Arkansas blew the doors off of Arkansas Pine-Bluff during its first game of the 2024 college football season on Thursday. Running back Ja’Quinden Jackson left the ladies smitten with his big night toting the rock.
He shot his shot with a cheerleader after scoring a touchdown during the first quarter and she wasn’t a Razorback!
Jackson, a redshirt senior, transferred to Arkansas after one year at Texas and two years at Utah. The Texas-native made his debut for the Hogs against the Golden Lions to begin a crucial year in Fayetteville. Bobby Petrino is calling plays. Sam Pittman needs to save his job with a few big wins.
Even though Arkansas Pine-Bluff is not the most formidable opponent, the home team made quite a statement with a 70-0 shutout. Jackson went for 101 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries.
He picked up a good chunk of his yardage on a 41-yard scamper less than 10 minutes into the game.
First and foremost, shoutout to Keyshawn Blackstock. Arkansas’ big right tackle got down field and picked up the safety, which allowed his running back to go untouched for six.
As soon as Jackson crossed the goal line, he turned his attention toward the cheerleaders — just not his own. The 6-foot-2, 233-pound running back gave a cheeky wave to the Golden Lions’ spirit team!
It doesn’t get any funnier or more savage than that. Even the nearby official, who thought for a moment about pulling his flag, couldn’t stifle his chuckle.
Ja’Quinden Jackson was on demon time during his first game in the SEC. Not only was he dicing up the defense, he was shooting his shot with the enemy after making the defense look like Swiss cheese.
Thursday couldn’t have gone much better for the Razorbacks. Can they keep it up against better teams?