Juco tackle to visit
The Razorbacks are expected to host junior college offensive tackle Noah Banks for an official visit this weekend. Banks, 6-7, 300 pounds out of Iowa Western, started nine of 10 games as a redshirt freshman at Murray State in 2016.
FAYETTEVILLE — Sacking New Mexico State quarterback Tyler Rogers won’t be an easy task for the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday.
The Aggies (2-2) like to get the ball out quickly and let playmakers — including 6-6 Jaleel Scott and slippery running back Larry Rose III — do their work.
Rogers has been sacked less than 2 times per game.
The Hogs, meanwhile, rank 79th with 1.7 sacks per game.
“He’s got great composure and a good cast of characters all around him,” Arkansas Coach Bret Bielema said of Rogers. “They get the ball out. … That’s how they’re going to beat pressure.”
Arkansas has 5 sacks, 3 in the opener against Florida A&M and 1 each against TCU and Texas A&M.
Arkansas defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads said there aren’t many offenses these days that are vulnerable to sacks because the ball comes out quickly and quarterbacks have the ability to check down.
“New Mexico State is as good as anybody,” Rhoads said. “The quarterback’s back there at about 6 yards, he’s dropping another 3 yards after he gets the ball, and his offensive line is excellent in pass protection.”
The Aggies have allowed seven sacks in four games.
“New Mexico, Arizona State, you see these teams bringing all kinds of numbers to try to get to him and they don’t get any pressure on the quarterback,” Rhoads said. “We’ve been operating a little more out of a three-man pass rush on some passing downs than we’d like to for this reason or that, and because of that it’s hurt our ability to get a little bit of pass pressure and it’s something we’re addressing.”