Ole Miss could very well have another Hog receiver coming at them on Saturday. It was announced on Tuesday that Arkansas receiver Cody Hollister will be traveling with the team to Oxford this Saturday and have the chance to get in the game. Hollister was a key contributor to Arkansas Razorbacks somewhat weak receiving squad in 2014, totaling 13 catches for 137 yards and 1 touchdown. For 2015 he was going to be looked at as another dependable receiver that would add depth to our growing corps.

After the super fun 16-12 loss to Toledo, it came out that leading receiver Keon Hatcher suffered a broken foot during the matchup. By then, Hollister was already being looked at as more of a threat to defenses, as he caught 4 passes for 65 yards against Toledo (although Hunter Henry and the north endzone goalpost were the leading receivers that week). Those yards were nearly half the yards he recorded in all of 2014.

But just three days after Hatcher went down with a broken foot, Hollister also coincidentally went down with a same sort of injury. Hollister’s absence immediately put a dagger in the Hogs’ passing game, a dagger that we are still recovering from. With the Hogs’ receivers on the brink of extinction, having Hollister come back would grant a big boost to our game against Ole Miss.

The timing will especially cover up the damage from last week after the release of Jojo Robinson and Kendrick Edwards. The 6’4 Junior out of Bend, Oregon already used his redshirt earlier in his collegiate career, so at no point will that ever be a factor.

Arkansas HC Bret Bielema, to the media: Cody Hollister does not have a redshirt, so as soon as he’s ready to go, he’ll be back in the mix. — Bo Mattingly (@SportsTalkwBo) November 2, 2015

The Hogs are slowly rebuilding their receiving squad after a brutal beginning to the 2015 season. The return of Hollister will significantly help our cause, and will serve as a powerful sediment to our offense behind Drew Morgan, Jared Cornelius and Dominique Reed. Let’s hope Cody Hollister can get back on the turf for Saturday’s matchup against Ole Miss and continue his career being an Arkansas Razorback.