The spirit of Brandon Burlsworth has pervaded through Reynolds Razorback Stadium in at least two of the last three games played there.
The greatest walk-on in Arkansas football history represented exactly what the Razorbacks have always needed to contend for titles with the blue-bloods – a tenacious, fighting spirit that makes a mockery of high school recruiting rankings through impassioned dedication to the game and college alike.
An intelligent ratcheting up of intensity powered Arkansas’ upset of then No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday, when the Hogs played with the kind of disciplined ferocity forming the cornerstone of every good team at this level.