Noah Gatlin suffers ACL injury
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ improved depth on the offensive line took a blow on the opening day of training camp as redshirt freshman tackle Noah Gatlin suffered a knee injury that will require surgery to repair his right anterior cruciate ligament. A source with knowledge of the injury confirmed it to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Sunday after a member of the Gatlin family, writing on Facebook late Saturday, asked for prayers in his recovery from a torn ACL and cartilage damage in the knee. Gatlin was injured late in the opening practice on Friday night, coach Chad Morris said, and he was seen in an immobilizing brace on his right leg during Saturday’s morning practice. Gatlin was engaged in a battle for the starting right tackle job with sophomore Dalton Wagner throughout spring and into camp. In his absence on Saturday, redshirt freshman Ryan Winkel took snaps at backup right tackle and walk-on Austin Nix moved into a second-team slot at right guard. ...