Injuries continue to pile up

FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas Razorbacks season-long injury problems deepened during Saturday’s 33-10 loss at No. 24 LSU, and the offensive line was a big target.

Freshman guard Ty Clary is out for the rest of the season after suffering a sprained medial collateral ligament in his knee in Baton Rouge. Coach Bret Bielema said Clary does not need surgery but probably will need six weeks to recover.

Junior guard Hjalte Froholdt suffered an ankle injury that knocked him out of the game twice. Froholdt, now a veteran presence on the offensive front after the loss of preseason All-America center Frank Ragnow four weeks ago, has injured both of his ankles this season.

“We do expect him to get back later in this week,” Bielema said. “I don’t know if we’ll have him for practice [today], but expect him back out there and I know he’s doing everything he can.”

Tight end Austin Cantrell suffered a significant bruise on the outside of his knee and is questionable for Saturday’s 11 a.m. game against Mississippi State.

Bielema said tight end Cheyenne O’Grady, who missed the LSU game due to a bruised tailbone, should be at today’s practice. Safety De’Andre Coley, who has missed four games with an ankle injury, is also expected to be ready for Saturday’s game.

Bielema said quarterback Austin Allen did not suffer a setback to his right shoulder in the LSU game. Allen’s shoulder injury kept him out of four consecutive games.

“Austin, really no issues,” Bielema said. “I ran into him on Sunday and said ‘How do you feel?’ and he said ‘Really, the only soreness I have is in my legs,’ just being out there and running around and playing a game as long as he did. That was really the only thing that was sore. Nothing significant in the shoulder and I think he’ll be back better this week more than ever.”