Defensive Front Seven
The defense was not effective at all against Arkansas, giving up a total of 471 yards of offense. It was not the passing game for Arkansas that did anything, as Jefferson finished the night with 138 yards through the air, it was the rushing attack that decimated the defense. Texas gave up 7.1 yards per carry, and the Longhorn defense was unable to prevent Arkansas from getting to the second level and beyond.
The defensive backs saved a couple of touchdowns, especially with the play of the night from safety B.J. Foster when he picked off Jefferson, but the front seven was outmatched all game.
The defense needs to figure out ways to generate pressure, and contain the run whether it be a running back or a scrambling quarterback. Rice has Luke McCaffery at quarterback who is dangerous with his legs, Texas cannot allow him to run around the yard like they let Jefferson. I expect the defense to step up in a major way, as defensive coordinator Kwiatkowski was likely furious about the Week 2 showing. The front seven cannot be out muscled and neutralized like they were against Arkansas again, otherwise teams will just run the ball down their throat.
Finally, the teams biggest weakness