No, this isn't about UCA's Brandon Payne or Payne Harding. It's not even about Major Payne or Max Payne. It's not even about this guy ...

Anybody remember Payne Hall?

Hall, the tight end for the Missouri State Bears, had a cup of tea with the Arkansas Razorbacks but was never a factor, and transferred out. He got a chance to play his former team last year when the Razorbacks recorded a relatively unimpressive win. This weekend, when the Bears come to Conway to do battle with the uhh ... well, the Bears, Hall will return to The Natural State once again.

How big a role will he play?

In this article, first-year coach Terry Allen seems to be pretty impressed with Payne, hoping to get him more heavily involved in the offense.

Against Oklahoma State two weeks ago, Hall caught three passes for 20 yards. He missed MSU's other game due to injury. Last year he caught 14 passes for 195 yards, with three scores.

The last time Hall played a football game in Arkansas, he fumbled inside the five yard line and later dropped a pass that would've been a first down. UCA faithful might wish for a similar performance Saturday.

Hall may be the same player, but this is a different year with a different coach, a different offense, and a different QB. The Maroon Bears' signal-caller is Matt Krapfl, who just made his first collegiate start last week against Oklahoma State.

You can read about his thoughts leading into that here.

Interesting note about Krapfl ... in the pronunciation guide in Missouri State's media guide, Krapfl's entry is CRAP-full. It's guys like this that make me wish I was still working at a newspaper, writing headlines. You can probably find a way to have fun with something like that. Of course, you can probably get creative with that if you're a fan, too.

Anyway, back to Payne. In this story, Payne reflects on his time at Arkansas and realizes it wasn't just a very good experience. Oddly enough.