... and Auburn Tigers hogging all the headlines this week, there has been very little talk about the two units faced with the challenge of holding down the offenses.

"Defense wins championships" is a football cliche that most of us have always heard, but like many cliches, there is an element of truth in that saying.

I don't think either of these teams will win a championship in 2009, but defense will be the difference in the Arkansas vs. Auburn matchup in the early morning hours of Saturday in Fayetteville.

With the amount of big plays surrendered by the Arkansas defense thus far in 2009, this unit is possibly the most maligned outfit this side of AIG. What has been obscured by the lapses is the steady improvement of the Ho...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - College Football

... and Auburn Tigers hogging all the headlines this week, there has been very little talk about the two units faced with the challenge of holding down the offenses.

"Defense wins championships" is a football cliche that most of us have always heard, but like many cliches, there is an element of truth in that saying.

I don't think either of these teams will win a championship in 2009, but defense will be the difference in the Arkansas vs. Auburn matchup in the early morning hours of Saturday in Fayetteville.

With the amount of big plays surrendered by the Arkansas defense thus far in 2009, this unit is possibly the most maligned outfit this side of AIG. What has been obscured by the lapses is the steady improvement of the Ho...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - College Football