 Redshirt freshman Cole Kelley would be the backup quarterback if Arkansas faced Florida A&M today.

Kelley has been locked into a competition with sophomore Ty Storey to back up senior starter Austin Allen all offseason.

“We did kind of transition on Tuesday,” coach Bret Bielema said Wednesday at the Northwest Arkansas Touchdown Club. “Sat Ty and Cole down and told Cole if the game was tomorrow, he would be the first guy in there.”





Still, Bielema indicated the backup gig was up for grabs and that Kelley and Storey would be listed equally when the depth chart for the season opener is released Friday.

“Whoever practices well during the course of the week (will be the No. 2),” Bielema said. “The good thing they’ve got going is competition amongst themselves. Cole may be the guy this week, Ty could be the guy next week. To be quite honest, depending on game situation might determine who goes in the game at all.”