FOOTBALL
Six Hogs invited to Combine
Arkansas will send a six-man offensive contingent to the NFL Scouting Combine, which will take place Feb. 23-29 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Razorbacks are quarterback Brandon Allen, running backs Alex Collins and Jonathan Williams, tight end Hunter Henry, and offensive linemen Sebastian Tretola and Denver Kirkland. Allen, Tretola and Williams are seniors, and Collins, Henry and Kirkland declared early for the NFL Draft after their junior years. Collins, Williams, Kirkland and Tretola will be with the first groups to arrive Feb. 23, along with kickers and other specialists, and will do on-field testing Feb. 26. Allen and Henry will report Feb. 24 to begin orientation and medical testing, and the quarterbacks, receivers and tight ends will do their on-field testing Feb. 27. Williams is coming off foot surgery after suffering a torn ligament Aug. 15. He went through limited noncontact work at the Senior Bowl late last month and might do on-field testing, including the 40-yard dash, or he might wait until the Hogs’ Pro Day on March 4.
— Tom Murphy
GYMNASTICS
Arkansas falls at Florida
Arkansas lost 197.450-195.975 to Florida (5-1, 3-1 SEC) on Friday night at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla. The Razorbacks (3-5, 2-3) were led by Amanda Wellick, who scored a 39.3 in the all-around to place second. She had a 9.9 on the vault, 9.8 on the bars, 9.825 on the beam and 9.8 on the floor exercise. Sydney McGlone had a career-high 9.85 on the balance beam. She tied Sydnie Dillard with a fifth-place finish in the event. On the vault, Wellick led the way with a 9.9, good enough for second place. Braie Speed led the Razorbacks with a fourth-place finish (9.85) on the bars, while Stephanie Canizaro finished third with a 9.85 on the floor exercise.