Arkansas Football Notebook: Promising Start for 2.0 Defense
The Arkansas Razorbacks showed signs of defensive improvement under interim coach Bobby Petrino and coordinator Chris Wilson in their debut against Tennessee.
Although the game ended in a 34-31 loss, there were positive indicators, including holding Tennessee to 2 of 9 on third-down conversions and forcing three series without a first down.
- Tennessee had 51 yards fewer than its total offense average of 536 entering the game.
- Tennessee scored 17 points fewer than its FBS-best of 51 points per game.
Arkansas defensive backs Julian Neal and Larry Worth discussed the new-look unit and Wilson’s style.
Author's summary: Arkansas' defense shows improvement against Tennessee.