Arkansas looking for short-yardage answers

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas made a point a year ago to promote and publicize itself as the home of the largest offensive line in football, both in college and the NFL.

This season, a line in transition has left the No. 20 Razorbacks (3-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) focused more on performance than girth through three games.

It's a unit that once again hurt Arkansas in a 45-24 loss to No. 9 Texas A&M last week, a game in which the Razorbacks struggled in short-yardage situations and saw quarterback Austin Allen repeatedly bruised and battered by the Aggies pass rush.

While the Razorbacks did gain almost 500 yards in the loss and averaged six yards per play, they failed to score touchdowns during…