We should all be in midseason spring form, right?

Saturday will mark the first day of multiple spring games for the SEC with Arkansas, Auburn and Ole Miss all in action. Each have some big-time offensive expectations for 2018, so that’s where a lot of my focus will be.

Here are the 5 things I want to see from Saturday’s spring games:

1. No. More. Auburn. Injuries.

OK, so technically this is something that I don’t want to see. Given the seemingly daily news of a new Auburn injury, the last thing I want to see on Saturday is more of that. The good news is that Jarrett Stidham won’t suit up for A-Day, so that’s one potential injury scare that Tiger fans won’t have to sweat.

As far as I’m concerned, Auburn can play 2-hand touch if that’s what it’ll take to stay healthy (Ohio State basically did that in last year’s spring game). I think that’s easily priority No. 1 Saturday.

Sure, there are still other things that’ll be worth keeping tabs on, most notably the running back battle. But with people already questioning Gus Malzahn’s strength and conditioning program because of all these injuries, spring game injuries would only fuel those concerns heading into the summer.

Malzahn would probably prefer to enter his first summer on that new contract without fans questioning his methods for keeping players healthy.

2. Joey Gatewood’s development

With Stidham out, that means all eyes will be on the early enrollee. I mean, Cam Newton 2.0.

I’ll hold off on comparing Gatewood to one of the best college quarterbacks of my lifetime until I see how he looks in live action. His spring game performance will be telling for where his development is at as a passer. The knock on Gatewood coming in was his accuracy, and if he’s throwing balls all over the place, the skeptics will remind everyone of that.

Fortunately for Gatewood, he had a chance to work with the second-team offense all spring with Stidham out. He should have a pretty solid rapport developed with that unit. As is the case with all freshmen signal-callers, I’m interested in seeing how/if he goes through his progressions. Does the game look too fast for him? Gatewood reportedly took his fair share of sacks in Auburn’s scrimmage last weekend.

Malzahn already suggested that Gatewood would likely be slotted behind Stidham and Malik Willis as the team’s third-string quarterback. Perhaps that’ll take a little pressure off his much-anticipated spring debut.

3. Chad Morris’ offense

Obviously the talk of spring football in Fayetteville is the transformation of Arkansas’ offense under Morris. It received rave reviews so far from the bevy of returning starters. Leading receiver Jonathan Nance told Arkansas fans who come out to Little Rock that “they’re going to see a show.”

Sign me up for that instead of whatever offense Bret Bielema ran.

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Morris’ ability to get Cole Kelley and Ty Storey up to speed — literally — will dictate how high the Hogs can fly in 2018. But in a spring game, it could look like a bit of a work in progress. Maybe throws are rushed, maybe there are some missed signals on quick-hitter throws and maybe just the overall conditioning to run an offense that fast isn’t where it needs to be yet.

Whatever the case, though, I can’t wait to see how much of Morris’ identity is on the Razorback offense.

4. Some sign of defense from Ole Miss

Watching Ole Miss try and stop the run last year was like watching a dog chase its tail. Well, except a dog probably put a bit more effort into its pursuit. The Rebels were 123rd out of 129 FBS teams against the run last year. If that number continues, Ole Miss won’t have a ceiling higher than 6-6.

So what do I want to see Saturday? I actually think it would be encouraging if the offense didn’t dominate. We know that Matt Luke is going to produce a high-powered attack with Jordan Ta’amu and arguably the best trio of wideouts in America. I think it’d be a huge lift if the Rebels held their own on the defensive side.

It had to make Ole Miss fans a bit concerned to hear defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff say a couple weeks ago that he still wasn’t seeing “a lot of confidence.” Even though key defensive linemen Qaadir Sheppard and Benito Jones are out for the spring, Ole Miss shouldn’t lack purpose, nor should it consistently struggle to contain the Ole Miss offense.

5. Confident Matt Corral

Like Gatewood, Corral will have no shortage of eyes on him in his debut performance. The question is if he’ll have earned more attention by day’s end. The early enrollee is in a favorable spot without any pressure on him to start as a true freshman while also having the benefit of playing in a similar offense to what he ran in high school.

Corral has plenty of confidence. I wouldn’t be surprised if that showed on Saturday. He might not get a chance to work with those talented Ole Miss starting receivers, but he should still get plenty of opportunities to make plays. I want to see him make the right reads at the line of scrimmage and hit the quick throws needed to run Luke’s offense.

There’s a decent chance that Corral gets redshirted and the spring game is the only live action that we see him in until 2019. If that’s the case, he can make a lasting impression for his future with a solid debut.