Linebackers carry load for Arkansas' defense

Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders (42) tackles Mississippi State running back Jo'quavious Marks during a game Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Starkville, Miss.( Charlie Kaijo)

Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders (42) tackles Mississippi State running back Jo'quavious Marks during a game Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Starkville, Miss.FAYETTEVILLE — Linebackers Drew Sanders and Bumper Pool combining for 30 tackles during last Saturday’s 40-17 Arkansas SEC loss at Mississippi State defines the strength and a weakness of the Razorbacks’ defense.

Minus injured safety Jalen Catalon, and with an increasingly injury depleted secondary behind them, Sanders and Pool star on Arkansas’ defense going into Saturday’s…