Arkansas wasn’t much competition for top-ranked Alabama Saturday, but no realist expected anything different. Arkansas lost 65-31 at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, which sounded about right.

If you’re an Arkansas fan wanting to put a positive spin on things, at least the Hogs seem to have come away from this game without sustaining any significant injuries. That’s important considering there are some potentially winnable games ahead after this 1-5 start to the Chad Morris era.

Here are my grades for the Hogs’ performance in Week 6:

Offense: B

This was the best performance of the season for Arkansas’ offense. The 31 points scored by the Hogs were the most allowed by the Crimson Tide since Clemson scored 35 in the 2016 National Championship Game. Not all of that came in garbage time, either.

I wrote last week that Arkansas needed to make running back Rakeem Boyd and tight end Cheyenne O’Grady focal points of the offense to get things going. Both players proved that against Texas A&M in Week 5 and continued to do so against Alabama. Boyd rushed for over 100 yards and averaged 6.3 yards with his 20 total touches. O’Grady had a game-high 7 catches, including two first-half touchdowns against Alabama’s first-team defense.

Quarterback Ty Storey threw for 3 touchdowns and 230 yards while completing 64 percent of his passes. Most importantly, he showed a far better command of the offense and was noticeably more confident than in previous games. The next step for Storey is cutting back on his turnovers. He was responsible for all three Arkansas turnovers — two fumbles and an interception. The interception was returned for a touchdown and one of his fumbles ended an Arkansas scoring chance on first down at Alabama’s 1-yard line. Those two plays alone are a 14-point swing. Without those turnovers, the offense probably receives an A for the day.

The offensive line deserves a lot of credit as well. It’s a group that has been ragged on a lot, and deservedly so. But the Hogs allowed just a single sack against one of the best defensive fronts in college football.

Defense: F

Alabama entered the game with the highest scoring offense in the FBS at 54.2 points per game. The fact the Crimson Tide managed to increase that number behind eight offensive touchdowns — four rushing and four passing — tells you everything there is to know about how the Hogs’ defense played. Alabama scored on its first play of the game and proceed to roll over Arkansas with 639 total yards and an average of 10.8 yards per play. The Crimson Tide did whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted.

So even when you consider how badly Arkansas’ defense was outmanned Saturday, this was still a disappointing performance from a defense that had shown improvement the past two weeks. The challenge now is for the defense to quickly regain the form it showed against Auburn and Texas A&M before facing a high-scoring Ole Miss offense next Saturday.

Special teams: A

Arkansas didn’t allow a punt or kick return touchdown for the first time in three weeks. For that reason alone it feels like special teams deserve an A, so let’s give it to them. But while this grade comes with a hint of sarcasm, there were actually some bright spots on special teams as well. Connor Limpert made his only field-goal attempt — a 41-yarder — and De’Vion Warren set up a late touchdown with a 78-yard kickoff return.

Coaching: B

This was not John Chavis’ best day as Arkansas’ defensive coordinator. In all other areas, though, the coaching staff deserves some praise. The offensive had its best game of the Morris era and special teams took a step in the right direction.

Overall: C

A 34-point loss for Arkansas was right on par with what most experts expected in this game. There was some good and some bad for the Hogs in the process, which really just evens out and equates to this average grade. At the end of the day, Arkansas moves on with its key players healthy. That’s a major positive in a game that was realistically over before it started.