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Jackson, Green lead potent ground game and Arkansas tops UAB 37-27 after trailing by two touchdowns
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Ja’Quinden Jackson ran for 147 yards and a touchdown and Taylen Green picked up 96 yards on the ground with two scores as Arkansas beat Alabama-Birmingham 37-27 on Saturday. Jackson’s score, a 16-yard dash early in the third quarter, broke a 20-all tie...
Gordon scores TD, 2-pt conversion in 2nd OT, and No. 16 Oklahoma St. rallies to beat Arkansas 39-31
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Ollie Gordon II's 12-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion catch in the second overtime pushed No. 16 Oklahoma State past Arkansas 39-31 on Saturday. Gordon, last season’s Doak Walker Award winner as the nation’s best running back, was held to 49...
Ollie Gordon II, No. 16 Oklahoma State look for a win against SEC opponent Arkansas
Arkansas (1-0) at No. 16 Oklahoma State (1-0), Saturday, Noon ET (ABC). BetMGM College Football Odds: Oklahoma State by 7 1/2. Series record: Arkansas leads 30-15-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Oklahoma State believes reaching the College Football...
No. 16 Oklahoma State and Arkansas are playing for the first time since 1980
It seems odd that Oklahoma State and Arkansas, with their campuses roughly 180 miles apart, haven't played each other since the Jimmy Carter administration. Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said it makes sense for the schools to finally renew the series. His 16th-ranked Cowboys host...
Transfer QB Green leads Arkansas to 70-0 win over UAPB as Hogs post largest win in almost a century
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Taylen Green, a transfer quarterback from Boise State, led unranked Arkansas to seven first-half touchdowns on seven possessions, and Arkansas cruised to a 70-0 win over FCS-level Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday night. Green had 219 yards passing in his one...
Pressure on Arkansas coach Sam Pittman as Razorbacks seek strong start against Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Arkansas in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU) BetMGM College Football Odds: Arkansas by 49 1/2. Series record: Arkansas leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman is on the hot...
Seat warms for Arkansas coach Sam Pittman, with hopes of fixes on defense and new faces on offense
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Sam Pittman acknowledges what he faces heading into the 2024 season, his fifth as Arkansas football coach. Another year like the last and he likely will no longer carry that title in December. The Razorbacks are coming off a 4-8 season with a 1-7 record in...
Pick-Six: Sam Pittman, Billy Napier, Dave Aranda are coaches in need of change of trajectory in '24
Self-awareness is one of the endearing traits that made Arkansas fans embrace Sam Pittman during his first two seasons as coach of the Razorbacks. Pittman's honesty is admirable, even if his approval rating in Fayetteville has plummeted after going 4-8 last season. ...
Sam Pittman is on the hot seat at Arkansas, and he brought in former Hogs coach Bobby Petrino as OC
DALLAS (AP) — Arkansas coach Sam Pittman made a headline-grabbing hire in the offseason when he brought Bobby Petrino back to Fayetteville as offensive coordinator. Petrino was head coach of the Razorbacks from 2008-11, but was fired after a scandal involving an extramarital affair...
