Arkansas linebacker Bumper Pool (10) attempts to tackle Mississippi State running back Jo'quavious Marks during a game Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Starkville, Miss.
What Mississippi State learned about Arkansas’ defense in its preparations for Saturday’s game was obvious in the Bulldogs’ first handful of offensive snaps.
Mike Leach, in his third year at Mississippi State, clearly thought his offense could run the football against the Razorbacks. He was right.
The Bulldogs’ run game, led by junior tailback Dillon Johnson, set the tone in 23rd-ranked Mississippi State’s 40-17 rout of the Razorbacks in Davis-Wade Stadium.