Texas Tech football vs. Arkansas: Comparing 2014 and 2015

It doesn’t take a football savant to figure this one out; Texas Tech played much better against Arkansas this year coming out with a 35-24 win compared to last year’s 49-28 loss. I will break down just why that is, in addition to summing up Texas Tech’s non-conference play this year compared to last year’s.

The 2014 matchup against Arkansas was pretty straightforward. Literally. Arkansas ran the ball right up the gut, then ran some more, and topped it all off by running even more. The Hogs racked up 438-yards rushing on 68 attempts (6.4 yards-per-carry) and only needed six completed passes to blow out the Red Raiders. Arkansas won the total yards battle 499 to 353, the time of possession…