Taylen Green breaks down his performance in Arkansas spring game

Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green got off to a quick start in his televised debut as a Razorback, tossing two touchdown passes in the first quarter of the team’s spring game.

Green comes in from Boise State to replace longtime starter KJ Jefferson for the Hogs, and like Jefferson, he’s a big-armed and big-bodied veteran who can stretch the defense vertically. After a strong first couple of quarters, Green spoke with the broadcast crew about his performance.

“I thought it was good, you know, can always be better,” was Green’s brief review. He says the new Arkansas OC was still pretty tough on him.

“Coach (Bobby) Petrino was on me on a couple plays for my reads. So, he expects perfection out of me, executing every single play, and that’s what I love.”

Green added that execution is his only job under Petrino, since he can trust the longtime coach’s play designs.

“I just let him do him. I just let him draw up the plays and dissect the defense and all I got to do is soak everything up and go play ball.”

Green says he also has to let Tyrone Broden go and do his own thing too. At 6’7, Broden is a massive target for the Arkansas QB and can make a catch out of some pretty ridiculous throws.

“It definitely makes it easy. He tells me all the time ‘you put it up and I’ll make a play,'” Green said of Broden. “Him and Andrew (Armstrong), they’re really big targets It makes my job easier, just to have a big frame and know they’re going to catch it.”

With the trust Taylen Green puts in his teammates, they know they can trust him as a leader. Sam Pittman even emphasized the difference Green’s leadership has made on the team during his own interview with the broadcast, and when asked about it, Green explained his approach to a leading role.

“I would call myself a servant leader. I tell my teammates, you know, anything and everything that they need help on, I’m there, whether it’s a ride or they need help with the playbook. I’m always there no matter the time. I’m always talking to them. It’s not really just one player, it’s a team. We’re embracing being together.”

Arkansas certainly appears to have a terrific leader in quarterback Taylen Green, who is as dependable off the field as he is on it.