FAYETTEVILLE -- Texas A&M freshman defensive end Myles Garrett has more than five times as many sacks as Arkansas has allowed.
Garrett leads the SEC with 5 1/2 sacks going into Saturday's game against the Razorbacks, who have allowed one sack.
"I call him a greasy guy," Arkansas offensive coordinator Jim Chaney said. "He's just hard to get a fit on. He's long, he's fast, he's smart, he's instinctive. He creates a lot of problems. You better know where he's at at all times.
"Every defense would like to have those game-wreckers like him. He has the ability to wreck your game plan if you don't know where he's at."
Let's get physical
Arkansas cornerback D.J. Dean didn't flinch when asked about facing the Aggies' physical receivers.
"We're physical, too," Dean said. "They're going up against physical corners, and we're going to bring it. We just hope they bring it, too."
Sleep deprived
Razorbacks defensive coordinator Rob Smith said Sunday he didn't expect to get much sleep this week trying to game plan for the Aggies.
"Tonight will be a big night for that," Smith said after Thursday's practice of getting some sleep. "I've got to catch up. They make you work."
Too wide
Arkansas special teams coach Rory Segrest saw something in the video review of Northern Illinois' kickoff coverage and predicted the Razorbacks could break off a big one against the Huskies.
The Hogs did on the opening kickoff when Korliss Marshall ran through a huge gap for a 97-yard touchdown.
"They stayed a little wide, I thought, in terms of their coverage and I liked our matchups," Segrest said. "I thought we had some guys who could really stick and stay on the defenders they had.
"The guys did a great job executing, and of course Korliss has got that speed when he catches it to take off and go."
Confident again
Arkansas safety Rohan Gaines said defensive backs coach Clay Jennings has been as asset in helping him bounce back from a poor performance in the season-opening loss at Auburn.
"I had to rebuild my confidence," Gaines said. "Coming out of the Auburn game I lost a little confidence. It obviously wasn't my best game, but now I feel like I'm back to where I need to be.
"Coach Jennings is always in my head, always picking my brain and asking me questions and giving me advice and being a good mentor and not just a coach."
One and done
Arkansas has seven one-play touchdown drives, including five against Nicholls State. The Razorbacks also had one such drive against Texas Tech, on Jonathan Williams' 12-yard run following Martrell Spaight's 30-yard interception return, and one against Northern Illinois on Brandon Allen's 44-yard touchdown strike to Keon Hatcher.
Down home
Texas A&M hasn't left the state of Texas for a game since opening the season with a 52-28 victory at South Carolina.
The Aggies defeated Lamar 73-3 and Rice 38-10 at home, then made the three-hour drive to Dallas for last week's 58-6 victory over SMU.
No go
Texas A&M has forced a punt or turnover on the opening possession of both halves in all four of its games. The Razorbacks have scored on one opening possession on offense -- and last week's game-opening kickoff return -- and on two touchdown drives against Nicholls State and Texas Tech to open the second halves of games.
Flag drop
Arkansas is tied for 20th in the country with an average of 4.3 penalties per game and is 25th with an average of 38.5 penalty yards per game.
Texas A&M hasn't been as clean, tying for No. 57 with 6 penalties per game and tying for No. 90 with 63.3 penalty yards per game.
Hot starts
Texas A&M has outscored its first four opponents -- South Carolina, Lamar, Rice and SMU -- 55-10 in the first quarter.
The lopsided trend began in the Aggies' 52-28 victory over the Gamecocks, when Texas A&M scored a touchdown on its opening drive.
"That's what we try to do: score fast and have the defense get a couple of stops," offensive tackle Cedric Ogbuehi said. "Before you know it, it's a 21-0 game. That puts a lot of pressure on the other team. That's our mentality."
Sports on 09/26/2014