This is mostly going to be negative, so let’s start with the good news to put it all in perspective.
Arkansas played like crap, had the full weight of the SEC’s garbage officiating bearing down on them, lost five of their top six defensive linemen to COVID and contact tracing, had a freak rainstorm blow through long enough to cause their quarterback to slip on third and goal... and still lost by 3 in a game they lost by 36 a year ago. So I guess it could be worse.
The Hogs played hard — playing hard in every game is their trademark this year — but I don’t think they really played smart.