FAYETTEVILLE — What is the 3-4 defense? How will it help Arkansas change its fortunes in the SEC following a 7-6 season in which it allowed 39 rushing touchdowns?
These are among the multitude of questions I asked veteran coaches with NFL and college experience in a series of phone calls Friday.
The six coaches reached have coordinated offenses in the NFL, coached defensive line in the NFL, secondaries in the NFL, coordinated defenses at Power 5 schools in college and several with college head-coaching experience.
The last reference covers Ken Hatfield, the winningest coach in Arkansas history, a play-caller as a head coach at almost every stop.