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Former Arkansas defensive end Tre Williams to play in Collegiate Bowl

Tre Williams becomes fourth Arkansas player to accept invitation to the Collegiate Bowl.

Former Arkansas defensive end Tre Williams became the fourth Razorbacks player of 2021 to accept an invitation to the Collegiate Bowl this week.

Williams played one season with the Hogs, leading the team with six sacks and registering 28 tackles after transferring from Missouri. He was arrested for DWI early Sunday morning and announced his opting out of the Outback Bowl for the NFL draft later that day.

Williams joins linebackers Grant Morgan and Bumper Pool and offensive tackle Myron Cunningham as invitees. Pool could still return to Arkansas for one more season while the others have exhausted their eligibility. All three plan to play in the Outback Bowl against Penn State on January 1.

Defensive tackle John Ridgeway, in November, accepted an invitation to the Senior Bowl and cornerback Montaric Brown accepted an invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl in November, as well. Like Pool, both could still return to Arkansas with a final year of eligibility.

The Collegiate Bowl is January 22, the East-West Shrine Bowl if February 3 and the Senior Bowl is February 5.

Taking inventory: Defensive tackle

Clemson still has a bowl game left to play this season, but it’s never too early to look ahead. With the regular season in the books, TCI is taking some time to analyze how the Tigers performed at each position this fall and where the Tigers stand …

Clemson still has a bowl game left to play this season, but it’s never too early to look ahead.

With the regular season in the books, TCI is taking some time to analyze how the Tigers performed at each position this fall and where the Tigers stand with each as the offseason quickly approaches. Quarterback, running back, tight end, receiver, center, guard, offensive tackle and defensive end have already been assessed.

Next up is defensive tackle.

A quick note first: This is where things currently stand with Clemson’s personnel at defensive tackle. With the one-time transfer rule and recruiting still in full effect, things are always subject to change. This story will be updated as needed to reflect any future modifications at the position.

2021 in review

Clemson began the regular season with one of the ACC’s top interior defensive line tandems. The Tigers finished it with only half of it still in place.

They developed more quality depth at defensive tackle as a result.

For a while, Clemson had to play without Bryan Bresee and Tyler Davis. The headliner of the Tigers’ defensive front, Bresee’s sophomore season lasted less than four games after he tore his ACL against North Carolina State in late September. That came after Davis, a three-year starter, was already temporarily lost with a bicep injury.

Davis returned against Pittsburgh in late October and finished with 22 tackle and 1.5 sacks in seven regular-season games, but the interior of the line got just as much of a boost from Ruke Orhorhoro, who’s enjoyed a breakout season after moving into the starting lineup in Bresee’s absence. The 6-foot-4, 295-pound sophomore started eight games during the regular season and tallied 40 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, helping Clemson rank second nationally in points allowed and eighth in rush defense.

Tre Williams and Etinosa Reuben also saw their roles increase given the attrition at the position, serving as the Tigers’ primary backups at the position. Despite dealing with various injuries throughout the regular season, Williams finished with three tackles for loss and seven quarterback hurries in 11 games. Reuben also played in 11 regular-season games, recording 17 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.

True freshman Payton Page has provided more depth at the position with five tackles in 11 games. Darnell Jefferies and redshirt freshman Demonte Capehart, who dealt with a knee injury early in the season, also got more reps late in the regular season.

Barring any transfers, the group will largely return intact next season. Bresee is expected to be back in action to some degree in the spring.

Who’s leaving?

Jefferies

Who’s staying?

Bresee, Davis, Orhorhoro, Williams, Etinosa, Page, Capehart

Who’s joining?

Nobody as of now

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Tre Williams, hours after DWI arrest, declares for NFL draft

Per Arkansas Rivals, Williams was arrested early Sunday morning after being found sleeping in a car in a McDonald’s drive-thru.

About 15 hours after he was arrested for DWI, Arkansas defensive end Tre Williams declared for the NFL draft.

“With regards to what happened early this morning I want to apologize for what occurred and not representing the state and logo the way that it should be represented, which is with pride and honor,” Williams wrote in his announcement posted to Twitter.

Williams was in his first season with the Razorbacks after transferring from Missouri in the offseason. He was booked at 1:50 a.m. on the charge by the Fayetteville Police Department.

Per the police report, via Andrew Hutchinson at Rivals, Williams was arrested after being found sleeping in a parked car in the drive-thru lane of a McDonald’s parking lot.

His declaration almost certainly means he will not play in Arkansas’ Outback Bowl against Penn State on January 1.

Williams was the team’s leading pass rusher this season. He had 28 tackles, including 6 1/2 for-loss and six sacks.

Arkansas defensive end Tre Williams arrested for DWI

Arkansas defensive end Tre Williams was arrested overnight for DWI in Fayetteville.

Arkansas defensive end Tre Williams was arrested overnight Saturday into Sunday for DWI.

The senior was booked at 1:50 a.m. on a charge of DWI by the Fayetteville Police Department. His bond was $765.

Williams is in his first season with the Razorbacks after transferring from Missouri. He had 28 tackles, including 6 1/2 for-loss and lead the team with six sacks.

Arkansas has one game remaining. The Razorbacks play Penn State in the Outback Bowl on January 1.

Williams’ status for the game is unclear. Any potential disciplinary action is yet to be determined.

This story will be updated as information becomes available.

What new defensive end Landon Jackson could bring to table

Arkansas’ newest defensive end, a transfer from LSU, could bring much-needed pass-rushing ability.

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Arkansas is losing only a maximum of three players from its defensive line – potential transfers notwithstanding – in 2022. But given the two guaranteed losses and the third potential loss, re-making the front of the Razorbacks defense is going to be a priority for coach Sam Pittman and defensive coordinator Barry Odom.

That’s part of why the newest Razorbacks player, former LSU defensive end Landon Jackson, could be such a boon.

Jackson, who is from Texarkana, was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2021. An edge rusher with size, he has the build of Markell Utsey, one of the players the Hogs will lose next season.

Utsey and end Tre Williams will both be gone from the roster in 2022. Defensive tackle John Ridgeway could leave for the NFL, too. That would mean all three primary starters on the Hogs front would be out.

Even if Jackson doesn’t step into a starting role, his potential and youth – he will have three years of eligibility remaining – could pay dividends down the road. The Razorbacks do return ends Zach Williams and Jashaud Stewart, tackles Taurean Carter and Isaiah Nichols and hybrid end/tackle Eric Gregory, among others.

Jackson played in five games with LSU, exclusively on special teams. He was rehabbing a knee injury he suffered in high school for a good chunk of the season.

Clemson player has message for Tigers commit in wake of Venables’ departure

Current and future Clemson players took to social media Sunday night, expressing their reaction(s) to Brent Venables departing for Oklahoma. While most of Clemson’s class of 2022 defensive commits have a decision to make, a couple of them tweeted …

Current and future Clemson players took to social media Sunday night, expressing their reaction(s) to Brent Venables departing for Oklahoma.

While most of Clemson’s class of 2022 defensive commits have a decision to make, a couple of them tweeted out emojis in response to finding out that the defensive coordinator that recruited them will be elsewhere next season and beyond.

Clemson four-star defensive end commit Jihaad Campbell took to Twitter just after 9 p.m. on Sunday night. His response signified that of someone who was surprised by Venables’s decision. Of course, Venables did just visit Campbell and his IMG Academy teammates — Daylen Everette and Keon Sabb — just a couple of days prior.

While the news may have taken Campbell by surprise, it was one of his future teammates who provided some comfort, not wanting him to fret about his time ahead.

It sure seems like Tigers’ redshirt defensive tackle Tré Williams doesn’t plan on going anywhere. Even without Venables, Clemson seemingly has confidence in its defensive personnel “runnin it up” next season.

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Predicting Arkansas’ All-SEC players: Nine Hogs should make cut

Arkansas should land nine players on the All-SEC teams this year. And KJ Jefferson better be one of them.

Arkansas’ best regular season in a decade has come to a close. And while the rest of the SEC finishes Saturday and then Alabama and Georgia conclude the fall in the SEC Championship, we figured it was time to start preparing to fill our All-SEC lists.

The Razorbacks should have no shortage of players represented on the all-conference teams. A couple of guys are locks. Another would be – Jalen Catalon – if not for a season-ending injury.

But we know, too, that the big dogs of the league tend to land a majority of the players. Alabama alone had eight first-team selections by the league’s media during SEC Media Days. Arkansas had a total of five players across the four teams voted on during that week.

Both things should change after the season. Here are our projections of Arkansas’ All-SEC players this year.

Missouri offense is team strength – here’s how Hogs counter

If Arkansas can funnel Badie to the inside and lets its linebackers go to work, it will bode well against Missouri.

Missouri isn’t the most dynamic team in the SEC. In fact, among all the teams Arkansas has played in-conference this year, the Tigers are more like Texas A&M and LSU than Ole Miss or Mississippi State.

That doesn’t mean Mizzou is some guppy, though. Running back Tyler Badie is the SEC’s leading rusher. Eight different Missouri receivers have double-digit catches. Their offensive line doesn’t give up a ton of sacks.

The Tigers are sound and fundamental. Arkansas, on a good day, shouldn’t have massive issues. But if the Hogs want to come as close as they can to guaranteeing a snapping of their five-game losing streak to Missouri, the defense has to keep its head.

No reason why defensive coordinator Barry Odom, the former head man in Columbia, Missouri, won’t be ready.

Here are his side’s keys to the game.

Clemson defender gives post-surgery update

A Clemson defender took to social media Tuesday night with a positive update after undergoing his first scheduled surgery. Redshirt freshman defensive tackle Tre Williams posted on Twitter that “Surgery #1 went well!” Swinney told the media during …

A Clemson defender took to social media Tuesday night with a positive update after undergoing his first scheduled surgery.

Redshirt freshman defensive tackle Tre Williams posted on Twitter that “Surgery #1 went well!”

Swinney told the media during his Zoom conference call Sunday evening that Williams would require surgery on both his shoulder and foot and will miss the remainder of the season.

“He’ll be done now for the season,” Swinney said. “It’s been a miracle that he’s been able to play all year. He’s got to have shoulder surgery, he’s got to have foot surgery. He’s had a couple surgeries scheduled, but he really wanted to try to play as long as he could. But he’s definitely done now with his foot.

“So, really proud of him and literally how he played — both shoulders strapped in all year long and also with his foot. So, we’ll have to finish out without him. We’ll get him well, and what a great player he’s going to be. And thankful he was able to get 11 games of experience in this year because he didn’t get any hardly last year.”

Williams entered 2021 with four tackles (one for loss) in two career games. The Windsor, Conn., native had 10 tackles and a sack this season.

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Davis ‘grateful’ for quick return from his latest injury

It wasn’t pain that let Tyler Davis know something was wrong. It was his range of motion. Or lack thereof. “I just couldn’t move my arm all the way down,” Davis said. “Couldn’t extend it.” Clemson’s defensive tackle was less than three games into …

It wasn’t pain that let Tyler Davis know something was wrong. It was his range of motion. Or lack thereof.

“I just couldn’t move my arm all the way down,” Davis said. “Couldn’t extend it.”

Clemson’s defensive tackle was less than three games into his junior season when the injury happened during the second quarter of the Tigers’ 14-8 win over Georgia Tech back on Sept. 18. Turns out one of Davis’ bicep tendons had detached from the bone, but it didn’t keep him from finishing the game.

“When it first happened, I was like, ‘Yeah, I can still play,” he said. “I was playing on it, but I ain’t know it was going to be a torn bicep tendon.”

Davis underwent surgery the following week, and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney initially said his recovery would likely keep Davis out of action anywhere from seven to eight weeks. The most difficult part, Davis said, was sleeping in a sling for a couple of weeks after the operation.

But Davis was determined to make it back sooner than that. He was “sailing through” his rehab, he said, which first gave Davis an inkling that he’d be able to do just that.

“I guess it’s just the nature of who I am,” Davis said. “I feel like I always try to help my team the best way I can. So if I can play, I can play.”

After just four weeks, Davis made his return in Clemson’s loss at Pittsburgh, giving a defensive line that had already lost its other starting defensive tackle, Bryan Bresee (torn ACL), for the season a sooner-than-expected boost. He was on what Swinney called a pitch count against the Panthers but hasn’t had his snaps limited since. Davis has 19 tackles and 1.5 sacks in seven games this season.

The only lingering sign of Davis’ injury to the naked eye is a bulky brace he’s been wearing on right arm each week. He said the extra support doesn’t hinder his ability to strike offensive linemen or get off blocks, though he’s not always a fan of it.

“We’ve got kind of like a love-hate relationship with the brace,” Davis said. “It helps me out a lot, but I don’t like wearing it sometimes.”

But Davis is just glad to be back on the field after his latest injury. Davis was a second-team all-ACC selection as a freshman in 2019 when he had 51 tackles, nine tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks, but a knee injury forced him to miss five games as a sophomore. In the seven games he played last season, he had 17 tackles and five tackles for loss.

“You never know when it’s your last play,” Davis said. “Just always stay grateful for every opportunity you get on the field.” 

Clemson’s defense is happy to have him back, too, particularly with its depth on the interior of the defensive line starting to thin out more. Tre Williams, who’s dealt with various injuries throughout the season, is set to undergo season-ending surgery, leaving Davis, Ruke Orhorhoro and Etinosa Reuben as the Tigers’ primary rotation on the inside heading into Saturday’s regular-season finale at South Carolina.

Once the season is over, Davis, who’s draft-eligible, may have a decision to make regarding his future, though he said he’s likely to return to Clemson for another season.

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