fat black sumo defensive tackle ernest mitchell is out with a knee injury for the foreseeable future, after having arthroscopic surgery. that means
finally true freshman
Zach Stadther will get the start against Florida. Stadther has clearly been the Hogs best defensive tackle thus far even though he's not gotten a lot of snaps, and despite being virtually un-recruited out of high school.
he, and redshirt freshman defensive end
Jake Bequette, have provided the very rare bright spots for the Hogs defense so far this year, both literally and figuratively. they are two of only three whites to play on the defensive side of the ball.
ballhawking free safety
Matt Harris has "strangely" been demoted to back-up strong safety, despite ranking 4th on the team in tackles (after three games) and only starting once.
coaches say he doesn't have the needed size (Harris is 6-2, 196-pounds), so instead they've moved him behind giants Jerico Nelson (5-9, 195-pounds), Dallas Washington (6-0, 210-pounds), and Elton Ford (6-0, 208-pounds).
clearly, they are all
much larger.
dare i say what they have in common that Matt doesn't?
Harris didn't even play in the Razorbacks loss to Texas.