Bobby Petrino said Monday that the Arkansas Razorbacks will wait to decide whether Taylen Green or KJ Jackson starts at quarterback against the Missouri Tigers. Green exited Saturday’s loss at Texas Longhorns with a lower-body injury.
“Yeah, (Green) is healthy,” said Petrino via On3. “He was given the clear to come back in the game. I made the decision that, when he was healthy, when they told me that Taylen is ready to go? That was the words they said – Taylen is ready to go. And I said, no, we’re going to stay with KJ, so we kept KJ in the game.”
The offense was flowing with Jackson after the change, so Petrino opted to stay with him. Jackson completed 16 of 29 passes for 206 yards and a touchdown, while Green was 10 of 20 for 118 yards, one interception and a rushing score.
Arkansas will monitor practice this week before naming a starter. But Petrino also prefers to avoid rotating quarterbacks. “I thought (KJ) earned it," he said. "Took the ball, drove us down, think we got three scores with him in the game, two touchdowns and a field goal,” said Petrino. “I thought he did a good job.”
Arkansas closes out the season with No. 22 Missouri (3:30 p.m. ET, SECN).
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