Razorbacks prepare for Alabama

Head Coach Bobby Petrino On Jerry Franklin's ejection:"He's hurting. It's hard on him. He feels like he let his teammates down. He and everyone else will learn from it. As of right now, he will start against Alabama."
On Michael Smith's status:"He'll be good to go. He felt good yesterday. He's got good strength in his shoulder. We'll keep him non-contact on Tuesday, and if he's ready for contact on Wednesday and Thursday, he'll be ready to go. He's a big part of the offense, but we haven't been able to establish him yet."
On Greg Childs' progress:"He really struggled in the spring. Things weren't going well for him in the classroom or on the practice field. His parents came up here and really helped to settle him down, and as a result, he had a great summer. He improved his strength and his speed as much as anybody."
On the play of the receivers:"They've been playing really well. They're playing fast, running great routes, and they have a tremendous amount of confidence. When you lay out and make catches like that, it becomes contagious, and that's what we like. Lucas Miller will be back this week and he will help keep everyone fresh."
On special teams:"We evaluate it each week. When they go out to practice, there's competition. We chart everything. We make a decision as the week goes on."
On the team handling big-game pressure:"I think we've made a lot of progress from last year to this year in terms of handling the pressure. We need to get a win though. You need to be in that game, at home, and win the game, and then you feel good about it. We certainly feel like we can compete with anybody but now it's time to learn how to win a big game like that."
Quarterback Ryan Mallet On the offense during the Georgia game: "We got in a rhythm early. We've got to keep executing. We didn't execute in the fourth quarter like we did in the first half. We have to continue to get better. We put up numbers but not enough points. We could have had a couple more touchdowns."
On how the team did after the game-on Sunday: "We came back Sunday hungry and ready to go. It's a lot different than last year as far as emotions go. It hurt a lot more this year cause of all we put into it. Now it's time to get ready and go play Alabama." The SEC Rocks!