Arkansas Football: Cameras almost miss first Alabama touchdown (Video)

Arkansas football is in for a rough day against top-ranked Alabama. The cameramen did their best to help, almost missing the first CrimsonTide touchdown.

The Razorbacks knew the transition away from Bret Bielema to Chad Morris was going to take some time. The up-and-coming head coach had proven himself with explosive offenses and Clemson and SMU, but the move to the SEC was always going to be a big step.

After a win over Eastern Illinois to start the season, Arkansas has lost four straight games. That includes unforeseen upsets at the hands of Colorado State and North Texas. Sitting at 1-4 with bowl hopes all but over, the Hogs hosted No. 1 Alabama in Week 6 in a game which figured to be over relatively quickly.

The Alabama offenses has run circles around everyone they’ve played this season. It didn’t take them long to get on the board against Arkansas, but fans watching at home were spared the pain of the first of many Crimson Tide scores — the cameras at the stadium weren’t fully operational. As a result, this was the best angle of the first touchdown of the game:

Weather in the area had limited what the media crews were able to do before the game. The result was an environment deemed safe enough for play, but left the camera work in a pinch. Believe it or not, that was the best angle available for the Tide’s first touchdown. The original broadcast was even worse.

Alabama is going to score plenty of touchdowns today, so missing one might actually be a reprieve from the onslaught to follow. Buckle up Arkansas fans. As the cameras get closer the Alabama total is going to continue to rise.