Arkansas Football: Quick improvement possible for Razorbacks in 2018

One of the most intriguing teams to follow leading up to fall camp to watch for improvement for the 2018 campaign is Arkansas football.

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Arkansas football enters the 2018 campaign in a very unique spot coming off a last place finish in the SEC West from the previous season. The SEC West should be an even more difficult division to compete in this fall, especially with those two schools in Alabama looking like clear top 10 teams.

First-year Razorbacks’ head football coach Chad Morris has his hands full with transforming this program into something more similar to what he ran scheme-wise with the SMU Mustangs. That SMU squad had a high-powered offense that he’ll look to bring with him to Fayetteville this year.

Most fans around the SEC would give the Hogs a slim chance to compete in the SEC this year, and to become postseason eligible. However, it wouldn’t take a miraculous level of improvement from Morris and his coaching staff to get Arkansas back to at least six wins this season. Arkansas had some very close matchups last season that could’ve gone either way.

Flip that fortune around, and we’re looking at a much different result for the Hogs in 2018. We’ll see how that pans out in the end, with some position battles and progression still needed on both sides of the ball. There’s no doubt that it’s still a long road ahead for Morris and his coaching staff.

Here’s a look at how the Arkansas Razorbacks could fare on both sides of the ball in 2018, and how the schedule could ultimately play out.