Three Razorbacks battle to be kicker

Arkansas kickers Matthew Shipley (36) and Kyle Ramsey (39) practice, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, during the Razorbacks' third preseason practice at the Walker Pavilion in Fayetteville. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery..(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)
Arkansas kickers Matthew Shipley (36) and Kyle Ramsey (39) practice, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, during the Razorbacks' third preseason practice at the Walker Pavilion in Fayetteville. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery..(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)


FAYETTEVILLE -- Cam Little's decision to skip his senior season at the University of Arkansas and enter the NFL Draft worked out well for the most accurate kicker in Razorback history.

The Jacksonville Jaguars picked Little in the sixth round and now he's won the starting job and signed a four-year contract worth $4.158 million.

So how do the Razorbacks replace a kicker who hit 53 of 64 field goal attempts (82.8%) and made all 129 extra points?

Special teams coordinator Scott Fountain is working on it.

"I think it's going to be a great competition," Fountain said. "And we'll see how it plays out over the next two weeks."

Transfers Matthew Shipley and Kyle Ramsey are competing to be the kicker along with Vito Calvaruso, the top candidate to handle kickoffs as he did previously at Arkansas before a detour to Wisconsin.

Shipley,

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