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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Frank Ragnow knew better than most how the Arkansas offensive line was struggling for much of the game against Louisiana Tech a week ago.Thats why the Razorbacks guard was so desperate to convince coach Bret Bielema to give the line a chance to redeem itself by putting the final touch on the narrow win over the Bulldogs.The coach listened to the pleas of his linemen, who then led the way for a fourth-and-inches conversion with just over a minute remaining to secure the 21-20 season-opening victory.I think we were all kind of pumped up at that moment and we realized that maybe we hadnt played the greatest game, but we wanted to seal it, Ragnow said. Me and (left tackle Dan Skipper) were definitely looking in (Bielemas) eyes and telling him, `Hand the ball off, we can get them.The late fourth-down conversion helped Arkansas avert a familiar early-season disaster, similar to a shocking loss to Toledo a year ago. It also gave a much-needed boost of confidence to an offensive line that featured three new starters from a year ago and allowed four sacks in the win over Louisiana Tech.I really thought, `I need to do this for our offensive line. I need to do this for what we need to do to seal the game and win it, Bielema said. I felt it was important to do.To put the first-week blocking woes into perspective, consider that the Razorbacks allowed a total of 14 sacks in each of the last two seasons -- and only eight in Bielemas first season in 2013. And after averaging 5 yards per rush a year ago, Arkansas gained only 106 yards on the ground on 40 carries against Louisiana Tech, an average of 2.7 per carry.Ragnow and Skipper are the lone two returning linemen from last years talented group that featured current Tennessee Titans guard Sebastian Tretola, among others. This years newcomers -- Colton Jackson, Hjalte Froholdt and Jake Raulerson -- played well at times last week, but they were also slow to react to Louisiana Techs adjustments.Bielema and Arkansas offensive line coach Kurt Anderson said several of the mistakes, and sacks, were a result of miscues by players not on the offensive line.However, they also know the line must rapidly improve as it prepares to face a TCU team that had four sacks in a season-opening 59-41 win over South Dakota State. The Horned Frogs averaged nearly 2 + sacks per game a year ago, and that was without injured defensive end James McFarland.McFarland, who led TCU in sacks two years ago, returned and had a sack in last weeks victory. The senior plays opposite fellow end Josh Carraway, who had nine sacks last season, to give the Horned Frogs a rush tandem that should test exactly how far Arkansas offensive line has come in one week.No one likes giving up sacks; every sack is on the offensive line, Anderson said. 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We made a lot of good birdies, threw in an improbable eagle at the sixth hole, but other than that it was just good, solid golf all the way around, all the way to the end. Usually we have little hiccups here and there or a little lull period and today that never happened. We just continued that good play every hole really.On the eagle, Stricker holed a breaking 60-footer on the par-5 sixth.The pin was in a very difficult position kind of on the left side of the green, Stricker said. It was kind of up and over and speed was tricky. He put a good putt on it, on the first one. It was difficult, it had a lot of break. But speed was the issue and he gave me great speed and the line because I ended up givinng it a little bit more.ddddddddddddThe 49-year-old Stricker had not played since the Deutsche Bank Championship on Labor Day. Hes teaming with the 50-year-old Kelly for the record eighth time. They won in 2009, and Kelly also won with Rod Pampling in 2006.We know everybodys going to get in the fairway and get on the green in this format, so its really rolling in the putts, Kelly said. I just need to do my job and hit solid putts, so he can see where the line is and make it like he does.Harris and Kuchar won in 2013 in their first start together and finished second the last two years.Charles Howell III & Rory Sabbatini were third at 59, and defending champions Jason Dufner and Brandt Snedeker were at 60 with Kevin Chappell-Kevin Kisner and Luke Donald-Russell Knox.Lexi Thompson and Bryson DeChambeau were eighth after a 62. Thompson is the second woman to compete in the event, following Annika Sorenstam with Fred Couples in 2006.The teams will play modified alternate shot Friday and close with better ball Saturday. ' ' '