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LIVE BLOG: Hogs still have never won game in Columbia

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LIVE BLOG: Hogs still have never won game in Columbia

Missouri proved for the fifth straight time they somehow manage to get a win over Arkansas when the game is played in Columbia.

The Tigers held on in the fourth quarter for a 29-27 win Friday afternoon.

Arkansas has never won a football game in Missouri … and they have managed to lose in some pretty interesting ways.

Now they get another shot.

The Razorbacks (6-5 on the season) are qualified for a bowl, but there’s no idea where the SEC office will slot them while the Tigers (5-6) are just looking to get qualified for a bowl game.

After appearing to get everybody back healthy on offense, now the defense may be short. Earlier this week, Hogs coach Sam Pittman and linebackers Drew Sanders and Chris Paul didn’t sound like they expected senior Bumper Pool to be there.

“He’s pretty beat up,” Pittman said at his press conference Monday.

There are other questions, based on some social media gossip and guessing about another defensive starter, but no sense in speculating now … we’ll know pretty quickly

Keep up with all the action on the live blog here with photos when they become available and Zoom coverage after the game.

First Quarter

The weather is expected to remain sunny with temperatures in the mid to low 50’s with no significant winds. No excuses about weather in either direction things go.

• Razorbacks get the opening kickoff and go backwards three net yards and have to give it up to Missouri. Left tackle Luke Jones gives up a huge sack on third down and with that the Hogs scored just one opening drive that scored points all season.

• 1Q 9:34: Tigers get on the board first taking the punt and quarterback Brady Cook making the big plays  against the Hogs’ defense before the drive stalled. Harris Mevis kicks a 40-yard field goal to give Missouri the lead. Tigers 3, Hogs 0

• 1Q 5:26: Razorbacks answer Mizzou’s score with solid drive, going 75 yards in nine plays. The biggest play was a pass from KJ Jefferson to Matt Landers, who added some nifty footwork for a 37-yard gain. Jefferson ran un-touched up the middle for the final three yards and the lead. Hogs 7, Tigers 3

• 1Q 2:56: This might turn into a track meet. Mizzou with Cook completing two passes (to Mookie Cooper and Dominec Lovett) totaling 52 yards. The Tigers go 75 yards in just seven plays to take lead back If Hogs don’t find a way to get defensive stops, hope you took the over. Tigers 10, Hogs 7

As the first quarter comes to an end, Cook still has the hot hand and has Missouri on the Hogs’ 9-yard line.

Second Quarter

• 2Q 14:56: Okay, this is not shaping up like anyone predicted. The Hogs’ defense hasn’t stopped Cook and the Missouri offense yet while the Hogs’ offense just doesn’t appear to be running like a well-oiled machine, either. Cook runs up the middle for a nine-yard scoring run. Missouri has 200 yards total offense while the Hogs have just 81. There were warning signs of this nobody wanted to pay much attention to against Ole Miss. Tigers 17, Hogs 7

• 2Q 9:26: Wide receiver Matt Landers does it again for the Hogs, hauling in a 27-yard 50-50 shot from Jefferson down the left sideline at the end zone. Tigers 17, Hogs 14

• 2Q 5:26: Hogs struggling to figure out a way to stop Brady Cook, who has 56 more yards rushing than Arkansas does total. This time, though, linebacker Chris Paul gets a big third-down stop and the Tigers have to settle for a field goal. Tigers 20, Hogs 14

• 2Q 1:35: Offense finally seems straightened out as Jefferson directs nice 11-play, 75-yard drive and gets the final eight to Raheim Sanders on a little wheel route Mizzou didn’t appear interested in stopping. Hogs 21, Tigers 2

Half ends with Missouri appearing to go conservative and be content down by a single point.

• 3Q 10:09: Missouri starts chasing point early in the second half and the Hogs make them pay as Hudson Clark picks off Cook in the end zone on a two-point pass and nearly broke it for two points the other way. The Tigers took the second-half kickoff and methodically drove 75 yards in 10 plays, converting a fourth down to score on a 23-yard pass from Cook to Luther Burden down the left sideline … which grabs back lead. Tigers 26, Hogs 20

3Q 5:32: KJ Jefferson throws his fourth interception of the year to Daylen Carnell, then the Tigers have a touchdown wiped off on a holding penalty, but settle for a 29-yard field goal from Mevis. Tigers 29, Hogs 21

3Q 1:43: Hogs answer with a 46-yard field goal from Cam Little after a 10-play drive that stalled. Tigers 29, Hogs 24

Fourth Quarter

4Q 12:40: Razorbacks get first-and-10 inside the 10 and end up having to settle for another Little field goal, this time from 20 yards out to make it yet another Hogs-Tigers game coming down to the fourth quarter. Tigers 29, Hogs 27

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Listen to Hogs-Tigers on ESPN Arkansas radio stations or right here

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Arkansas wants a win today, but Missouri may actually need one more.

The Razorbacks are already bowl-eligible and will be looking to improve what game the SEC office selects them for while the Tigers are just trying to get eligible for any bowl game.

It will kick off at 2:30 p.m. on CBS and fuboTV.

How to Watch-Listen

Who: Missouri Tigers (5-6, 2-5 SEC) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-5, 3-4 SEC)

What: Last game of regular season.

When: Friday, Nov. 25, 2:30 p.m.

Where: Memorial Stadium at Faurot Field (76,000 cap.) | Columbia (Mo.)

Watch: CBS (Tom McCarthy, Rick Neuheisel and Sherree Burress)

Listen Online: HitThatLine.com

On Radio: ESPN Arkansas 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home

Sam Pittman (Ted McClenning / HitThatLine.com)

Game Notes

• The Razorbacks, bowl eligible for the third straight year, wrap up the regular season this weekend, traveling to Columbia, Mo., for this year’s edition of the Battle Line Rivalry. Kickoff between Arkansas and Missouri is set for 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, at Faurot Field on CBS.

• Arkansas heads into this weekend’s clash having never won a game played in Columbia. The Hogs’ last road win against the Tigers came in 1944, when Arkansas, led by head coach Glen Rose, defeated Missouri, 7-6, in St. Louis.

• With last weekend’s win over Ole Miss, Arkansas reached the six-win mark for the second straight season and is headed to a bowl game for the third season in a row. Sam Pittman is the fourth Arkansas head coach in history to lead the Razorbacks to a bowl game in each of his first three seasons, joining Lou Holtz (1977-79), Ken Hatfield (1984-86) and Houston Nutt (1998-00).

KJ Jefferson (Ted McClenning / HitThatLine.com)

• Quarterback KJ Jefferson does his damage through the air and on the ground. Jefferson has completed 165-of-244 passes (67.6%) for 2,149 yards and 20 touchdowns with just three interceptions while rushing for 472 yards and six scores in eight games. Despite missing two contests, Jefferson, who has eight career games with both a passing and rushing touchdown, is one of two SEC quarterbacks with 20 passing touchdowns and five or more rushing scores this season.

Raheim Sanders (Walt Beazley / Arkansas Communications)

• RB Raheim ‘Rocket’ Sanders is the Hogs’ leading rusher through 11 games, totaling 1,379 yards and 10 scores on 209 carries (6.6 avg.). Sanders, who ranks second in the SEC in rushing yards (1,379) and rushing yards per game (125.4), also has 25 catches for 249 yards and a touchdown to lead the SEC in total all-purpose yards (1,628) this season.

Ketron Jackson, Matt Landers (Walt Beazley / Arkansas Communications)

• Wide receiver Matt Landers, a transfer from Toledo, has recorded 40 catches for a team-leading 701 yards and a team-high six touchdowns through 11 contests, including a pair of multi- touchdown games this season. Landers’ 701 receiving yards are the most by an Arkansas pass catcher not named Wide receiver Treylon Burks since WR Drew Morgan tallied 739 receiving yards in 13 games during the 2016 campaign.

Drew Sanders (Ted McClenning / HitThatLine.com)

• Linebacker Drew Sanders has emerged as one of the top defensive playmakers in college football this season, racking up 96 total tackles with a team-leading 12.5 tackles for loss and a team-high 8.5 sacks through 11 games. His 8.5 sacks are the most by a Razorback defender since defensive end Chris Smith totaled 8.5 sacks in 2013, tied for eighth most in a season in school history. Sanders currently leads the SEC in sacks, sitting a half-sack ahead of Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (8.0).

Game notes from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.

Spencer gets career high in opening Paradise Jam with win

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Spencer gets career high in opening Paradise Jam with win

ST. THOMAS, USVI — Arkansas (6-0) earned a hard-fought win over Northern Arizona (3-3) in the first of three games at the Paradise Jam.

NAU led for 10 minutes in the first half, but after a 12-0 run by Arkansas before halftime, the Razorbacks never looked back.

Samara Spencer played a big role in the Razorbacks finding a roll, finishing with a career-high 27 points off 10 field goals. With the 82-73 win, coach Mike Neighbors secured his 200th career win.

The Razorbacks could not capitalize on the first two possessions, but a Saylor Poffenbarger 3-pointer got Arkansas on the board.

The game was tied at 7-7 with 6:01 left in he first, but Spencer knocked down a 3-pointer to put the Razorbacks back up by one, 10-9.

NAU then went on a 7-2 run, as Arkansas trailed 16-12 at the media timeout with 3:37 left in the first quarter.

Arkansas started to heat up with huge thanks to Makayla Daniels, whose 3-point play put the Razorbacks back ahead, 17-16. The Razorbacks had the 20-18 advantage after the first 10 minutes of play.

NAU took the lead back off a 3-pointer and put up another one on the next possession to retake the lead by four.

Poffenbarger continued to perform on both ends of the floor with a spin move to the basket, as the Razorbacks trailed 26-24 halfway through the second quarter.

A Spencer triple put the Razorbacks back ahead, 31-29, with a little over two minutes left in the game. The Razorbacks kept cruising with a Poffenbarger 3-pointer and a Spencer layup just before the buzzer sounded.

Arkansas trailed for the better part of the second quarter but closed out the frame on a 12-0 run to lead 38-29 at the half.

The Lumberjacks came out of the locker room on a 5-0 run.

Erynn Barnum gave the Razorbacks their first basket out of halftime off a layup. Arkansas then went on an 8-2 run.

NAU knocked down a 3-pointer to cut the Razorback lead to seven. At the media timeout, Arkansas had the 48-39 advantage.

Arkansas took a 20-point lead following a Maryam Dauda layup and a free throw. NAU made a 3-pointer to finish the third, as the Razorbacks were ahead, 61-46 after 30 minutes of play.

Spencer could not be stopped in the paint, as a layup got her up to 20 points for her second 20-piece of the season. Arkansas led 65-51 a few minutes into the fourth quarter.

An NAU 3-point play helped the Lumberjacks get within eight, but a Spencer 3-pointer pushed the Razorbacks back up by double digits.

NAU drained another 3-pointer to cut the Arkansas lead to seven with a little under seven minutes in the game.

Barnum got a layup and Spencer followed with another layup to inch up to 27 points, as Arkansas led by 12 with 1:29 left in the game.

After NAU cut the lead down to single digits once again, Arkansas was clutch down the stretch, making 5-of-6 shots from the line in the final minute.

Arkansas pulled away with an 82-73 win.

Hogs Highlights

• Spencer logged a career-high 27 points off 10-of-21 shooting from the field. She tallied three 3-pointers, as well as drew 10 fouls, pulled down four rebounds and captured four steals

• Daniels was solid once again with 18 points off 5-of-10 shooting. She was 8-of-9 from the charity stripe and drew eight fouls, logged four assists and had two steals
Poffenbarger was dealing today with a career-high 13 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal

• Barnum logged seven points and seven boards

• The Razorbacks continue to outrebound opponents, doing so tonight, 42-38
Arkansas forced 28 turnovers

Next Game

Arkansas will take the late shift tomorrow at the Paradise Jam, as the team is scheduled to play Clemson at 7 p.m. Coverage of that game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.

Hogs get ugly overtime win that will be measured in March

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Hogs get ugly overtime win that will be measured in March

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — When everybody quits complaining about this win, they’ll realize Arkansas’ overtime win will help.

Whatever that magic formula is they use in March will count this as a win over a ranked team without maybe their best player for the Razorbacks.

Don’t get too worried about a 74-70 win by the No. 9 Hogs over No. 17 San Diego State on Wednesday night in the last game of the Maui Jim Invitational over in Hawaii.

Both of these teams were worn out, but the Hogs had a bigger, more talented team and that paid off somehow getting to overtime, then hanging on.

No, the Razorbacks didn’t play their best. It was downright sloppy in the first half and most of the second half.

They got it to some extra time mainly on the experience and strength of senior Kamani Johnson and sophomore transfer Trevon Brazile.

Johnson, who hasn’t seen an awful lot of playing time lately, had 7 points and 7 rebounds. They came at the point of a game it looked like the Hogs didn’t simply have the energy to win in the second half.

Brazile, though, had maybe his best game. He led the Hogs with 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds but it was a dive for a loose ball with 7 seconds left and the awareness to call a quick timeout that got the thing to overtime.

Anthony Black (Maui Invitational)

Actually, it set up a Johnson rebound and put-back of Anthony Black’s missed layup with a couple of seconds to go that added the points to get there.

In overtime Johnson controlled things, grabbing rebounds on both ends, getting a couple of steals and hitting free throws.

Yes, the Hogs played bad in the first half and most of the second half.

Fans should take the win, however. In March it’s still a win over a ranked team on a neutral floor without maybe their best player.

Most importantly, though, these Hogs showed something that really can’t be measured fighting through dead legs after three games in three days, two of them against ranked teams.

That will be measured in March.

How to watch-listen to Razorbacks-San Diego State tonight

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How to watch-listen to Razorbacks-San Diego State tonight

LAHAINA, Hawaii — The ninth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks will face No. 15/17 San Diego State in the third-place game of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational tonight.

Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2.

How to Watch-Listen

Who: No. 9/9 Arkansas Razorbacks (4-1, 0-0 SEC) vs No. 15/17 San Diego State Aztecs (4-1, 0-0 Mountain West)

What: Maui Jim Maui Invitational third-place game.

When: Wednesday, Nov. 23, 9 p.m.

Where: Lahaina, Hawai’i (Lahaina Civic Center)

Watch: ESPN2 and fuboTV (John Schriffen and Daymeon Fishback)

Listen Online: HitThatLine.com

On Radio: ESPN Arkansas 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home

Game Notes

• This will be the third meeting between Arkansas and San Diego State. Arkansas won the first two meetings ­­— both on neutral courts but played in the state of Arkansas. The Dec. ‘81 encounter came in Pine Bluff, Ark., and meeting the Dec. ‘85 encounter came in Little Rock.

• While the Razorbacks and Aztecs have only met twice … both coming in the 1980’s, San Diego State is a familiar foe to Razorback head coach Eric Musselman. Not only did Musselman grow up in San Diego and attended the University of San Diego, but San Diego State was Nevada’s chief rival while Musselman was head coach of the Wolf Pack.

• Eric Musselman was just 3-7 versus San Diego State while at Nevada. To put those seven losses into perspective, Muss was only lost 34 total games at Nevada, including 21 versus Mountain West foes.

• Not only do Eric Musselman and Brian Dutcher have playing against each other as ties…

• Musselman’s dad (Bill) was head coach at the University of Minnesota and Dutcher’s dad (Jim) followed Musselman as Gophers’ head coach.

• Dutcher and Musselman rank five and six, respectively, among active NCAA Division I head coaches in winning percentage (with at least five years with Division I wins). Dutcher has a .750 win percentage in 6 years and Musselman has a .748 win percentage in 8 years.

Game notes from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.

Grant Hall on talk about officiating in Hogs’ loss to Creighton

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Grant Hall on talk about officiating in Hogs’ loss to Creighton

After a close loss in the Maui Invitational on Tuesday night, Razorback fans upset over officiating, a long-standing tradition.

Nashville Sports Radio’s Bill King on Hogs’ chances against Missouri

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Nashville Sports Radio’s Bill King on Hogs’ chances against Missouri

Despite Tigers playing better on defense this year, he still thinks Razorbacks should come away with first win in Columbia.

Pig Trail Nation’s Alyssa Orange on how Hogs’ lineup may shake out

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Pig Trail Nation’s Alyssa Orange on how Hogs’ lineup may shake out

When Nick Smith returns, some minutes will be altered for players getting time while he’s out but big things expected.

Halftime Pod Presented By Eastside Liquor- November 23, 2022

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Halftime Pod Presented By Eastside Liquor- November 23, 2022

Hogs Fall to Jays; Thanksgiving Traditions Guests- Grant Hall, Alyssa Orange and Bill King

Halftime is LIVE for our last show of the week. Join Phil Elson, Matt Jones, Matt Travis for Hogs talk and more

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Halftime is LIVE for our last show of the week. Join Phil Elson, Matt Jones, Matt Travis for Hogs talk and more

Grant Hall today at 11:15.

Alyssa Orange from PTN at 12:15.

Bill King of WNSR at 1:15

Bud Light Next Morning Rush Podcast: What did you think of the refs last night?

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Bud Light Next Morning Rush Podcast: What did you think of the refs last night?

Tye & Tommy on the loss to Creighton, Thanksgiving foods you have to have and more!

 

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