CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The ride from the Hilton hotel, where the Arkansas Razorbacks are staying downtown, to their practice field at Charlotte Latin School is at times breathtaking.
Big, beautiful homes, mostly Colonial of course, line Providence Avenue. Just when you think the most beautiful mansion has been seen, another one pops up.
Chances are the Razorbacks haven't noticed.
Not so much because they are plugged into their phones with ear buds or that they don't like residential architecture.
Mostly because their focus appears locked and loaded. Their vision is 20-20 on Virginia Tech.
They know they are the underdogs and they know why: that season-ending loss to a 4-8 Missouri team, which had a dismal season even with that victory.