Kody Walker is a Jeff City High grad who gets to play close to home Friday

[jbcarol]

As a sophomore running back for Jefferson City High School, Kody Walker was already a full-grown 220-pound man. When the Jays visited Springdale, Ark., in the second game of the 2008 season, he played like a man among boys.

Kody went for about 245 yards," Jefferson City Coach Ted LePage said. "It seemed like every time he touched the ball he was either carrying somebody with him or running past somebody. He had a very big night down there and propelled us to victory. I think that was the first time that I noticed that Kody had some potential."

The next week, another Arkansas opponent, Fayetteville, visited Jefferson City. Although the Jays lost the game, Walker again posted more than 200 yards rushing. Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino's son played on that Fayetteville team — as did current Razorbacks quarterback Brandon Allen — and Petrino was on hand to watch because Hurricane Ike had postponed that weekend's scheduled game at Texas.

"I remember getting a call a few weeks later from the recruiter for Arkansas, who said, 'We're real interested in your running back,' " LePage recalled.

The feeling was mutual...

"We knew we were a good team," Walker said. "We just had to finish. Early on in those close games, it came down to us beating ourselves. We always stayed positive, just knowing our time would come."

[Sir Oinksalot]

...I'm a Kody W. fan, where is he, hadn't seen him lately...?

[Huds_HawgTide]

He could of had a touchdown catch last saturday and BA overthrew it