Fun weighs

The Razorbacks had a weigh-in Thursday night before their first practice Friday.

Players were introduced as if they were boxers weighing in for a prize fight in Las Vegas. Some flexed their muscles and screamed with their shirts off as they were cheered on by teammates and coaches.

“It’s all about creating energy, having fun with what we’re doing,” Chad Morris said. “We all know there’s a lot of work involved to get to this point. There’s also a lot of work as you go through the course of the season.

“At some point, you have to step back and have some fun with it and have some fun with our guys.”

The weigh-in has become a tradition for Morris’ teams.

“Everybody was excited for it,” linebacker Dre Greenlaw said. “Everybody wanted to look good.

“The environment we had yesterday was perfect for the first day of camp. It got our energy going.”

Defensive line coach Steve Caldwell also tore off his shirt.

“Hey, he actually did look good,” Greenlaw said.

Randy Ross, the team’s director of football operations, didn’t take off his shirt, but Greenlaw said he’s also in good shape.

“Coach Ross is kind of a buff older guy, too,” Greenlaw said. “He probably can go out and step on the scales and be 200 pounds.”

Hjalte Froholdt gave a scream and stuck out his tongue after he came off the scales.

“I was doing Conor McGregor there,” Froholdt said.

Morris said the weigh-in also serves as motivation.

“When you’re standing on the scale right up here in front of all your teammates, you can tell who’s been working harder than others,” Morris said. “We had a couple guys immediately after the weigh-in go straight to our nutritionist and go, ‘Hey, can I have a little help? I need to gain some weight?’ or ‘I need to lose some weight.’

“That’s called accountability. I was pleased.”