Alabama fans have become accustomed to focusing on teams like LSU and Auburn in Alabama's battle to win the SEC West, but this year there may be a different threat. ESPN writer Chris Low who covers the SEC and has for some time voiced the opinion that Arkansas, not LSU, poses the biggest remaining threat to Alabama in the West.
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Low: Arkansas might be that team in the West that has the best chance to unseat the Crimson Tide.
— Bo Mattingly (@Bo_Mattingly) September 22, 2016
Low: I think this Arkansas team is better equipped to finish football games than they have been in the past.
— Bo Mattingly (@Bo_Mattingly) September 22, 2016
Arkansas has started off the season with one of the best defenses in the SEC but they have several difficult games to navigate ahead, starting with tenth ranked Texas A&M on Saturday. Alabama will be best suited to handle the schedule like they do every year, one game at a time.