Arkansas' players have shown they can execute their offense and score when the pressure is on in the final two minutes of a game.
Where the Razorbacks have struggled, though, is in the opening minutes before some fans have even taken their seats.
Careless mistakes and missed opportunities have kept Arkansas' offense from getting off to a fast start. And the Hogs have needed a pair of fourth-quarter comebacks to avoid opening the season with embarrassing losses to Western Illinois and Louisiana-Monroe.
"We've honestly got to stop driving all the way down (the field) and shooting ourselves in the foot,"
Arkansas wide receiver London Crawford said. "We go down (the field) and we make big plays, get all the way down to the red zone and shoot ourselves, shoot ourselves, shoot ourselves."
No. 9 Alabama won't be as forgiving at 11:30 a.m. today when the Crimson Tide (3-0) and Arkansas (2-0) open their Southeastern Conference schedules in Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
After all, Alabama wasted little time using its passing attack to build a 21-0 lead in the first quarter of last year's game against Arkansas in Tuscaloosa. The Hogs rallied and took the lead before John Parker Wilson threw a touchdown pass with eight seconds left to give Alabama a 41-38 win.
