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Arkansas QB Tyler Wilson says teammates 'gave up' against Alabama

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Arkansas senior QB Tyler Wilson didn't play in Saturday's 52-0 loss to No. 1 Alabama because of a head injury, but he still made his way into the Hogs' postgame press conference. And it wasn't to pat his teammates on the back.

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Here are Wilson's full comments, courtesy of the school's sports information department:

“I’ll start with the football game. First of all, it wasn’t very pretty to watch. It wasn’t pretty to sit on the sideline and watch as a player, it sucks I can’t do anything about it. Do I feel that we, at times, gave up out there? Absolutely. As a leader it sucks to see people not do their jobs and to see things go wrong, there has been a lot of things go that way.

"As a leader, at this point you have to look forward. There has been a lot of people jump off of the bandwagon and it is my job to keep everyone in this organization and this team in that locker room together. I am going to make sure of it going forward. We’ve got a big game against Rutgers next week. I am going to do everything in my power to be a part of it and be the starting quarterback when we run out onto the field. And most importantly, get a win. You have to start with one before you can get the rest of them. I give you my word, I am going to do the best I can to make that happen.”

The Razorbacks were outgained 438 yards to 137 as they were shut out at home for the first time since 1966.