Gavin Rush
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Oct 19, 2026
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If you miss it, hold on.
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Gavin Rush will be the holder.
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He's going to spot it inside the left hash.
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It will be a 39-yard field goal attempt.
Trey BiddyHOST
The only guy that you would say is somebody who plays regularly is Maddox Lassiter, who's been out all season, Connor Smith, who was expected to start at punter, who's been out all season.
Trey BiddyHOST
Of course, you heard Silverfield call out Gavin Rush like, if he doesn't step it up, we're going to make a change.
Trey BiddyHOST
It's amazing, though, how that isn't said about other players on the team.
Trey BiddyHOST
Nobody's saying that about quarterback, but we're going to make a very pointed remark about the punter because he's not living up to expectations.
Erik GeeHOST
You know, I thought they'd be able to rely on special teams a little bit more.
Erik GeeHOST
But Ryan Silverfield saying this week that he's willing to make a change in punter because Gavin Rush i-i-isn't getting, isn't getting it done right now.
Erik GeeHOST
Um, how much do you think that that has caught them off guard that, that special teams haven't been as good?
Christina LongGUEST
Yeah, I mean, I think that's definitely been surprising.
Christina LongGUEST
I think, you know, they had a lot of faith in, in Gavin Rush coming in.
Christina LongGUEST
They did bring in that late transfer in, Jesse Ehrlich, especially after the, the other, uh, punter on the roster, the freshman, I think it's Connor Smith, um, had an injury, so they knew he wouldn't be available this year.
Christina LongGUEST
Um, so they bring in the, the veteran punter.
Christina LongGUEST
Um, but I do think, you know, they knew Gavin Rush was inexperienced for sure.
Josh BertacciniHOST
Big kick there to keep you in the game in the fourth quarter, but missed the one at the half from a little closer.
Josh BertacciniHOST
And then punting, it does seem like Gavin Rush is struggling a bit right now, really the last couple games.
Josh BertacciniHOST
What's your take on special teams and how we've played?
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The, the punting was terrible the last two at the end.
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Josh BertacciniHOST
One for two out of Max Gilbert.
Josh BertacciniHOST
Big kick there to keep you in the game in the fourth quarter, but missed the one at the half from a little closer.
Josh BertacciniHOST
And then punting, it does seem like Gavin Rush is struggling a bit right now, really the last couple games.
Josh BertacciniHOST
What's your take on special teams and how it played?
Erik GeeHOST
Ryan Silverfield addressing his punting situation [laughs] yesterday.
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Gavin Rush, I mean, he had a couple of really good punts at the end of the game, but there was like a string back to the Texas A&M-
Erik GeeHOST
Yeah
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Erik GeeHOST
We've got a, a, a coach on our staff that works specifically with punters, and w- we told him he, he has to punt better or we will make a change there.
Erik GeeHOST
So there you go.
Erik GeeHOST
Gavin Rush, you're on, you're on notice.
Erik GeeHOST
Of all the people on notice from Saturday, it's your punter.
Phil ElsonHOST
But three plays went nowhere, including a head-scratching third and 10 Sutton Smith three-yard up-the-middle run.
Phil ElsonHOST
Gavin Rush, best punt of the game, backed up the Vols to their five, and then the big play again.
Phil ElsonHOST
Deshawn Bishop held his 60 yards in three quarters rushing, burst through for 59 on their first play.
Phil ElsonHOST
He ran for 10 more yards on the drive, was aided by a 15-yard face mask, and he punched in an eight-yard touchdown just before the two-minute timeout.
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He's only missed once inside 50.
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Now with the clock rolling at 7:44 to play in the game, this will be, as Gavin Rush, it's gonna be 55 yards.
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This is gonna be a 55-yarder.
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He missed from there against A&M.
Erik GeeHOST
I feel like Marshall should have caught that football right there.
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So Rush is gonna punt.
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Quay Moss is deep.
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There's only 1:45 to go.
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They've got three timeouts, so a first down by Tennessee and the game will be over.
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[crowd cheering] Rush gets the snap.
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Tennessee sets up the return.
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It's a really short punt.
Josh BertacciniHOST
Now you're gonna lose possession 90-plus percent of the time, but that's the trade-off.
Josh BertacciniHOST
And so if your offense can't move the ball five yards right now, maybe it's better to give Gavin Rush a chance to blast a 50-yarder and see if he can't make something fluky happen on special teams.
Josh BertacciniHOST
I guarantee you this much, if they'd have punted the football, and Tennessee had fumbled, and the Hogs had recovered at the 30 and then got in for the win, everyone and their grandparents would be h- you know, hailing Ryan Silverfield as a genius today.
Josh BertacciniHOST
That's not how it played out.
Josh BertacciniHOST
That was a positive for Arkansas.
Josh BertacciniHOST
Uh, Gavin Rush, eight punts, 40 a punt.
Josh BertacciniHOST
Not great.
Josh BertacciniHOST
Two landed inside the 20.
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