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4Q :21: Dominique Johnson runs straight up the middle to cap a 10-play, 75-yard drive that only took 2:01. Johnson then ran up the middle for a 2-point conversion. Hogs 31, MSU 28

4Q 2:22: Will Rogers engineers a nine-play, 76-yard drive after the missed field goal and finds a wide open Jo’quavious Marks in the end zone to put Mississippi State back out in front. MSU 28, Hogs 23

4Q 7:27: Arkansas puts together a 10-play drive that stalled and Cam Little misses a 42-yard field goal attempt to the left. Hogs 23, MSU 21

4Q 11:41: Will Rogers manages to thread a pass into Rara Thomas (who wasn’t listed on the depth chart) for his second touchdown catch of the game, this time a 37-yarder. Hogs 23, MSU 21

4Q 14:10: KJ Jefferson finds his favorite target on a quick slant and Treylon Burks gets into the end zone to give Arkansas a cushion. Hogs 23, MSU 14

2Q 2:10: Mississippi State hits a 42-yard pass from Will Rogers to Makai Polk but Brandon Ruiz can’t convert a 46-yard field goal and the Hogs hold lead. Hogs 16, MSU 14

3Q 4:38: Arkansas answers with a 10-play, 42-yard drive over 3:37. Cam Little kicked his longest field goal of the season, a 51-yarder, that puts the Razorbacks back in front. Hogs 16, MSU 14

3Q 8:15: Mississippi State takes the second-half kickoff and drives 66 yards in 13 plays, eating up the first 6:36 of the third quarter and take the lead on a 6-yard pass from Will Rogers to Rara Thomas. MSU 14, Hogs 13

2Q :07: Will Rogers completes a 3-yard scoring pass to Jaden Walley to complete an 11-play, 73-yard drive and make it a one-score game at halftime. Hogs 13, MSU 7

2Q 3:21: Arkansas gets ball back after State’s missed field goal and goes 50 yards in nine plays before the drive stalls and Cam Little kicks a 48-yard field goal. Hogs 13, MSU 0

2Q 7:09: Brandon Ruiz misses 23-yard field goal and Mississippi State wastes drive deep into Arkansas territory. Hogs 10, MSU 0

First quarter ends with Mississippi State driving into Arkansas territory to the 28 as Will Rogers’ passes seem to be finding their targets better than earlier.

1Q 3:56: Dominique Johnson gets in from a yard out after KJ Jefferson nearly scored on a seven-play, 52-yard drive as Mississippi State’s Air Raid offense can’t complete a pass. Hogs 10, MSU 0

1Q 7:52: Arkansas gets a 25-yard pass from KJ Jefferson to Treylon Burks but end up settling for a 46-yard field goal from Cam Little. Hogs 3, MSU 0

Arkansas wins the toss, defers to second half.

GAME INFORMATION

Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Current Records: Arkansas (5-3, 1-3 SEC) vs. Mississippi State (5-3, 3-2 SEC)

Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 6 at 3 p.m.

Where: Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Ark.

TV/Streaming: SEC Network

Radio: HitThatLine.com, ESPN Arkansas 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and central Arkansas, 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home, SIRIUS 136/XM 191

Sportsbook Info (via SI Sportsbook)

Moneyline: Arkansas -200, Mississippi State +175

Spread: Arkansas -4.5, Mississippi +4.5

Total: 55.5 – Over: (-110), Under: (-105)

Arkansas gets back into SEC play this week when Mississippi State, one of the hottest teams in the league, comes to Fayetteville for a 3 p.m. game.

• With four games left to play, Arkansas enters Saturday afternoon’s game one win away from bowl eligibility. The Razorbacks are seeking their first six-win campaign since 2016 when Arkansas won seven regular-season games and punched its ticket to the 2016 Belk Bowl in Charlotte, N.C.

• The Hogs are 4-1 in home games this season, including 3-1 in contests played at Razorback Stadium. Arkansas last won five home games in 2015 and most recently won four games in Fayetteville in 2016.

• QB KJ Jefferson is one of the best at his position in all of college football. The Razorback signal-caller has thrown for 1,657 yards and 15 touchdowns while gaining 419 yards on the ground with five touchdowns. Jefferson is one of two SEC quarterbacks — and one of seven in the FBS — with 1,600+ passing yards and 400+ rushing yards on the year.

• RB Trelon Smith has run for a team-leading 459 yards and four scores through eight games this season. The speedster has scored nine rushing touchdowns in his last 13 games, averaging 70.6 rushing yards per game in that span. Powered by Smith’s legs, the Razorbacks boast the second- best rushing offense in the SEC and the fourth-best rushing attack in the country, averaging 249.0 yards per game.

• WR Treylon Burks leads Arkansas with 42 catches for 717 yards and seven touchdowns this season, hauling in 36.2 percent of the Razorbacks’ total completed passes (116). Burks currently ranks first among all SEC pass catchers in receiving yards (717) and receiving yards per game (89.6). The Warren native extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 28 against UAPB, becoming the ninth player in school history to eclipse 2,000 career receiving yards in the team’s lopsided win.