FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas nose guard DeMarcus Hodge and defensive tackle Taiwan Johnson still weigh a combined 610 pounds as they did last season.
Their weight, though, has been equally redistributed over the past few months.
Position glance
Defensive tackles and nose guards
POSITION COACH Rory Segrest
KEY LOSS Darius Philon
RETURNING STARTER Taiwan Johnson.
WHO’S BACK DeMarcus Hodge, Bijhon Jackson, Mitchell Loewen, Brandon Lewis, Armon Watts, Cordale Boyd
WHO’S NEW Hjalte Froholdt, T.J. Smith
ANALYSIS Darius Philon became one of the SEC’s top interior defensive linemen last season when he had 46 tackles, including 11 1/2 for losses of 57 yards, and recovered 3 fumbles.