This was arguably the worst home loss in Arkansas history. Baylor beat the
Razorbacks 7-0 at Razorback Stadium in 1966. A shutout loss by this
margin? Hasn’t happened since 1914, a 44-0 loss to Missouri School of
the Mines. Arkansas struggled to move the football without quarterback
Tyler Wilson, gaining 137 total yards and averaging 2.2 yards per play
with five turnovers. Defensively the team started strong, but was worn
down by the end, allowing 438 yards.
Turning PointCoach John L. Smith changed deep snappers
based on a coverage the Arkansas coaching staff saw from Alabama and the
decision seemed to backfire. Will Coleman sailed a snap over the head
of punter Dylan Breeding for what went down as a 31-yard rushing loss.
Alabama took a 7-0 lead thanks to Eddie Lacy’s 6-yard touchdown and the
game was over from there.
Player Of The GameAlabama running back Eddie Lacy made the
most of his 12 carries. He ran for 55 yards — never going backwards
—and ran for three touchdowns. Lacy scored touchdowns of 6, 1 and 10
yards.
Two-quarterback SystemArkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson
was dressed and went through pregame warmpus with the team. But the
Razorbacks had no intention of playing him.
Instead they opted for a two-quarterback system, using Brandon Allen and Brandon Mitchell. Neither had a great game.
Allen, who started the game and gave way to Mitchell one snap later,
completed 10 of 18 passes for 60 yards and two interceptions. Mitchell,
who gave the team more of a running threat, completed one of seven
passes for 19 yards and ran for 18 yards on six carries.
Arkansas waited until game time to make a public announcement on
Wilson’s status for the game. Wilson was knocked out of last week’s ULM
loss with a concussion and was not cleared to play after seeing local
doctors and a specialist in Pittsburgh.
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