Cam Little Only Bright Spot in Another Ugly First Half for Hogs

Sam Pittman knew it was coming, but there was nothing he could do as he watched wide receiver Kobe Prentice catch a 79-yard touchdown pass late in the first quarter after a Razorback busted coverage. Milroe had completions of 79, 42, 29 and 25 yards, who is renowned for the deep ball. Milroe also added 1-yard touchdown as part of a 21-6 first half.

For the second week in a row, the big supplier of offense was kicker Cam Little, nailing 55 and 49-yarders to break Arkansas out to a 6-0 lead. Little is now 11-for-12 on the season and 4-for-4 on kicks over 50 yards. The Razorbacks' struggles to punch the ball in the end zone continued. In the last five halves of football, the Razorbacks offense only has three touchdowns, one of which came in garbage time against Texas A&M. 

For all the talk about the NFL prospects of quarterback KJ Jefferson and running back Raheim "Rocket" Sanders, neither helped their case in the opening 30 minutes against 11th-ranked Alabama. It was announced on College GameDay minutes before kickoff that Sanders would be unavailable for the game. Jefferson finished the first half with 6-10 for just 80 yards passing. 

The Razorback defense started well as Milroe struggled to get his rhythm to start. Alabama's offense only had two first downs in the first quarter, but still had a 7-6 lead at the end of the first quarter thanks to Milroe's deep ball prowess. 

After some early life because of Little's powerful leg, the same offensive problems reared their ugly head again. Arkansas only had just 98 total yards of offense (10 in the second quarter) and three straight three-and-outs in the second quarter. Already down by 15, Pittman was faced with quite the decision on fourth and inches at their own 34-yard line and opted to punt after initially leaving the offense on the field with 02:47 left in the half. 

To make matters even worse, the Crimson Tide will get the ball to start the second half trailing 21-6.