He wants to ensure his team limits that coming off of the big SEC opener against Vanderbilt on Saturday.
“That’s a very dangerous team we’re playing in Arkansas, coming off a tough loss,” he said about the 19th-ranked Razorbacks.
“They make a lot of explosive plays. KJ Jefferson, dual-threat wise, big, strong, really good passer (and) they have a lot of QB runs which create another gap in the defense. To go with that, they have great play action passes. They make a lot of explosive plays.”
Explosive plays have been the catalyst for the Razorbacks this season on both sides of the ball. Flashback to Week 1, cornerback Dwight McGlothern stopped a Cincinnati drive with an early interception.
Against Missouri State, the game was decided by two big plays from the Razorbacks: Rocket Sanders’ 73-yard touchdown and Bryce Stephens’s 84-yard punt return in the fourth quarter.
And in last season’s matchup, Jefferson and Treylon Burks connected for a 66-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
Six receivers on the Razorbacks’ roster have a reception over 40 yards, the longest belonging to Sanders.
“This is a really good all-around team, and it’s going to take great preparation on our part to go on the road and play the way we need to play against a really good SEC team.”
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