Arkansas has laid out the road map for its 2026 fall camp, and the first one under new head coach Ryan Silverfield comes with a compressed feel from the start.
The Razorbacks will open practice in the afternoon, with sessions beginning around 3:15 p.m. before shifting to morning work once classes begin Aug. 17.
Silverfield is scheduled to meet with the media on Monday, Aug. 3 for a pre-camp press conference, and players report on Aug. 4.
The schedule gives media access to portions of 13 of the first 15 practices. Arkansas will also hold two closed scrimmages, on Sunday, Aug. 16 and Saturday, Aug.
- The final open practice is set for Aug.
That early stretch is especially tight. Arkansas has only nine practices before the start of classes, which means the bulk of camp will take place after school is back in session. The NCAA allows teams to hold 25 practices over 29 days before the first game, and Arkansas will use that full window with 16 practices coming while classes are underway.
The opening week starts with Silverfield’s presser on Aug. 3, followed by report day on Aug. 4.
Practice 1 arrives Aug. 5 at 3:15 p.m. with viewing availability for Ron Roberts and players. Practice 2 is set for Aug. 6, also at 3:15 p.m., with Tim Cramsey and players available.
Practice 3 comes Aug. 7, again at 3:15 p.m., with Chad Lunsford and specialists. The first off day is Aug.
Week 2 continues the afternoon rhythm. Practice 4 is Aug. 9 with Wilson/Hicks and DB players available, followed by Practice 5 on Aug. 10 with Smith and WR players.
Practice 6 on Aug. 11 is the first full-pads session, with Cotton/Wilkerson and DL players available. Arkansas then takes Aug. 12 off before returning Aug. 13 for Practice 7 with Myers, M.
Johnson and Stewart, plus OL players. Practice 8 is Aug. 14 with Stewart and QB players, and Practice 9 is Aug. 15 at 2:30 p.m. with LB players.
The next day brings the first scrimmage, a closed session on Aug. 16 at 1 p.m. with Silverfield and players. Aug. 17 is the start of the 2026 fall semester and an off day.
Practices resume Aug. 18, 19 and 20 at 9:05 a.m., with Turner and TE players, D Johnson and RB players, and then players available on Aug. 20.
Arkansas is off again Aug. 21 before the second closed scrimmage on Aug. 22, which will not include interviews.
After that, the schedule settles into the final stretch toward the opener. Practice 15 is Aug. 23 at 4:00 p.m. with Silverfield and players available.
Aug. 24 is off, then Practice 16 is Aug. 25 at 10:30 a.m. in a closed session. Practice 17 on Aug. 26 will have no media availability and includes The Ryan Silverfield Show.
Practice 18 follows Aug. 27 at 10:30 a.m., also closed. Arkansas then has no media availability for Practices 19 and 20 on Aug. 28 and Aug. 29, and Practice 21 on Aug.
The final week begins with an off day on Aug. 31 and noon media availability with Silverfield. Practice 22 is set for Sept. 1 at 11:15 a.m. with Cramsey and offensive players, followed by Practice 23 on Sept. 2 at 11:15 a.m. with Roberts and defensive players, plus the Silverfield Show. Practices 24 and 25 on Sept. 3 and Sept. 4 will have no media availability.
Arkansas opens the season on Sept. 5 against North Alabama at 3:15 p.m. on SEC Network.
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