Carmona to represent Hogs on SEC Football Leadership Council
The Southeastern Conference Football Leadership Council will convene for its annual meeting at the SEC offices in Birmingham Friday and Saturday with Fernando Carmona representing the Razorbacks.
In his first season at Arkansas, Carmona started all 13 games for the Hogs at left tackle. He earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors twice during the season and finished second on the team with 900 offensive snaps. The Las Vegas native was part of an offensive line that helped produce one of the best offenses in school history, gaining 5,973 yards to rank fourth in a single-season in Arkansas history.
Agenda items for the group this weekend include a meeting with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, a review of NCAA and SEC legislative items, engagement with football officials on rules of the game, student-athlete/referee interaction and careers in officiating, and a presentation from motivational speaker Timothy Alexander. The group will also review SEC student-athlete engagement opportunities.
The Football Leadership Council is one of three components of the SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council. The other two components are the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Leadership Councils. Student-Athlete Leadership Councils for the sports of football and men’s and women’s basketball, along with the conference’s longstanding Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), provide student-athletes with additional opportunities to engage with campus leaders and conference office staff. The councils serve as a conduit of communication to the conference office on issues related to student-athlete experience, student-athlete wellness and playing rules.
The student-athletes who comprise the SEC Football Leadership Council are:
Tim Keenan III, Alabama
Fernando Carmona, Arkansas
Keldric Faulk, Auburn
Hayden Hansen, Florida
CJ Allen, Georgia
Josh Kattus, Kentucky
Braden Augustus, LSU
TJ Dottery, Ole Miss
Marlon Hauck, Mississippi State
Daylan Carnell, Missouri
R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma
Oscar Adaway, South Carolina
Arion Carter, Tennessee
Liona Lefau, Texas
Ar’maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M
Bryan Longwell, Vanderbilt
