You have to like Ramon Broadway’s confidence. He’s a cornerback, so of course he’s going think that he can contain some of the SEC’s top wide receivers. Would you really want a cornerback who thought he was going to consistently get beat on Saturdays?

  Broadway had plenty to say prior to facing Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green, calling Green a “great athlete” but not conceding that he’s a big-time playmaker.

  ”He definitely does a lot of things that a lot of veteran guys do,” Broadway said of Green. “But I like said, he hasn’t done nothing else that I haven’t seen.”

  Broadway had more to say. Green passed off the cornerback’s remarks following last Saturday’s 52-41 win in Reynolds Razorback Stadium. It was apparent who got the upper hand after Green caught seven passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns, including one over Broadway.

  A few days later, Broadway wasn’t about to gush over Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones, who’s arguably even better than Green when healthy.

  I wasn’t trying to create more bulletin board material earlier this week when I asked Broadway what type of challenge does Jones pose for Arkansas’ secondary. It was an innocent question, especially since the Alabama receiver is expected to return from a badly bruised knee to play against Arkansas on Saturday.

  Needless to say, Broadway was confident in himself and his teammates.

  “He doesn’t really pose no challenge for the secondary. Like I say, he’s a great receiver,” Broadway said of Jones. “This is the SEC. We play great receivers week in and week out, so I’m not going to sit here and speak too much on it or speak too less on it.

  ”It is what it is. He’s a great receiver. We’re a great defensive team, so we’re going to come out and play ball.”

  If that sounds familiar, here’s why: Broadway said nearly the same thing before he faced Green.

  ”That guy, he’s a great athlete” Broadway said of Green. “But we’re going to come out and play ball.”

  Well, Arkansas’ coaches are hoping that the secondary can have more success against Jones than it did with Green. We’ll have to wait and see. Either way, it should be entertaining. 

  Here’s my story on Ramon Broadway’s arrest, including the details that led to him being booked into the Washington County Jail.

  FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas cornerback Ramon Broadway was arrested and booked into the Washington County Jail at 7:51 p.m. Sunday after he reportedly failed to take care of a traffic violation in Alma.

  According to a spokeswoman at the jail, a warrant was issued for Broadway’s arrest after he failed to appear in court to settle a ticket for no proof of insurance.

  Broadway, 21, who was expected to start Saturday’s season opener against Missouri State, was arrested and held for another department. He was released at 9:18 p.m. Sunday after posting a $575 bond.

  With the uncertainty in Arkansas’ secondary, coaches were counting on Broadway to provide leadership and stability at one of the starting cornerback spots. It’s uncertain how his arrest will affect his status for the season opener.

  Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino was unavailable for comment Sunday night.  

  Broadway is the fifth Arkansas football player to be arrested since March and the first since linebacker Khiry Battle was kicked off the team following his June 28 arrest on a charge of driving under the influence and other traffic violations.

  Check back later for more information on how Petrino plans to discipline Broadway. I’m now on Twitter (@NWAAlex).

  Arkansas cornerback Ramon Broadway was arrested and booked into the Washington County Jail at 7:51 p.m. Sunday after he failed to take care of a traffic violation in Alma.

According to a spokeswoman at the jail, a warrant was issued for Broadway after he failed to appear in court to settle a ticket for no proof of insurance.

Broadway, who was expected to start Saturday’s season opener against Missouri State, was arrested and held for another department. He released at 9:18 p.m. Sunday after posting a $575 bond.

  Arkansas cornerback Ramon Broadway was arrested and booked into the Washington County Jail at 7:51 p.m. today after he failed to appear for a court date in Alma. According to an officer at the jail, Broadway had received a ticket for no proof of insurance, but failed to appear in court to settle the ticket.

  I’ll have more on this later.  Follow me on Twitter (@NWAAlex).

In case you hadn’t heard, cornerback Jamar Love is going to undergo surgery for a thumb injury and will not be on the field for the Razorbacks this weekend. Without him, backup Ramon Broadway will start.

Love is the second cornerback and third defensive player to go down in the past two weeks. In addition, Jerell Norton (hamstring) and defensive tackle Ernest Mitchell (knee) are out. That’s never a good thing for a young defense that is struggling to stop opponents this season.

Here is what Bobby Petrino had to say about Love on the SEC Teleconference this morning:

“It’s hard on him in particular because he’s put so much into it. He did a lot of extra work in the summer. When other people had their breaks and left, he stayed and lifted weights and worked on his technique and quickness. So I feel bad for him.

“Now, we’re hopeful that the good news comes out. They can either go in and put a couple of screws in it and he might be back in two weeks. If they have to put a pin in it, then it could be up to six weeks. So we’re hoping that it’s a two-week deal.”

“Broadway has played a lot. We’ve rotated him and he’s played a lot. He really understands what we’re doing. So he can step in there. We also have Shedrick Johnson and Tramain Thomas.”