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3 takeaways from Arkansas’ offensive clinic, win over Mississippi State

Ethan Stone

By Ethan Stone

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Arkansas football jumped to a 41-10 lead and coasted to its 5th win of the season Saturday afternoon against Mississippi State in Starkville. It goes down as a 58-25 win for Sam Pittman and Co.

Taylen Green was the star of the show. The Boise State transfer had about as strong a first half as you can muster and finished Saturday’s contest with 6 total touchdowns, 5 passing. Mississippi State made a late push once the Razorbacks defense was tired, but the final score doesn’t do this one justice – the Razorbacks offense was just dominant Saturday.

Arkansas now looks ahead to Week 10 against Ole Miss, which struggled in its win over Oklahoma this afternoon. Here are 3 takeaways from Arkansas’ offensive clinic against Mississippi State.

Taylen Green was an electric factory against a bad MSU defense

Taylen Green was the best player on the field Saturday, and it wasn’t particularly close. Arkansas’ quarterback accounted for 6 total touchdowns, 5 passing and 1 rushing, while looking like he wasn’t breaking a sweat.

Green set the tone for the day with his lone rushing touchdown. He practically juked this defender out of his cleats before walking in for 6… with help from some excellent blocking near the sideline.

Green had a tendency to be a bit erratic at Boise State, and in certain respects that trait has carried over to the SEC. However, in this game especially, he looked much calmer. That showed on the field Saturday.

Green made some truly spectacular throws in this game, such as this TD to Jordan Anthony for 6:

Green finished his day 23/29 for 314 yards, 5 touchdowns and 1 interception. Not a bad day at the office.

Andreas Paaske joins in on the fun

A pair of those touchdown passes were hauled in by blocking tight end Andreas Paaske out of Copenhagen, Denmark. Prior to this game Paaske had totaled just 4 receptions for 39 yards. In Week 9 Paaske found the end zone twice on 3 receptions.

Red Zone monster?

Razorbacks struggled heavily on 3rd down

Arkansas had a fantastic day on offense, perhaps aided by the fact that Mississippi State ranks 122nd in the country in total defense so far this season. The Razorbacks totaled just over 650 yards of offense on the day in a balanced attack.

There was one area where Arkansas struggled heavily: 3rd down. Sam Pittman’s club went 0-6 in these crucial situations, though it’s worth noting they were 2-2 on 4th down.

Now, the fact that Arkansas only attempted 6 3rd downs all day is telling, too. The Razorbacks were moving the ball so effectively that they moved the chains early on 1st or 2nd down in most instances.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.

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