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Arkansas coach Bret Bielema leaves the field after an NCAA college football game against South Carolina in Fayetteville, Ark., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. South Carolina defeated Arkansas 52-7. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas -- Arkansas coach Bret Bielema says a tweet he sent Sunday criticizing spread offenses was not directed at Auburn.

The coach has previously locked horns with Auburn coach Gus Malzahn over his hurry-up offense, which Bielema refers to as a "spread," so he raised eyebrows Sunday with a tweet linking to an article about the perceived lack of development of offensive linemen in spread offenses.

Bielema linked to an article published in October 2010 concerning offensive linemen in the NFL, and how some believe college linemen have not been properly trained in spread offenses.

"Things to keep pushing as we move forward here at UA. #WPS," Bielema said in the tweet.

Bielema made it clear Saturday he was not pointing at Auburn (7-1, 3-1 SEC), which the Razorbacks (3-5, 0-4) face Saturday in Fayetteville.

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"You know what? That's more of a recruiting-based thing," Bielema said Monday when asked about the tweet. "That's not … If we were playing us this week, I would have tweeted it. It was more recruiting driven."

The tweet arrived on the eve of the nation's top offensive tackle, Jermaine Eluemunor, flipping his commitment from Arkansas to Texas A&M. Eluemunor made the decision official on Twitter during Bielema's press conference Monday afternoon.

The Aggies run a fast-paced, spread attack under coach Kevin Sumlin.

Bielema did not mention Eluemunor by name in his tweet or during his press conference Monday.

"One of the things that has really been the biggest part of Twitter that's been since I've been here is the ability to have kids see things that you instantly can't provide them," Bielema said. "So if a kid is in the middle of a recruiting decision, you can point out the fact of how our style of offense has produced more NFL players and done certain things. That's strictly what it was based off of. … I can assure you that has nothing to do with Auburn. That was unrelated in any way."

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