Last year, Arkansas’ rush defense ranked 80th in the nation giving up 4.4 yards per rushing attempt. They were really good at getting to the quarterback and picking up sacks (8.85%) ranking tenth in the nation. However, most of the time the sacks aren’t coming because of big nose tackles getting in the backfield, they come from the outside.
Danny Saili declared earlier this year that he was changing his previous commitment from Texas Tech to BYU. In an announcement to BYU supporters, he made the following known
If Saili proves to be an effective nose tackle that can help hold down the run game, this will allow the edge defenders to cheat even more and potentially pick up even more sacks. Last year, Arkansas was a play here and there from taking down Alabama, Ole Miss, LSU, and yes, even BYU. Adding a bit more strength on the defensive line could have easily been the difference between a 4-8 season and a 7-5 season.
There are occasions when a kind message can only be taken so far, and BYU Football was never told this more clearly than when defensive player and expected starting nose tackle Danny Saili chose to use the transfer portal and sign with the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Naturally, transfers happen at BYU, Arkansas, and other programs. However, this specific transfer had BYU supporters curious as to what went wrong.Apparently he grew up pretty quick.
Danny Saili declared earlier this year that he was changing his previous commitment from Texas Tech to BYU. In an announcement to BYU supporters, he made the following known
