QUARTERBACKS Casey Dick was fairly sharp Saturday night. He was accurate, made good reads and found the open receivers. Of course, most of the routes were short and safe, often to the sideline. But Dick completed them, which is all Arkansas coaches have asked of him. He finished 13 for 22 for 116 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception on a deflected ball. Chattanooga quarterback Antonio Miller was easily the worst quarterback Arkansas has faced. He completed four passes for 11 yards.
ADVANTAGE Arkansas
RUNNING BACKS Another double-century night, with Darren McFadden and Felix Jones gaining more than 100 yards for the third time this season. Jones had 141 yards and 2 touchdowns, and McFadden had 122 yards and 1 touchdown. McFadden also had two fumbles and never really got in a rhythm before being pulled early in the fourth quarter. Fullback Peyton Hillis was the leading receiver with five catches for 56 yards. Bryan Fitzgerald had a 65-yard touchdown run that included an anklebreaking juke on Kevin Woods, but few running backs in the country are better than McFadden and Jones.
ADVANTAGE Arkansas
RECEIVERS Arkansas’ best receiver was its fullback, but the Razorbacks receivers did get involved Saturday. Four receivers caught passes. Even though they totaled only 60 yards between them, it easily beat the Mocs receiving corps, who had four catches for 11 yards. Arkansas’ Reggie Fish had three catches for 20 yards.
ADVANTAGE Arkansas
OFFENSIVE LINE The Mocs got backfield penetration on occasion and had several tackles for losses, but Arkansas’ superior size and experience won out. The Razorbacks got 257 rushing yards, Chattanooga had 161. Casey Dick was sacked once but also had plenty of time to throw on most attempts.
ADVANTAGE Arkansas.
DEFENSIVE LINE Arkansas ’ Antwain Robinson picked up a big third-down sack on the Mocs ’ first possession of the third quarter and had tackles for a combined 17 yards lost. Ernest Mitchell had six tackles. Take out one 65-yard run by Chattanooga and the Mocs averaged 2. 4 yards per rush, with a lot of the tackles coming from the Razorbacks’ defensive line.
ADVANTAGE Arkansas
LINEBACKERS Weston Dacus, as he usually does, led the linebacking corps for Arkansas. Chattanooga middle linebacker Chris Johnson had 14 tackles, but the Razorbacks linebackers, including Dacus and Elston Forte, were much more consistent in stopping the run, which was the Mocs’ only true threat.
ADVANTAGE Arkansas
DEFENSIVE BACKS Jerell Norton picked up where he left off the last game, with an interception early in the first quarter. The Mocs’ quarterback didn’t make it too difficult, but Arkansas’ secondary locked down Chattanooga’s receivers all night, with Matteral Richardson standing out. Kevin Woods led the team with nine tackles, and Matt Hewitt had seven. Honorable mention to Chattanooga safety Chris Camacho, who had 18 tackles.
ADVANTAGE Arkansas
SPECIAL TEAMS True freshman Alex Tejada has people believing he can be one of best kickers to put on a Razorbacks uniform. His 47-yard field goal at the end of the first half was a career long, and it would have been good from 55 yards. He is 10 of 11 on the season after adding a 32-yarder in the fourth quarter. Mocs punter Jonathan Wright struggled.
ADVANTAGE Arkansas
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