Watch as Arkansas tight end Rohan Jones, receiver Raylen Sharpe and linebackers Xavian Sorey and Stephen Dix preview the team's Week 10 game against Mississippi State.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The statistics still are not great for Arkansas' defense, even with some coaches. The Razorbacks allowed 485 yards of total offense and 34 points to Tennessee.
Watch as Arkansas interim head coach Bobby Petrino, linebacker Stephen Dix and running back Mike Washington recap the Razorbacks' 34-31 loss at Tennessee.
Arkansas relied mainly on just two linebackers in 2024. Both Xavian Sorey and Stephen Dix Jr. return for a second year in the program after transferring from Georgia and Marshall respectively.
Which version of this game will we see in 2025? Will it be the high-flying, nearly 1,200 yards of combined total offense and 83 total point scored? Or will it be the defensive slugfest like in 2023 when the Bulldogs won 7-3?
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- One of the positions Arkansas coaches won't have to worry abou this offseason is the continuity at the linebacker position. Defensive coordinator Travis Williams returns virtually his whole starting rotation from last season besides Brad Spence who transferred to Texas in December.
Arkansas linebacker Stephen Dix, Jr. is finally back. He already has plenty of big-time college football experience having appeared in 21 straight games across two seasons at Florida State from 2020-21.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorbacks once again find a transfer sitting atop PFF College's highest graded players. Incoming transfer Stephen Dix was one of the best linebackers in the Sunbelt last season at Marshall.
By Tony Thomas Jeff Brohm and the Louisville Cardinals continued to mine the transfer portal for talented players, both in December and in the spring portal window that closes at midnight of April 30th, and secured a commitment from a talented defensive end. Mississippi State upgraded their backfield.