Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Under pressure – Hogs spread blame for 4 sacks allowed

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Under pressure – Hogs spread blame for 4 sacks allowed

By: Tom Murphy

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas fans who watched Louisiana Tech sack first-game starter Austin Allen four times last week had to cringe in contemplating how the junior would hold up in Saturday’s 6 p.m. game at No. 15 TCU.

The Horned Frogs have been known as one of the most aggressive defenses in the country for more than a decade under defensive whiz and Coach Gary Patterson. TCU posted four sacks in its 59-41 victory over South Dakota State last week to run its streak of consecutive games with a sack to 31, second in the country behind Ohio State’s 36 games.

“TCU itself is a very challenging football team,” Arkansas Coach Bret Bielema said, noting he studied the Horned Frogs for the 2012 Rose Bowl when he was at Wisconsin. “They’ve got great pressure guys, a system that brings … pressure from really all different angles — strong, weak, boundary, field, safety, linebackers, it doesn’t matter.

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