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- Pick/market: Cool story why watch then if you gave up

- QB: Tell me you didn’t see Utah’s defense without telling me you didn’t see Utah’s defense

- Arkansas targeted Chris Marshall 10 times in the 31-14 opener against North Alabama. Ismael Cisse also returned with a catch-and-run touchdown after missing last season through injury; the writer describes him as steady in offseason camps when healthy. Cisse benefiting from extra attention on Marshall is a projection, not a confirmed target allocation. - Arkansas WR Jelani Watkins had two rushes for 21 yards in the opener and appeared on the official Week 2 depth chart. The writer also noted his ability to retain a catch through contact and wants more touches for his speed; the report does not establish a larger snap share or a new starting role against Utah. - Arkansas LB Ben Bogle recorded three tackles, a tackle for loss, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry against North Alabama. The writer sees a possible additional veteran contributor at linebacker, while stressing that the evidence is one game against an FCS opponent, not an established role change. - The Arkansas column flags offensive-line play, particularly on the right side, as needing improvement against Utah. It proposes a closer look at Adam Hawkes if those issues persist; this is a writer's personnel suggestion, not an announced benching or a confirmed change to the starting line. - Arkansas RB Cam Settles is still described as working back from injury after a notable spring-game performance. The column expresses interest in seeing him once he returns but gives no return date, Week 2 clearance, practice status or planned workload.

- OL: HY should have already been fired , I’m giving RS more time but that performance Saturday was embarrassing offensively the basic fundamentals were not there and I don’t know if you can fix that...

- Arkansas had four offensive penalties and three turnovers in its opener against North Alabama; Tim Cramsey said the film still showed holds, sacks and giveaways despite relatively few missed assignments, so his hope for a cleaner Week 2 is not confirmation those execution problems are resolved. - Cramsey's review put Utah's opening-game blitz rate near 60%, compared with 27% last season, while stressing that the pressure designs remained familiar under new coordinator Colton Swan; he explicitly questioned whether the higher rate would persist against Arkansas. - Arkansas' protection communication is a specific concern against Utah's varied pressures and man coverage behind them: the preview points to KJ Jackson's opening-game sack-fumble after a free edge rusher and highlights the quarterback and offensive line's need to recognize where rushers are coming from.

- Pick/market: The Arkansas Razorbacks (1-0, 0-0 SEC) travel to Salt Lake City this weekend to take on No.

- Arkansas coordinator Ron Roberts identified Devon Dampier's strength through contact, ability to escape pressure and downfield throwing range as linked defensive problems, so disrupting Utah's pocket does not by itself remove the threat of an extended play.

- OL/LB: , this game will tell us what kind of season we are going to have.

- Pick/market: The Arkansas Razorbacks football team is 1-0 following an 31-14 win over North Alabama on Saturday in Fayetteville.

- OL: This is my thought too, just telling myself it was KJ jitters, hiding of the playbook, and o-line off game.

- Pick/market: The Oline struggled....big time.

- Pick/market: Arkansas heads to Salt Lake City (Utah) this Saturday for its first marquee matchup of the season with the No.

- OL: It seems like that happens fairly often when coaches get a head coaching job, the side of the ball they’re known for ends up being the weakness.

- Arkansas quarterback KJ Jackson improved from 12-of-22 passing for 131 yards in the first half to 12-of-13 for 136 yards in the second against North Alabama, but Jackson and Ryan Silverfield remained dissatisfied with the decision-making behind his 267-yard, three-touchdown, one-interception finish. - Silverfield and Jackson identified a forced end-zone interception before halftime as a preventable loss of scoring opportunity, emphasizing available running-back and tight-end check-downs rather than forcing throws while already in field-goal range. - Jackson and Silverfield said North Alabama presented unexpected looks, while Arkansas struggled to establish the run and vertical passing game and compounded those problems with penalties ahead of the road test at Utah. - Silverfield expressed continued confidence in Jackson's work ethic and capacity to improve despite the uneven opener, framing the performance as a developmental step rather than giving up on the quarterback.

- Pick/market: While Saturday wasn't actually the first start of Arkansas junior quarterback KJ Jackson's career, it was the first time he'd taken the field as the QB1.

- Pick/market: we’re playing a top 25 team on the road at altitude, who went 11-2 last year with a really good experienced QB.

- OL/LB: I decided to shorten these a lot and just focus on one or two things: So today I want to talk about the pass protection which is one of the major topics and I...

- QB: Lots of questionable calls, but nothing more concerning to me than the decision to start KJ… This offense is BAD, and I don’t need to watch anymore to tell you that … I don’t...

- QB/OL: My concern is we saw a QB holding on to the ball too long, making poor decisions & throws behind an OL that couldn't block & WRs that couldn't get separation .

- Pick/market: The QB problem could be partly inexperience.

- Arkansas forced four straight three-and-outs to open its 31-14 win over North Alabama and held the Lions to minus-12 rushing yards at halftime. - Ryan Silverfield said the first-half defense was lights out but noted second-half issues with an explosive play and penalties. - Arkansas finished by allowing 153 total yards, 40 rushing yards, one third-down conversion on 10 tries, two sacks, two hurries, five tackles for loss, and four pass breakups. - Senior linebacker Ben Bogle was a surprise standout with four tackles, one tackle for loss, one pass breakup, and one quarterback hurry. - Arkansas has a quick road turnaround at No. 21 Utah, and Silverfield said the Razorbacks must improve very quickly before that challenge.

- OL: Offensive line is a concern I didn’t think we’d have.

- Pick/market: Ugly game, no way around it.

- Defense: Knowing what we know now about our O, any practice in camp where O beat D is a major red flag lol

- QB: We should have been able to dominate the line of scrimmage against that team.

- OL: The O-Line is a big concern after today.

- Coaching: "Still believe the offensive line has a chance to be something we can hang our hat on, but it wasn't good enough.