BATON ROUGE -- Big plays continued to plague the Arkansas Razorbacks' defense Saturday at Tiger Stadium.
LSU quarterback Danny Etling threw touchdown passes of 45 and 68 yards to D.J. Chark in the Tigers' 33-10 victory over the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
The Razorbacks have allowed 17 plays of 40 or more yards this season.
"One of the things I stressed last night, it might be the sixth play of the first quarter, it might be the 12th play of the second quarter, the seventh play of the third quarter, whatever it is," Arkansas Coach Bret Bielema said. "Every play matters, and on defense, when we give up big plays, it just defeats all those other ones in between.
"I know we've got some young guys that are going to get better with time. They weren't going fast-paced or anything. Probably one of the few games in college football where both teams huddled and executed offensively. So, yeah, frustrating."
The Razorbacks came into the game tied with Bowling Green, Colorado State, Kentucky and Pittsburgh for 107th nationally for most plays of 40 or more yards allowed, according to cfbstats.com.
Hammonds struggles
A week after having 179 yards in total offense against Coastal Carolina, Arkansas sophomore T.J. Hammonds had 0 yards at LSU.
Hammonds was held to 0 rushing yards on three carries and on the only pass threw to him he bobbled the ball so many times it almost was intercepted before falling incomplete. He didn't play in the second half.
"Yeah, we had done a lot of things during the course of the week to try to get him in," Coach Bret Bielema said. "I believe at halftime, [running backs coach Reggie Mitchell] came over to me and said that he thought the two older backs were doing a little bit better in the course of the game and how it unfolded right before the half.
" T.J. is a good player. He'll get his opportunity in other phases of the game, as well. He has a lot of football in front of him."
Arkansas senior David Williams rushed 13 times for 81 yards and sophomore Devwah Whaley finished with 55 yards on 12 carries.
Injury report
Arkansas junior starting left guard Hjalte Frodholdt suffered a left ankle injury with 3:10 left in the first quarter and walked gingerly off the field.
True freshman Ty Clary, who started the first four games at right guard, replaced Froholdt on the left side for the next three series.
Froholdt, the only Arkansas offensive lineman to start in the same spot in every game this season, returned with 5:25 left in the second quarter. But after the fourth play of what became a 10-play touchdown drive, he again was replaced by Clary.
Clary started the third quarter, but he suffered a leg injury in the fourth quarter and was replaced by Froholdt, who finished the game.
"When Ty Clary got put in there, I thought he played a heck of a game," quarterback Austin Allen said. "True freshman playing against LSU. It's a tough spot to be put in, but I thought he handled it well until he got hurt.
"Hjatle came back in there on a bum ankle. Credit to them. I thought the line played well along with the running backs. They gave me time to throw."
Coach Bret Bielema said X-rays on Froholdt's ankle were negative, so he was cleared to return to the game.
Tight end Austin Cantrell suffered a right ankle injury in the first half and didn't return.
Tight end Cheyenne O'Grady (bruised tailbone), safety DeAndre Coley (ankle) and safety Deon Edwards (shoulder) didn't play because of injuries.
Gragg shines
Redshirt freshman tight end Will Gragg, playing extra snaps because Cheyenne O'Grady missed the game with a bruised tailbone, had career-highs with three catches for 47 yards.
Gragg came into the game with two catches for 14 yards on the season.
"I thought Will Gragg came in and competed and battled," Bret Bielema said. "He didn't back down."
Let it shine
LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva tried unsuccessfully to get Saturday's 11 a.m. kickoff time changed because the Tigers much prefer to play night games at home, but the results on the field show they play well in day games.
With Saturday's victory, the Tigers improved to 15-1 in their past 16 day games at home. LSU also is 9-3 since 1969 in home games that started before noon.
Guice hits 21 again
LSU junior tailback Derrius Guice had another big game against Arkansas.
Guice rushed 21 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns Saturday after having 21 carries for 254 yards and 2 touchdowns last season when the Tigers beat the Razorbacks 38-10.
Limpert on the mark
Arkansas sophomore walk-on Connor Limpert hit a 38-yard field goal in the third quarter to pull the Razorbacks within 13-10.
Limpert is 7 of 8 on field goal attempts this season, including a 34-yarder with four seconds left at Ole Miss on Oct. 28, that lifted Arkansas to a 38-37 victory.
Return called back
Henre Toliver, who coming into the game had Arkansas' only two punt returns this season for 4 yards, looked to finally have a big gainer with a 21-yard return in the second quarter.
But the return was nullified because of a block in the back penalty against Nate Dalton.
LaFrance plays
Linebacker Giovanni LaFrance, a redshirt freshman from New Orleans, made his Arkansas debut by playing on special teams.
LaFrance switched numbers from 19 to 17 because Razorbacks kicker Connor Limpert wears No. 19.
LaFrance became the 13th player from Louisiana to play for Arkansas this season.
Long drive
Arkansas' 86-yard touchdown drive that tied the game 7-7 with 14 seconds left in the first half was the Razorbacks' second-longest possession of the season in yards.
The Razorbacks had a possession that covered 88 yards last week in their 39-38 victory over Coastal Carolina, but all of it came on T.J. Hammonds run on the first play.
That possession lasted 14 seconds.
The touchdown drive in the second quarter Saturday took 10 plays and 5:09.
Arkansas has had five touchdown drives of 80 or more yards this season. They had an 82-yard drive against Texas A&M and two 80-yard drives against New Mexico State.
Coming out of halftime
LSU became the sixth Arkansas opponent to score on its first possession of the second half, when the Tigers went 75 yards for a touchdown.
Other opponents to score on their first possessions of the second half are Texas A&M (touchdown), New Mexico State (touchdown), South Carolina (field goal), Auburn (touchdown) and Coastal Carolina (touchdown).
Almost half
LSU, ranked No. 24, is the 30th nationally-ranked opponent Bret Bielema has faced in his 61 games as Arkansas' coach.
The Razorbacks are 7-23 against ranked teams under Bielema, including 6-21 against SEC teams.
Vs. LSU
LSU improved to 39-22-2 against Arkansas, including 5-2 in the past seven games and back-to-back victories.
The Tigers are 12-3-1 against the Razorbacks at Baton Rouge.
Kicker struggles
LSU placekicker Connor Culp had hit eight consecutive field goals before he missed a 32-yard attempt wide left in the first quarter.
Culp came into the game 9 of 10 on field-goal attempts. He also was 14 of 14 on extra point attempts, but missed two against the Razorbacks.
Jack Gonsoulin came in to hit the last two extra points. The crowd cheered loudly when he hit his first to put LSU ahead 26-10 with 14:52 left in the fourth quarter.
Special veterans seat
In recognition of Veterans Day, LSU honored military veterans, prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action with a special seat at Tiger Stadium.
LSU installed a "POW-MIA Chair of Honor" that will remain blocked off and vacant at all times to symbolize soldiers always have a place at Tiger Stadium.
Sports on 11/12/2017