Call it the Arkyana Hog Podcast.
Louisiana natives, former Razorback football players and current Little Rock residents Mike Shepherd and Rick David give their thoughts and analysis on the Razorback football team, the game with Texas A&M and the upcoming game in Knoxville against the Tennessee Volunteers with Jim Harris in this podcast.
Some of the highlights you will will catch from this episode:
- Despite Brandon Allen shouldering the blame for the overtime loss to the Aggies, there is plenty of blame to go around
- How does a team recover from such a loss
- The Hogs may be going too conservative in the fourth quarter
- Something is driving this team and it’s beyond wins and losses
News from the Volunteers regarding the game against the Razorbacks is a similar storyline as it is out of Fayetteville.
Mike Shepherd, left, and Rick David
Getting to .500 in SEC play and establishing momentum for the rest of the SEC schedule are what’s on the line this week for Tennessee and Arkansas when the Vols and Razorbacks square off on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
The Vols (2-2, 0-1 SEC) are one third of the way through their 12-game regular season. There’s plenty of football left to be played and this week’s game against Arkansas (1-3, 0-1 SEC) opens a challenging October slate.
“It’s another opportunity to show who we are as a football team,” UT junior cornerback Cameron Sutton said. “We know our fanbase is going to be there to support us through thick and thin. We’re still going to come with the same mentality and same approach. Again, we’ll prepare well throughout the course of the week and be ready to go Saturday. We’ll control the things we can control throughout the course of the game and hopefully come out with a win.”
Arkansas ranks third in the nation and first in the SEC in time of possession at 35:51 per game. That makes every offensive possession precious and leaves no room for mistakes.
“One of our points that we are emphasizing this week is making every possession count,” sophomore tight end Ethan Wolf said. “We have to score touchdowns in the red zone. We can’t settle for field goals because they’ll take some possessions away. We have to make every play count, we can’t have any negative yardage plays that take us off schedule.”
Sophomore guard Jashon Robertson knows that every play needs to be precise and efficient when facing a team like Arkansas.
“We’re looking at a team that’s going to push us to have 50-60 plays max,” Robertson said. “We have to be very efficient in the things that we do – staying ahead of the chains, scoring in the red zone and things of that nature.”
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