FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas' reconstructed defensive coaching staff has been in full-scale playbook mode this week as the Razorbacks near the start of spring drills and the implementation of a base 3-4 look.
First-year defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads had a series of talks with Coach Bret Bielema about the new direction on defense as they traveled during recruiting and through their searches for two assistant coaches.
Now that defensive line coach John Scott and outside linebackers coach Chad Walker are in place, the planning has ratcheted up to another level. In the new setup, holdover Vernon Hargreaves will work with the inside linebackers and Rhoads will handle the secondary as he did in his debut season last year.