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Marcus Spears: Arkansas had ‘SEC’s most impressive performance’ of season
By Jordan Cox
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SEC Network analyst Marcus Spears had high praise for Arkansas during a news conference previewing Saturday’s SEC Championship Game on Friday.
.@mspear96 just said that Arkansas’ back-to-back shutouts of LSU and Ole Miss was the SEC’s most impressive performance of the season
— Razorback Football (@RazorbackFB) December 5, 2014
After an 0-4 start in SEC play, Bret Bielema’s team rebounded for back-to-back wins over LSU and Ole Miss, Bielema’s first wins in conference play.
The shutouts were the Razorbacks’ first shutouts of consecutive SEC opponents since joining the league in 1992.
Arkansas nearly rolled off three straight wins to close the season behind a power rushing attack and a punishing defensive front seven.
The Hogs held a 14-6 lead into the fourth quarter in the season finale against Missouri, before two late touchdowns sealed the SEC East for the Tigers.
After living in Birmingham, Ala., Jordan left the ground zero of SEC Nation to head south to Florida to tell the unique stories of the renowned tradition of SEC football. In his free time, his mission is to find the best locales around.
