FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bobby Petrino has made it clear all summer the starting quarterback position is up for grabs at Arkansas.
The Razorbacks football coach insists that’s still the case now, even after junior signal-caller Tyler Wilson was selected by his teammates as one of six team captains.
Wilson is the presumed favorite ahead of sophomore Brandon Mitchell in the race to replace the departed Ryan Mallett, but Petrino won’t name either one the starter until they first earn the job on the practice field.
Wilson has the experience on the field after filling in for an injured Mallett at Auburn last season. He also has the look of the starter after organizing Arkansas’ offseason workouts this summer.
Mitchell, on the other hand, has shown flashes of stellar play the last two springs for the Razorbacks and has shown the kind of athleticism that could give Southeastern Conference defenses fits.
