With the unregulated transfer portal leading to more player movement than ever before, the occurrence of “revenge games” are becoming increasingly more common.
Arkansas football is currently the joint-national leader in outgoing transfers alongside Oklahoma, with both programs having a whopping 30 players hitting the exits. Many of them are not downgrading to the Group of Five level, instead transferring to some of the Hogs’ biggest rivals.
These revenge games used to be pretty rare. Examples from the recent past include quarterback Ty Storey leading Western Kentucky to a 45-19 upset win in Razorback Stadium in 2019. Also in the Chad Morris era, kicker Cole Hedlund drilled three field goals and five extra points in North Texas’ 44-19 victory over the Hogs. Defensive backs Joe Foucha and Greg Brooks Jr. transferred home to LSU and had to face the Hogs again.
This year, Ole Miss linebacker Chris Paul Jr. was the most notable Arkansas defector that the Hogs faced. Paul led the Rebels’ defense with six tackles in a 63-31 rout in November. Defensive end Collin Clay and running back AJ Green (who missed the game due to injury) were on the Oklahoma State roster when the Cowboys took down Arkansas. Hybrid safety Zach Zimos and Louisiana Tech gave the Hogs a bit of trouble, as well.
Plenty of revenge games litter the Hogs’ schedule in 2025, with Paul and three other former Razorbacks playing for Ole Miss, Brad Spence now with Texas and Ty Washington with Notre Dame.
While most fans want to wish their former players well at their new spot, seeing them donning rival colors makes that much harder. Even current Razorback players like Fernando Carmona Jr. have seemingly been talking trash to these departed Hogs instead of offering well wishes.
Here’s a tracker of where all of Arkansas’ outgoing transfers are heading:
Arkansas Football Transfer Tracker: 2024-25 Offseason
- DB Jaylon Braxton – Ole Miss
- OL Patrick Kutas – Ole Miss
- TE Luke Hasz – Ole Miss
A trio of Hogs are joining Paul on the Arkansas-to-Ole-Miss pipeline, brutal losses for the Hogs considering this is likely their best secondary, offensive line and tight end piece heading to a direct rival they have to square off against in 2025. All three were starters at Arkansas, though Braxton and Kutas both redshirted this season due to injury. It’s likely they’ll assume similar roles for Lane Kiffin in Oxford. Out of these three, Hasz is the only one with legitimate motive for revenge against the Hogs. Braxton and Kutas saw plenty of game time just like Hasz, but the star tight end didn’t get nearly as many targets as many people thought his talent merited.
- QB Malachi Singleton – Purdue
- LB Alex Sanford – Purdue
- LB Carson Dean – Purdue
- P Sam Dubwig (walk-on)
Four Razorbacks are headed to the Big Ten to play for former Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom, who just took the Boilermakers’ head coaching job. Sanford and Dean, who both played very limited roles for the Hogs this season, will also be coached by former Arkansas linebackers coach Michael Scherer, who is following Odom from UNLV to Purdue. Dubwig, a Cabot product, was an All-American out of high school but struggled to find playing time behind reliable starting punter Devin Bale. He elected to move on, and will now have the opportunity to boom punts at the Power Four level.
Singleton elected not to serve as Taylen Green’s backup for another year, instead wanting to showcase his talent as a starter after flashing his potential in cameos this season, such as a game-winning drive against No. 4 Tennessee.
- DL Nico Davillier – UCLA
- WR Jaedon Wilson – UCLA
- OL Ty’Kieast Crawford – UCLA
Arkansas swiped four-star quarterback Madden Iamaleava from UCLA on Signing Day, but the Bruins have responded by luring three Razorbacks out to the west coast. Davillier was a consistent presence in the Hogs’ defensive line rotation, totaling 25 tackles and a sack this season. Wilson, on the other hand, stepped away from the team way back in September after the season opener. In 2023, he had 15 catches for 199 yards and two touchdowns. Crawford played in ten games in 2023 with four starts, but only appeared in the season opener against UAPB in 2024.
- DB TJ Metcalf – Michigan
- DB Tevis Metcalf – Michigan
The Metcalf brothers are both headed to the defending national champion Wolverines, a solid landing spot for the Mississippi natives – and certainly one that Hog fans would prefer over Ole Miss, their childhood favorite team. TJ was Arkansas’ fourth-leading tackler with 56, and he also posted seven pass deflections and three interceptions. Tevis saw limited action in his true freshman season. Both are in line to assume significant roles in the Wolverines defense as they look to improve upon an 8-5 rebuilding year.
- LB Brad Spence – Texas
- OL Addison Nichols – SMU
- TE Ty Washington – Notre Dame
A trio of Arkansas players are making their way to College Football Playoff teams, clearly taking advantage of the chance to be part of a more winning program. Spence had an outstanding year for the Hogs, posting 55 tackles and 4.5 sacks in a relatively thin linebacker room. That group was also gutted last offseason by the departure of Paul and many others, but young guys like Spence saved the day by stepping up. His absence, particularly to a rival and 2025 opponent in Texas, is a blow to defensive coordinator Travis Williams’ unit.
Similarly, Nichols was a plug-and-play starter at center for the Razorbacks when he came in from Tennessee. He’ll assume the same role for Arkansas grad and Mustangs head coach Rhett Lashlee on a legitimate ACC contender.
Washington’s story at Arkansas was more complicated, as he flashed tremendous talent in 2023 when Hasz was injured, but wasn’t able to get the same playing time this past season. He caught just two passes on the year, and was dismissed from the team in October after a disagreement with head coach Sam Pittman. Fortunately, he found a great landing spot with the Fighting Irish – and he’ll have a great opportunity for revenge when they visit Fayetteville later this year.
- WR Isaiah Sategna – Oklahoma
- OL Joshua Braun – Kentucky
A pair of Razorback starters are making what could charitably be described as lateral moves to SEC teams that both finished with a worse record that Arkansas in 2025. Sategna was third on the team with 491 receiving yards, and will likely be a plug-and-play starter for the Sooners. The same goes for Braun, who is now on his third SEC team after stints at Florida and Arkansas. He was the Hogs’ starting right guard the past two seasons.
- RB Rashod Dubinion – Appalachian State
- WR Davion Dozier – Appalachian State
- DB Dylan Hasz – Appalachian State
- LB Jake Yurachek (walk-on) – Appalachian State
The Hogs have a quartet of players headed to the Appalachian Mountains and the Sun Belt Conference to play for former Arkansas assistant and UA alum Dowell Loggains, who was hired as the head coach this offseason. Dozier caught just one pass for 13 yards this season, but was a four-star prospect out of high school. Dubinion was a consistent presence in Arkansas’ backfield the last three years, totaling 335 yards and two touchdowns in 2024 — but he struggled with ball security throughout the season, which limited his carries.
Hasz was brought in as a package deal with his older and more highly-regarded brother, and mostly saw action on special teams during his two seasons with the Hogs. Linebacker Jake Yurachek, a Fayetteville product and athletic director Hunter Yurachek’s son, is also heading to the Mountaineers.
- TE Var’Keyes Gumms – UNLV
Gumms was dismissed from the team by Pittman alongside Washington on October 28. The North Texas transfer seemed to be a promising addition when he came to Arkansas, but he tallied just four catches across his two seasons with the Hogs. He committed to UAB back on December 17, but later walked back that pledge. Now, he lands with the Runnin’ Rebels under the leadership of new head coach Dan Mullen
- LS Eli Stein – Wisconsin
The Razorback long snapper is staying in the Power Four and heading back to his home state to play for the Badgers – following in the footsteps of former Razorback linebacker Jaheim Thomas, who also transferred to Wisconsin.
- LB Kaden Henley – Harding
- RB Emmanuel Crawford – Central Oklahoma (walk-on)
- WR Kamron Bibby – Central Arkansas
Two Razorback reserves are headed to the Division II ranks in search of more playing time. Henley will play for former teammate Wyatt Simmons’ dad, who is the coach at Harding. He’ll also team up with his younger brother and fellow Shiloh product, who’s currently on the roster. Crawford didn’t get to see the field for Arkansas, but he has a remarkable story of overcoming human trafficking and child slavery to make it as a college football player. He’s the type of guy you can’t help but root for. Bibby, an El Dorado native, will remain in the state as he heads down to Conway to play for UCA.
Arkansas Transfers Who Are Still Uncommitted
- WR Dazmin James
- DB Dallas Young
- OL Amaury Wiggins
- K Vito Calvaruso (walk-on)
- RB Jezreel Bachert (walk-on)
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