NFL-caliber players at Central Arkansas, and his arms measure below 32 inches. Many teams won’t draft offensive or defensive linemen in the top 100 unless their arms are 33 inches or longer.

Central Arkansas goes on the road to face Utah Tech on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 3:00 p.m.

3 Stars from Oklahoma’s 5-0 weekend in the Cowgirl Challenge

The Oklahoma Sooners continued their record-winning streak in the Cowgirl Challenge and here are this weekend’s three stars.

The Oklahoma Sooners just completed a 5-0 weekend in Lake Charles, La. at the Cowgirl Challenge hosted by McNeese State.

Though the schedule may not have been as daunting as the week before, McNeese State and Central Arkansas were NCAA tournament teams in 2023 that represented themselves well in the regional. McNeese State nearly pulled off the upset to advance to the Super Regionals.

Against a couple of rising programs, the Sooners outscored the opposition 36-1 in the five games, earning a trio of run rules.

The pitching staff threw four shutouts as Patty Gasso and Jennifer Rocha went deep into their arsenal, utilizing six different pitchers during the weekend.

After another tremendous weekend in which the Sooners extended their winning streak to 62 games, and haven’t lost now in more than a year, here are the three stars and a few honorable mentions from the weekend.

LSU baseball holds off Central Arkansas to go 4-0 in opening weekend

Fidel Ullo earned the save as LSU won 4-3.

The LSU offense picked up where it left off on Sunday as the Tigers scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning against Central Arkansas. [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit an RBI single, [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] scored on a wild pitch, and Travinski scored when [autotag]Mac Bingham[/autotag] was walked with the bases loaded.

We got our first look at true freshman left-handed pitcher, [autotag]Kade Anderson[/autotag]. Anderson pitched four innings for LSU in his debut as he allowed one run on six strikeouts and three walks. Central Arkansas scored a run on him in the top of the third due to a wild pitch to cut the lead to 3-1.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] hit his third homer in four games this season as he hit a solo shot to left field to extend LSU’s lead to 4-1.

[autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] made his first appearance of the season as he came in to start the sixth inning. He pitched 1.1 innings and allowed one earned run on a walk and a strikeout. [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] entered to pitch in the top of the sixth and bailed the Tigers out of a jam.

In the top of the eighth inning, UCA scored another run on an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-3 as they chased [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] from the mound. [autotag]Justin Loer[/autotag] came in to save the day and he was followed by [autotag]Fidel Ulloa[/autotag], who earned the save as LSU won 4-3 and went 4-0 on the weekend.

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How to watch LSU conclude its opening weekend series against Central Arkansas on Monday afternoon

The Tigers are looking to complete their opening weekend 4-0 on Monday.

After a 3-0 start to the season, LSU’s baseball team will look to make it a perfect 4 for 4 as it concludes its opening weekend with a rematch against Central Arkansas on Monday afternoon.

The Tigers won the first meeting between the two on Saturday in a low-scoring affair, but after the bats exploded for 27 runs in a win on Sunday, they’ll hope they have a better offensive showing this time around.

It’s still not clear who will take the mound for the Tigers after [autotag]Javen Coleman[/autotag] took the bump on Sunday.

Here’s everything you need to know as LSU looks for a clean sweep in its opening weekend against the Bears.

How to watch LSU baseball’s Saturday showdown against Central Arkansas

The Tigers are looking to begin the year 2-0 as they host the Bears on Saturday.

It wasn’t exactly pretty, but the defending national champion LSU baseball team began its 2024 campaign with a win on Friday afternoon against VMI at Alex Box Stadium. Now, it looks to begin the season 2-0 as it will face Central Arkansas in a Saturday showdown.

We’ll get our first look at Saturday starter [autotag]Luke Holman[/autotag] in a Tigers uniform as the former Alabama ace makes his LSU debut.

The Bears are coming off a loss in their season opener as they faced VMI shortly after its game against LSU, which the Keydets won 3-1.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of some Saturday baseball at The Box.

Oklahoma Sooners run rule Central Arkansas 9-0 to open Cowgirl Challenge

Oklahoma Sooners opened their weekend in the Cowgirl Challenge with a 9-0 win over Central Arkansas.

The Oklahoma Sooners offense erupted in the bottom of the fourth inning for nine runs, which was all they needed to beat Central Arkansas and move to 5-0 on the season.

Central Arkansas starter Julia Petty kept the Sooners’ bats at bay for three innings, surrendering just a few hits. But in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Sooners bats came to life.

[autotag]Kinzie Hansen[/autotag] led off the inning with an infield single and advanced to second on a throwing error. True freshman [autotag]Ella Parker[/autotag] took advantage and drove Hansen in on an RBI single, giving the Sooners a 1-0 lead. Parker took second on the throw home. After [autotag]Kasidi Pickering[/autotag] walked, [autotag]Alynah Torres[/autotag] singled to bring Parker in to make it 2-0. Pickering went first to third on the hit to keep the scoring threat alive.

After Torres stole second, putting a pair of runners in scoring position, [autotag]Rylie Boone[/autotag] cleared the bases with a triple to right field. [autotag]Avery Hodge[/autotag] followed that up with a triple of her own to make it 5-0 Sooners with no outs in the inning.

Hodge scored on a wild pitch to make it 6-0 followed by doubles from [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] and [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] made it 7-0. [autotag]Riley Ludlam[/autotag], pinch hitting for [autotag]Cydney Sanders[/autotag], reahed on an error and Hansen walked to load the bases for Parker. Parker came through again with an RBI single to score Jennings and make it 8-0 and put the run rule in effect. The final run of the nine-run fourth inning came from [autotag]Hannah Coor[/autotag], who reached on a fielder’s choice but scored Ludlam in the process.

It was the type of showing that reminded us that the Sooners can put runs on the board in a hurry. They sent 11 batters to the plate before Central Arkansas was able to record an out in the inning. By the time the bottom of the fourth came to a close, the game was all but over.

[autotag]Nicole May[/autotag] threw another four scoreless innings to keep her ERA at a perfect 0.00 on the season. She allowed one hit and one walk while striking out six for another fantastic performance from the Sooners veteran.

[autotag]Peytn Monticelli[/autotag] worked a scoreless fifth inning, surrendering a walk while also striking out the side to close out the Sooners win.

Coleman, Jennings, Parker, and Torres each recorded two hits. Parker and Boone each had a pair of RBIs.

It was a strong performance to start the weekend in Lake Charles. Though the bats were slow to get going, once they did, Oklahoma couldn’t be stopped. The Sooners extended their record winning-streak to 58 games with the win ahead of their night cap with McNeese State.

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How to watch, key players for No. 13 Oklahoma Men’s Basketball vs. Central Arkansas Bears

The Sooners are back in action on the hardwood. Here is how you can watch the game against Central Arkansas.

The Oklahoma Sooners are fresh off their first loss of the season, falling to the North Carolina Tar Heels, 81-69. The Sooners will be back at home against the Central Arkansas Bears.

The Bears are 3-10 and have suffered multiple blowout losses. The Sooners should bounce back and give them another one. Oklahoma has two games remaining until conference play begins, so it needs to put together two strong performances to build momentum. The Sooners are coming off one of their worst offensive performances. So, they need this game from a confidence standpoint.

Let’s take a look at how you can watch the game, some of the key players for both teams and where Oklahoma sits in ESPN’s bracketology.

LSU baseball bounces back against Central Arkansas with midweek win

Blake Money got roughed up in his first start of the season, but in the end, it didn’t matter.

[autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] got roughed up in his first start of the season but in the end, it didn’t matter as the Tigers beat Central Arkansas 10-4.

[autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] got the scoring started in the bottom of the first inning with a two-run Crews Missile to right to give LSU a 2-0 lead after one inning.

In the bottom of the second, [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] scored on an [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] sacrifice bunt to make it 3-0 Tigers after two innings. The Bears came roaring back in the top of the fourth as they scored three runs on Money to chase him from the mound and give them a 4-3 lead.

The Tigers tied it up in the bottom of the fourth when [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] scored on a [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] RBI single. In the bottom of the sixth, the Tigers got some well-needed insurance as Thompson hit a three-run bomb to left field to give LSU a 7-4 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Crews scored on a balk. [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] and [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] scored on a throwing error by Central Arkansas to make it 10-4 LSU after six innings.

With the win, LSU moves to 19-2 on the season. The Tigers will welcome the No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks to The Box this weekend for an outstanding SEC series.

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How to watch No. 1 LSU baseball take on Central Arkansas on Tuesday night at The Box

Here’s what you need to follow the Tigers’ midweek battle.

After taking two of three games on the road this past weekend in their SEC opener against No. 11 Texas A&M, LSU — which remains No. 1 in all polls this week — returns to Alex Box Stadium for a midweek matchup against Central Arkansas before it hosts No. 6 Arkansas for a crucial home weekend series.

The Bears enter this game at 11-8 and have won their last four games including a sweep in their Atlantic Sun Conference opener over North Alabama.

“I know Central Arkansas is a great program that wins a lot of games, and that’s why they’re on our schedule,” coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] said in a release. “We want to play teams that have high winning percentages, because scheduling always goes back to RPI. They have a good approach at the plate, are well-coached, and it will be a good test. We’ll have to play well to win.”

LSU (18-2) will look to remain perfect in midweek games and take care of business against UCA before one of its biggest SEC series of the whole season. Here’s what you need to know to follow the game.

LSU softball defeats Central Arkansas in game one of doubleheader

LSU softball defeated Central Arkansas 3-0 on Tuesday in the first game of a double header.

The No. 13 LSU Tigers softball team is hosting Central Arkansas in a doubleheader at Tiger Park on Tuesday.

The Tigers took the first game by a score of 3-0.

With the win, LSU improves to 6-3 on the season. Central Arkansas falls to 3-6 with the loss.

Shelby Wickersham earned the start in the circle for the Tigers and started the game off with two strikeouts.

In the first inning, Amanda Doyle and Shelbi Sunseri drew walks but no runs came across the board.

LSU scored one run in the second inning as Ciara Briggs tripled then later scored on a sacrifice fly from Taylor Tidwell.

Central Arkansas threatended in the fifth inning with two runners on but Wickersham struck out a batter for the final out of the inning.

Aliyah Andrews led off the sixth inning with a hit and later scored on a single by Doyle to put the Tigers up 2-0. Georgia Clark then hit an RBI single that scored Akiya Thymes.

The Tigers shut out the Bears in the first game. Wickersham allowed four hits but no runs in the pitcher’s circle.