Georgia is just a different animal than anyone else right now. Now I’m not saying they weren’t prepared against Georgia. “They’ve handled different schematics against them well. “I think you take out, I know you can’t, you take out the Georgia game I think to this point they’ve really handled movement well. “It’s really big, what they’ve done to this point,” Pittman said. Pittman had hoped Johnson’s touches would increase against UAPB, but he ran just six times for a game-high 91 yards.īecause the Razorbacks have seen “stemming” or movement from other defensive fronts, like in the Georgia game, Pittman thinks the Arkansas offensive line can make the necessary adjustments against the Bulldogs. When your opportunity presents itself, you have to be able to perform. “He executes at a high level, and when he gets in, he takes advantage of his opportunity. “Had an extremely great fall camp, spring ball as well. “He’s worked his tail off since he got here,” Jefferson said. Jefferson said he’s proud of Johnson’s resume. He’s gonna be a tough challenge for us, but I think we can get the job done.” “He’s more like a running back, but he plays quarterback. “He’s big and powerful,” Bulldogs linebacker Nathaniel Watson said. Jefferson, whose ailing knee has improved with the open date that followed one big half against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, has been a load at 6-3, 245 pounds.
Just kind of good, steady, explosive players.” “I think they’re both good players,” Leach said. Mississippi State Coach Mike Leach was asked what he thought of Jefferson and Johnson in particular. But we certainly think Dominique has earned that right to be the first guy to run out there.” “And certainly think Dominique has earned that right. “You know the bottom line is whoever you run out there with the first group, those guys are supposed to be your best players at the time they’re running out there,” Pittman said. Johnson has been working some with the top offensive unit in practice this week and could be in line for his second start and an increased workload. Sophomore Dominique Johnson has 309 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns on 39 carries and leads the SEC with 7.9 yards per attempt. Three Arkansas ball carriers have run for 400-plus yards, with junior Trelon Smith at 459 yards, followed by Jefferson (419) and freshman Raheim Sanders (434). The Razorbacks (5-3, 1-3 SEC) have amassed almost 250 rushing yards per game with the help of dual-threat quarterback KJ Jefferson and a squadron of tailbacks running behind one of the most experienced offensive fronts in all of college football. “Well, something’s gotta give because we’re proud of what we do rushing the football, and they certainly have not allowed people to run it against them,” Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman said Wednesday.
There’s a huge gulf of nearly 160 yards between Mississippi State’s run defense average and the Razorbacks’ salty 249 yards per game on the ground. The Bulldogs counter with the country’s fifth-ranked rushing defense, which is holding opponents to less than 90 yards per game. FAYETTEVILLE - The University of Arkansas boasts the nation’s fourth-ranked rushing offense heading into Saturday’s 3 p.m.