FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas played about as well as it could have hoped against Tennessee, but has just a 3-0 halftime lead to show for it.
Despite pretty much controlling the first half, the Razorbacks were plagued by missed opportunities that could have given them much more of a cushion against the No. 4 Volunteers at the break — and might come back to haunt them as they try to pull off their first top-5 win at Razorback Stadium in 25 years.
Arkansas had the ball for more than two-thirds of the half (20:42-9:10) and out-gained Tennessee 223-76, which is remarkable considering the Volunteers entered the day leading the country in total defense (176.