FAYETTEVILLE -- Bret Bielema spectacularly succeeded six years head coaching Wisconsin in big part because he and his staff cultivated, improved and stockpiled a big cast of outstanding offensive linemen.
He ultimately was fired after five Arkansas seasons in part because of leaving the line threadbare.
That not large enough line inventory in large part debited his last Razorbacks team to 4-8 overall/ 1-7 in the SEC.
In large part it just contributed debiting new Coach Chad Morris to an ignominious 2-10 overall/0-8 in the SEC debut for 2018.
While struggling through that 2017 sad swan song, Bielema candidly admitted that after his first recruiting class of 2013 landed instant starters Dan Skipper and Denver Kirkland and in 2014 All-America Frank Ragnow and junior college transfer Sebastian Tretola that he didn't sign enough O-linemen.