Bret Bielema doesn’t have a reputation for being a quarterback guru. Gus Malzahn or Kevin Sumlin he is not.
The system Bielema runs at Arkansas isn’t designed to put up video game numbers. It’s not a spread and it’s certainly not up tempo. His idea of fun is a jumbo formation with two tight ends and a fullback. When he had to choose who would go on the cover of the team’s media guide last year, he decided on the offensive line. Instead of his two-year starting quarterback, he went with a handful of sweaty 300-pound dudes scowling through their face masks.