When Cade Fortin transferred to Arkansas in January, it went largely overlooked. The Razorbacks had KJ Jefferson, Malik Hornsby and Kade Renfro already in the fold for the 2022 season.
The whole reason Fortin came to Arkansas, as we wrote when he arrived, was to provide insurance should something happen to Jefferson this year. Come Saturday, it may be the walk-on getting the start and taking snaps when the No. 25 Hogs play at Mississippi State.
Jefferson, Arkansas’ starter the last season-and-a-half, is having “symptoms,” coach Sam Pittman said. He didn’t say of what.
Renfro messed up his ACL in December and the former scholarship quarterback from Ole Miss hasn’t been a factor in 2022.
And Hornsby, who was listed as the back-up, has played before and is a fan-favorite, wasn’t the first one off the bench when Jefferson went out for the last two series against Alabama.
So who is Cade Fortin, then? If we know one thing, it’s that coaches and players “have confidence” in him if he gets the start against the Bulldogs on Saturday.