Arkansas Football: Recapping the Razorbacks' Spring Game

Arkansas closed out a tumultuous spring with its Red-White Game on Saturday afternoon in front of a record crowd of 45,250 fans at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. 

All of the fireworks were off the field this spring, but quarterback Tyler Wilson provided plenty of fireworks on the field on Saturday, completing 31-of-41 passes for 467 yards and two touchdowns. I don't think it's possible to kick off a Heisman campaign in a spring game, but Wilson certainly tried. 

Wilson isn't a concern for the Hogs, but the absence of Joe Adams, Jarius Wright and Greg Childs made the wide receiving corps a point of concern this spring.

Don't be concerned anymore.

Wide receiver Cobi Hamilton caught 11 passes for 156 yards, tight end Chris Gragg caught nine passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns, and wide receiver Marquel Wade hauled in six passes for 136 yards and a touchdown. The trio made it known that the absence of three of the top receivers in the SEC won't be an issue in 2012.

The return of running back Knile Davis will certainly help the passing game and take some pressure off of Wilson. Davis didn't go full speed at practice this spring, but he did make an appearance on Saturday where he ran a pass route on the first play of the spring game according to CBSSports.com.

Defensively, there are some questions in Fayetteville.

Most of the starters were on the red team, which won 65-0. But questions still lingered about the defense throughout the spring. 

According to Chris Bahn of ArkansasSports360.com, Wilson completed 101-of-146 passes for 1,600 yards, 15 touchdowns and zero interceptions in four scrimmages this spring. Great for Wilson, but that's bad news for the defense.

For a normal team, the lack of defense would be alarming, considering that defenses are typically ahead of offenses early. For Arkansas, though, it shouldn't be. Whether it's Bobby Petrino, Paul Petrino or a fan in the stands in the booth, Arkansas' offense isn't going to look much different. 

Defense is a work-in-progress, and it looked like it this spring.

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