The focus will be on rebuilding the defense when the Arkansas football team begins spring practice March 13. The starting unit from the 24-10 victory over Penn State will be missing seven starters.
That sounds problematic until you consider that linebacker Bumper Pool and safety Jalen Catalon were not starters and will be front and center to lead the 2022 defense.
Pool led the team in tackles with 125 despite starting only the season opener. He’ll return for a second senior season, just as linebackers Grant Morgan and Hayden Henry did last year when they were the primary starters.