BATON ROUGE, La. -- Nobody who played offense accounted for much in last year's Arkansas-LSU game, a frigid night in the Ozarks where the two teams combined to produce just 387 yards of total offense.
The players who provided the biggest jolt in Arkansas' 17-0 win were both Razorbacks tight ends: Hunter Henry and A.J. Derby. Entering Saturday's rematch, LSU's players know they must focus on preventing Henry -- Derby is now on injured reserve with the New England Patriots -- from enjoying yet another productive outing against their defense.
"People fail to realize with tight ends, they play a real big part in the play-action game," LSU safety Jalen Mills said of defenders' tendencies to bite on run fakes, only to surrender completions to Arkansas tight ends who are left open.