Spring football in the SEC has come to a close for 2016. Arkansas, the last SEC team to hold spring practice, wrapped up its 15-practice session with the Red-White game Saturday at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
Here are three observations from Saturday's action:
The defense looks poised to take a step forward: With nine starters returning, there is plenty of experience for the Razorbacks to draw from. The defense performed well overall on Saturday, particularly the first-team unit. Granted, the first-team defense primarily faced the second-team offense but the unit did what it was supposed to do in that scenario: Dominate, holding the second-team offense to 49 offensive yards and 1.