Arkansas 4-game winning streak helps ease pain of slow start

The Rebels’ coaching staff spent Sunday’s practice teaching the players how important of a rivalry Saturday’s game is. The three conference road wins are the most for Arkansas since 2010, and they include victories over a pair of ranked opponents. “We thought that was a matchup that was going to be hard for us”. Miles sounded like a game analyst here, not someone who runs the offense, which he doesn’t. “I take the discredit here…” The Hogs would eventually run the clock out and win 31-14. Those whispers turned to legitimate discussion when running back Derrick Henry starred in Alabama’s lopsided win over LSU and after another brilliant performance in the Tide’s 31-6 drubbing of Mississippi State, there is no doubt Henry has a legitimate chance. CBS and ESPN’s networks passed on that game Monday. Their second score came from star running back Leonard Fournette who came away from Saturday’s game with 91 rushing and 36 receiving yards. “That negative piece that needs to be fixed”.

The Razorbacks led 21-7 at the half.

Mills and his team sit here – their championship hopes dashed, their season on the brink – because of a hellish last two games.

Arkansas did soundly beat LSU.

LSU’s defense gave up 440 yards to Arkansas, including 299 yards on the ground.

LSU QB Brandon Harris threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to WR Malachi Dupre. “In the third set, we were fighting back with them and in the fourth set, we came out with the victory”.

But what goes on between the ears for these disappointed two teams might be even more important. We, I, coaches, we have to have the best plan – the best plan. We don’t really feel like it’s a crisis. Now it’s out of the playoff picture and on a two-game losing streak.

What is clear is that the race for any national title is down to only two teams left in the SEC, but those may not be the two best teams in the conference at this point.

Representatives for the award, which honors the long-time offensive line coach at Notre Dame and other schools, will announce five semifinalists on November 30, and the victor on December 7.

“I feel like the game will be a hard-fought game no matter how the season has gone”, he said.

“After watching football on Saturday, I was in the mood to play football”, Kelly said. “But I think there – certainly this season – has been a flat spot”, he said. They will try to make that happen starting this week against Charlotte. Ole Miss has been pretty good against the run. The attitude we’re going to breed. “Maybe, you just never can tell, we’ll move a tackle around”.

They struggled with coverage busts in the secondary earlier this season.

LSU is 13-9 in the SEC over the last three seasons. And if it doesn’t get better very soon, Miles will be looking for a new offensive planner to give his talented players the right stuff.

When Les Miles was named the Head Coach of the LSU Tigers on January 2, 2005 the reaction of many Tigers fans was, “Les who?” “I feel like it’s a lot of pride that goes into playing the game”. I had that big penalty early in the game. We don’t even have a term for how bad of a game he had. Every drive it was something.

Anyway, back to college football. This is team that has character and leadership.

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