SEC power rankings after week 12: 12 - Arkansas
The Hogs put forth a valiant effort in Death Valley this week, going up 14-0 early on thanks to the classic Petrino opening script, but it wasn’t enough to see them through. Arkansas ended up losing by one point despite having a bit of a stranglehold on the game early, and the problem was exactly what it has been all year: turnovers.
Arkansas is an offensive machine if they don’t give the ball away, but they just can’t seem to help doing so. Every single time they’re close to a big win, they simply serve up the ball on a silver platter to the other team.
The only game in which they did not do that, of course, was against Texas A&M, when they were more dialed in and focused than they have been in any other game this year. As the losses pile up, though, you have to wonder if that focus is all but completely gone.
The Hogs head to Texas this week to try to get a rivalry win, but prospects seem dim. They have a dangerous enough offense to challenge anybody, but if they don’t take care of the ball, then no serious team needs to be scared of them— and I doubt Texas would be either.