Football has Returned!!!

This afternoon Central Arkansas starts spring football, it is an exciting time for Bear fans and players. UCA looks to defend their 2019 Southland Conference Championship, and it all starts here. The first time the Bears are back on the stripes. UCA looks to have another conference championship in the works, returning the majority of the offensive and defensive production. The Bears return nine 2019 All-Conference selections including NFL draft prospect and All-American corner Robert Rochell and the Conferences leading passer, Breylin Smith. The Bears also return a stout receiving corp, including first team all conference Lujuan Winningham and freshman Player of the Year Tyler Hudson.

The Bears brought in a top 15 recruiting class that features many 3 star prospects from around the state of Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee. The Southland Conference has been put on alert, after UCA stole many of the conferences biggest recruiting targets right out of their own backyards.

With an unfavorable home schedule, the Bears have a difficult task ahead of them, playing only four home games in the 2020 season. The Bears home opener is on September 26 vs Co- Conference champion Nicholls State. If the Bears can win another conference championship it will be a huge milestone for young head coach, Nathan Brown. Heading into only his third season as head coach, Brown has his sights set on back-to-back conference championships.

In previous blogs, I have mentioned working with the UCA football team. I can’t be more excited to work with this great team and make a run at another Southland Conference Ring. I can’t wait to photograph the Bears for the fourth straight year it looks to be a good one.