After looking at defending national champion Alabama from a handicapping perspective, we’ll continue through the rest of the conference alphabetically. Today, it’s the Arkansas Razorbacks, with new coach Chad Morris.
Many in Fayetteville want to forget last season completely, and who can blame them? The Razorbacks were a mess defensively, Bret Bielema’s seat was scorching hot to start the season and Austin Allen failed to deliver even when healthy.
The Razorbacks ended the season 4-8 and also was 4-8 against the spread. No team in the SEC was favored fewer times than Arkansas’ four (Vanderbilt also was favored in four games) – and the Hogs failed to cover in any of those games.