When bowl matchups were announced on Sunday, we gave a brief, early look at both Arkansas and Kansas State, who will square off in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2 in Memphis. This week on the SEC blog, we’re taking a deeper look at the bowls from the SEC team’s perspective, so let’s do so with the Razorbacks:
Key question for Arkansas: Will the Razorbacks’ red-zone defense be better? Kansas State doesn’t throw the ball effectively enough to attack Arkansas' biggest weakness (pass defense, where the Hogs rank 120th nationally and 116th in defensive pass yards per attempt), but the Wildcats are effective in the red zone, scoring touchdowns on 66.