FAYETTEVILLE — For the first two-plus months of the season, defense was Arkansas' calling card and largely what allowed it to win games despite a fairly average offense.
Then the last two weeks happened, and the Razorbacks are scrambling for answers and an identity defensively after a 1-4 start to league play. Granted Arkansas played three of the top four teams in the SEC in terms of offensive efficiency in that span, according to KenPom analytics, the Razorbacks were far and away more disconnected than at any other point in the season.
Arkansas, in consecutive games and losses to LSU, Tennessee and Ole Miss, turned in their worst defensive performances of the season in terms of points per possession allowed.