Arkansas football was picked to finish 14th in the Southeastern Conference this season by the voting media at SEC Media Days. Three Razorbacks — offensive lineman Fernando Carmona, punter Devin Bale and defensive lineman Cam Ball — were selected to the preseason All-SEC team.
Carmona was selected to the league’s preseason second team, while Bale and Ball are on the All-SEC third team.
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Texas was picked to win the conference title, with Georgia ranked second.
Carmona was also previously named Preseason First-Team All-SEC by the USA Today Sports Network earlier this week (July 15). The six-foot-five, 325-pound lineman was an integral part of the Razorbacks’ offensive line in 2024, starting all 13 games while helping Arkansas average 459.5 yards of total offense per game,
Bale was reliable in his first season as the Arkansas starter in 2024. He punted 41 times with an average of 45.2 yards per kick. Eleven punts were downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and there were 11 punts of 50 yards or more.
Ball is one of the most experienced players on the Razorbacks’ roster, with 39 games played and 20 starts during his collegiate career. He started all 13 games as a redshirt junior in 2024 while registering a career-high 47 tackles, including four for loss and 1.5 sacks.
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The Hogs open their season on Aug. 30 against Alabama A&M. They begin the SEC slate in Week 3 with a road trip to Ole Miss on Sept. 13.
Full SEC Media Days predicted order of finish
Here is the full order of finish in the SEC this season, as voted on by SEC media. The number of first-place votes each team received is listed in parentheses.
Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at jfuller@gannett.com or follow him @jacksonfuller16 on X, formerly known as Twitter.
This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Where Arkansas football was picked in SEC preseason media poll
