Chris Paul Sr. Gets Heated Talking about Why Hogs’ Defense Struggled Late in Season

The father of Ole Miss football player Chris Paul Jr. confirmed some previously unreported reasons for Paul's departure from Arkansas.

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The final four games of Arkansas’ lackluster and embarrassing 2023 campaign bore little resemblance to what fans saw through the first eight contests.

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Aside from the well-documented ineptitude of the offense, particularly on the offensive line, the other most glaring deficiencies were on the opposite side of the football.

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The Razorback defense took massive steps back from what fans had seen earlier in the season. One unexpected source offered some clarity for those late-season struggles on Saturday.

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Chris Paul Sr., father of former Arkansas and newly-committed Ole Miss linebacker Chris “Pooh” Paul Jr., called into “The Wu Pig Podcast” and pulled back the curtain on more of what happened down the homestretch with the Razorback defense this past season.

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Chris Paul Jr’s Dad on 2023 Arkansas Defense

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That topic prompted an impassioned Chris Paul Sr. to call in to the show and offer his take on things.

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“How (are) you going to grade this kid on a defense, (when) you don’t even know what he called. You don’t even know that checks were being made,” Paul Sr. said.

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“If you look at Arkansas football this year, look how many times they had to wait on the call. Like we were playing offense on defense.”

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