The guy with the thick notebook did not have a hand in making the boldest call.
The wide receiver reverse, quarterback throwback for the tying two-point conversion with 63 seconds left?
“That’s just good ol’ football coaching right there,” says Bret Bielema — and even through the phone, you can hear the twinkle in his eye.
A double-overtime road win against a ranked opponent will produce that. And we’ll get to more about Arkansas’ 41-38 win Saturday at then-No. 12 TCU, and its possible meaning, in a moment. First, let’s talk about the guy carrying the notebook, and how he might be changing how Bielema makes decisions.