The Bulldogs host the Razorbacks on Saturday morning in what should be a higher scoring game than last year's 7-3 barn burner.
Arkansas in just four days and Razorbacks’ coach Sam Pittman had plenty to say about the Bulldogs at his weekly press conference.Moving on to Mississippi State, they’re playing really well. Coach Lebby’s done a great job there. They’re in every game and playing extremely hard. They have speed on their team, a lot of talent. Their quarterback is playing really well. I like their runners. They have a couple of good running backs.
Defensively, I like their linebacker group. They really run to the ball. It starts with Mitchell and then Blanton and then Smith. They do a lot of things defensively to confuse you on third down, all the way from total all-out blitz to drop eight. But the looks are who are the six guys who are going to rush. So we have to be on top of that. They have a nice punter. Obviously Coleman is the punt returner. The kick returners are the two guys in the backfield.
Their quarterback, Van Buren, he can throw the deep ball. The other thing is, they’re running the stretch and the inside zone very well. Their two backs run extremely hard. And then the quarterback can make plays with his feet. They’re not necessarily wanting to run him, I don’t feel like, a bunch, because he slides every time. A running quarterback, most of the time he just runs. But he’s elusive in the pocket.They've got a great football team.
And you can see how the team, how well the team's coached and how well the team's moving forward. And they're a scary team, now, to go in there and play and the cowbell's going off and all that. But I believe Mississippi State hired the right guy and I think they're going to be really, really good this Saturday and moving forward.I think ever since the Toledo game, I think they've just gotten better and better.
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