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Old Texas and Arkansas rivalry renewed as border clash reconnects in SEC

Nov. 13, 2024 12:20 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ move to the Southeastern Conference has rekindled an old rivalry once so intense that national championships hung in the balance and a U.S. president made a special trip to attend. The Texas-Arkansas border clash is a feud that in its heyday was as big...

No. 19 Ole Miss needs win over Arkansas to keep College Football Playoff chances alive

Oct. 31, 2024 14:10 PM EDT

No. 19 Ole Miss (6-2, 2-2 SEC) at Arkansas (5-3, 3-2), Saturday, 11 a.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ole Miss by 9 1/2 Series record: Arkansas leads 38-30-1. What's at stake? No. 19 Ole Miss needs to beat Arkansas to make sure...

No. 19 Ole Miss tries not to overlook game at Arkansas with No. 2 Georgia on the horizon

Oct. 31, 2024 13:51 PM EDT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Lane Kiffin’s approach with his Ole Miss football team is to keep his team's eyes on the prize. According to the Rebels’ coach, some outside the program were suggesting Ole Miss (6-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) didn’t beat a down Oklahoma team...

Taylen Green throws 5 TD passes, runs for 1 TD and Arkansas blows out Mississippi State 58-25

Oct. 26, 2024 17:26 PM EDT

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Quarterback Taylen Green threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score as Arkansas blew out Mississippi State 58-25 on Saturday. Green led a Razorback offense that had 673 yards of total offense with 359 on the ground and 314 through the air. Green...

Arkansas looks for second straight Top 10 upset when it hosts LSU

Oct. 17, 2024 13:39 PM EDT

No. 8 LSU (5-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) at Arkansas (4-2, 2-1), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: LSU by 2. Series record: LSU leads 44-23-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? LSU can further establish itself as a legitimate...

Arkansas looks to follow Top-10 upset of Tennessee with another vs No. 8 LSU

Oct. 17, 2024 13:32 PM EDT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is looking to follow its defeat of then-No. 4 Tennessee with another upset of a Top 10-ranked opponent. The Razorbacks take on No. 8 LSU on Saturday night. They have beaten Top-10 ranked LSU teams three times since 2007. The Razorbacks were either...

Singleton scores late TD as Arkansas beats No. 4 Tennessee 19-14

Oct. 06, 2024 00:57 AM EDT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Malachi Singleton scored on an 11-yard run with 1:17 remaining to lift Arkansas to a 19-14 win over No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday night. The Razorbacks (4-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) overcame a 14-3 third-quarter deficit to notch their first home win...

No. 4 Tennessee Vols head to Arkansas looking to snap skid in Fayetteville

Oct. 03, 2024 14:46 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers are rested and about to be tested yet again on the road in the Southeastern Conference in a place where they haven't had much success. The Vols have lost their last three visits playing Arkansas in Fayetteville, a...

No. 4 Tennessee looks to remain among SEC leaders when the Vols visit an improved Arkansas squad

Oct. 03, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

No. 4 Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) at Arkansas (3-2, 1-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Tennessee by 13 1/2. Series record: Tennessee leads 13-6. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Tennessee appears to have...

No. 24 Texas A&M meets Arkansas once more at home of Cowboys, where Aggies have dominated

Sep. 26, 2024 11:16 AM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M coach Mike Elko had some fun with his players about facing Arkansas for the last time as a scheduled neutral site opponent inside the home of the Dallas Cowboys. The 24th-ranked Aggies will try to finish a run of dominance at AT&T Stadium...