FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — There are plenty of things to take away from Texas A&M's 45-33 road win over Arkansas on Saturday. Here are three:

The Aggies can -- and will -- use four backs: Saturday marked the second consecutive week the Aggies had all four running backs healthy and available, and it was probably the best utilization of all four. Tra Carson, Ben Malena, Brandon Williams and Trey Williams combined for 203 rushing yards. Trey Williams had perhaps his best game to date, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on nine carries and flashing the quickness and elusiveness that made him such a coveted recruit. He had a 100-yard game last year against Auburn, but that was in a 63-21 victory; Williams got it done in crunch time on Saturday. Carson continues to be a force, using his 230-pound frame to break tackles and get yards after contact. He finished with 64 yards, second-best on the night.

The defense still needs a lot of work: The Aggies were gashed in the running game (201 yards, 6.7 per carry) and gave up plenty of big passing plays. Arkansas averaged 7.3 yards per play on Saturday. Injuries are hitting the unit as well, with tackle Kirby Ennis and middle linebacker Darian Claiborne both leaving the game. They did show resiliency, coming up with key stops in the second half, and that's encouraging, but this unit has a lot of work to do if A&M hopes to beat better SEC teams later in the season.

The road is still kind to the Aggies: Since Kevin Sumlin took over as head coach, Texas A&M has yet to lose away from Kyle Field. They have won seven consecutive true road games and eight games away from Kyle Field since the start of last season. Pulling out wins in a place like Razorback Stadium, with 72,000-plus fans doing hog calls and making a lot of noise, is never easy, but the Aggies continue to take care of business on their road trips.