FAYETTEVILLE — Ken Hatfield knows Gary Patterson well. As head coach and play-caller at Rice, Hatfield matched wits with Patterson’s calls in an innovative 4-2-5 defensive alignment in a series of games against TCU.
Hatfield will be in the stands Saturday night – high in the high upper deck – to watch the chess match between Arkansas offensive coordinator Dan Enos and Patterson, now head coach but still the architect of the TCU defense.
There is a suggestion from Hatfield, the former Arkansas coach and All-American defensive back. Call the isolation counter to offset the TCU speed on defense.