Arkansas is nursing a six-game losing streak enter Saturday’s game against the Florida Gators. Despite the season-long struggle, the Hogs are looking to get a jolt of energy on the offensive side of the ball.
Offensive coordinator Dan Enos was fired shortly after the Razorbacks’ 7-3 loss to Mississippi State two weeks ago, making way for wide receivers coach – and former Ohio State quarterback – Kenny Guiton to take the play-calling reins. Arkansas’s offense was ranked 120th out of 130 FBS programs, under Enos.
Surprisingly, the bettors in Vegas seem to have loaded up on the Hogs this week. The current line on the game has Arkansas getting 3.5 points, dropping two full points since Thursday.
Guiton spent four years working under former Razorback offensive coordinator Kendall Briles, who departed for TCU after last season. So, it can be expected that the Hogs will revert back to what they have done the previous three seasons, under Briles, which is a much faster pace of play with quarterback KJ Jefferson improvising outside of the pocket.
Arkansas (2-6, 0-5 SEC) was off last week, giving the Hogs’ extra time to get adjusted to a new offensive coordinator, and allowed them to get some guys healthy for the stretch run.
Here’s updates from the first half of today’s action from Gainesville.