Senior swan song
Hogs host No. 19 Tulsa in last game in Fayetteville
Robert Beckmann
Issue date: 10/31/08 Section: Sports
To conclude their 2008 home schedule in Fayetteville, the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-5, 1-4 Southeastern Conference) will square off with the unbeaten No. 19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-0, 5-0 Conference USA).
It will be homecoming for the Hogs, and the swan song of several seniors.
"We are trying to win this last home game for these seniors and that's been the motto for this week," Arkansas offensive coordinator Paul Petrino said. "We want everyone to come out here and work really hard to get this win for these seniors. That's what this week is about."
To defeat Tulsa, Arkansas must overcome the most staggering offensive attack they have faced this year.
The Hurricane boasts the top-ranked offense in college football in total yardage (605.6 yards per game) and scoring (55.6 points per game). Nationally, their passing game is ranked fifth (346.0 ypg), and their rushing game is ranked seventh (255.1 ypg).
"Wow, it's amazing numbers," Razorback defensive coordinator Willy Robinson said. "You go through that media guide that you get for each team [to read the statistics] and it's like 'wow', then you read another media guide and it's 'wow.'"
Tulsa offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn runs a hurry-up, no-huddle offense. It's the same style that Malzahn formerly ran while head coach of both Shiloh Christian High School and Springdale High School in Springdale, Ark.
In 2003, he authored a book on the subject entitled The Hurry-Up, No-Huddle: An Offensive Philosophy. Now, at Tulsa, the offense has proven a major success in its second year on the collegiate level.
"I saw Tulsa play Sunday night and I saw them on film," Robinson said. "The film doesn't simulate the pace of their offense. Sunday night [when Tulsa defeated Central Florida 49-19] was amazing and I know that a lot of our players saw it."
Directing the no-huddle for the Hurricane is senior quarterback David Johnson. On the year, Johnson has a 68.3 completion rate, 2661 passing yards, 32 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.
It will be homecoming for the Hogs, and the swan song of several seniors.
"We are trying to win this last home game for these seniors and that's been the motto for this week," Arkansas offensive coordinator Paul Petrino said. "We want everyone to come out here and work really hard to get this win for these seniors. That's what this week is about."
To defeat Tulsa, Arkansas must overcome the most staggering offensive attack they have faced this year.
The Hurricane boasts the top-ranked offense in college football in total yardage (605.6 yards per game) and scoring (55.6 points per game). Nationally, their passing game is ranked fifth (346.0 ypg), and their rushing game is ranked seventh (255.1 ypg).
"Wow, it's amazing numbers," Razorback defensive coordinator Willy Robinson said. "You go through that media guide that you get for each team [to read the statistics] and it's like 'wow', then you read another media guide and it's 'wow.'"
Tulsa offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn runs a hurry-up, no-huddle offense. It's the same style that Malzahn formerly ran while head coach of both Shiloh Christian High School and Springdale High School in Springdale, Ark.
In 2003, he authored a book on the subject entitled The Hurry-Up, No-Huddle: An Offensive Philosophy. Now, at Tulsa, the offense has proven a major success in its second year on the collegiate level.
"I saw Tulsa play Sunday night and I saw them on film," Robinson said. "The film doesn't simulate the pace of their offense. Sunday night [when Tulsa defeated Central Florida 49-19] was amazing and I know that a lot of our players saw it."
Directing the no-huddle for the Hurricane is senior quarterback David Johnson. On the year, Johnson has a 68.3 completion rate, 2661 passing yards, 32 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.
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