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FAYETTEVILLE — Before wide receiver Marcus Monk was injured this summer, Arkansas offensive coordinator David Lee made a bold prediction to Coach Houston Nutt.

“I remember telling Houston that [ Marcus ] Monk would catch 12 balls in the first game,” Lee said Saturday following the Hogs’ 46-26 season-opening victory over Troy.

Monk caught zero passes in the Arkansas opener as he continued his recovery from two arthroscopic surgeries to repair cartilage in his right knee. Yet Monk, a preseason All-SEC choice, is still tied with teammates London Crawford and Robert Johnson in total catches and only one behind receiving corps leaders Crosby Tuck, Reggie Fish and Carlton Salters.

There were only three catches made by Razorbacks wideouts in the high-scoring opener. Salters’ catch came on a pass from backup quarterback Nathan Emert after the outcome was decided, and Tuck’s 42-yard touchdown grab was a product of the WildHog package, with running back Darren McFadden throwing the pass.

That means quarterback Casey Dick completed just one pass to a receiver — a 9-yarder to Fish — in going 11 of 20 for 108 yards.

No catch: UA still has receiving plans