COLUMBIA, Mo. — Arkansas made the best of a hostile environment and a 28-21 loss came down to the last play of the game. Literally.
Taylen Green’s pass to a crowd of players at the end zone that included Luke Hasz and Isaac TeSlaa was knocked down as the game ended.
Considering his well-documented hip issues and the weather for Arkansas’ game with Missouri today, Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman going to the pressbox isn’t a bad idea. Call it what you will, but he struggles to walk and a slip could have serious implications.
The Hogs have never won in Columbia before … as in ever. There were high hopes they could break that streak this season, but nobody was accounting for the weather conditions that are in the 20’s, a snow-covered field and an 80 percent chance of heavy snow throughout the game.
Offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino and defensive coordinator Travis Williams managed the game from the sidelines with Pittman in the coaches box. He will be on a headset and a better view of the whole field than normal.
We’ll have whatever highlights and scoring plays from the game:
1Q 2:23: Weather slowing both offenses as players finding footing treacherous. After a Taylen Green fumble recovered when hit by Johnny Walker and Missouri recovered. They drove 40 yards in eight plays, taking advantage of a couple of penalties, including a pass interference call to set up a 2-yard scoring run by Marcus Carroll and an early lead. Tigers 7, Hogs 0
2Q 9:42: After the Razorbacks had a touchdown run by Rodney Hill taken off the board on a holding penalty, they overcome it when Missouri has a pair of penalties against Chuck Hicks for holding and locking up with Luke Hasz for whatever dumb reason. La’Quinden Jackson walked into the end zone on the next play from the 2. Hogs 7, Tigers 7
3Q 11:41: Arkansas defensive lineman Landon Jackson took a shot towards the head making a tackle late in the first half, but as the second half was starting, SEC Network reporters said athletics director Hunter Yurachek said he was responsive, moving extremities and taken across the street to the hospital. Yurachek apparently indicated to the SEC Network people it was more of a precautionary move than anything else, although he was reporting pain in his neck. On the Razorbacks’ first possession of the second half, they took the second-half kickoff and drove 50 yards in six plays to score on a 12-yard run by Green. Hogs 14, Tigers 7
3Q 3:06: Missouri moving the ball on the ground consistently after Jackson out. They get the ball back after Razorbacks’ score grind 57 yards in 16 plays and Blake Craig kicks a 28-yard field goal. Hogs 14, Tigers 10
4Q 13:45: Jackson fumbles as Razorbacks turn it over again to Missouri in a problem they’ve suffered all season long. The Tigers move 34 yards in eight plays with Carroll scoring from the 1. Tigers 17, Hogs 14
4Q 9:39: Missouri drives 73 yards in five plays and Craig comes in to kick a 34-yard field goal. Tiger 20, Hogs 14
4Q 4:19: Razorbacks offensive coordinator will get a ton of credit for a fourth-and-8 call that Green rolled to the right and Andrew Armstrong stretched to make a catch that kept the drive alive. J. Jackson came on to run up the middle from 9 yards out to re-take the lead. Hogs 21, Tigers 20
4Q 1:53: Missouri quarterback Brady Cook drops back after the two-minute timeout, sees a wide open field in front of him and sprints 30 yards untouched up the middle for a score. On a 2-point conversion attempt, Cook takes a reverse handoff and flips a pass to a wide open Luther Burden a touchdown lead. Tigers 28, Hogs 21
