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Cam Little picks up another SEC Freshman of Week award

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Cam Little picks up another SEC Freshman of Week award

For the second time this season, Arkansas kicker Cam Little has garnered SEC Freshman of the Week honors.

On a day when Mississippi State kept missing field goals, the Moore, Okla., native made them for a 31-28 win that got the Razorbacks bowl eligible with a sixth win.

He drilled 3-of-4 field goals, with makes from 46, 48 and a career-long 51 yards.

Little became the first Arkansas kicker since at least 1997 to connect on three field goals of more than 45 in the same game.

His 51-yard field goal was the longest by a freshman Razorback kicker since Zach Hocker’s 51-yarder in 2010 against South Carolina.

The rookie leads all FBS freshmen with 14 made field goals this season.

Earlier this season, Little connected on four field goals in Arkansas’ 20-10 victory over No. 7 Texas A&M to earn his first career freshman of the week recognition.

Little is the first Razorback to win the award twice in the same season since Dre Greenlaw (2015).

Little is up to $140 in donations to Down Syndrome Connection of Northwest Arkansas. He is contributing $10 for every made field goal to the cause.

The Razorbacks travel to Baton Rouge to face LSU this weekend at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network.

Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.

Halftime is LIVE! Hogs beat State, CFB,NFL, a Pop Quiz and more… 877-377-6963

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Halftime is LIVE! Hogs beat State, CFB,NFL, a Pop Quiz and more… 877-377-6963

11:30 – Connor O’Gara

Hogs Survive Miss State; Dominique Johnson Takes Reins; 3 Up, 3 Down; Crossover Season Officially Begins and more! Call or text, 877-377-6963

Democrat-Gazette’s Tom Murphy: Breaking down Hogs’ win over Bulldogs

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Democrat-Gazette’s Tom Murphy: Breaking down Hogs’ win over Bulldogs

Looking at 31-28 win over Mississippi State from both sides of the ball on The Morning Rush on ESPN Arkansas.

Bud Light Seltzer Morning Rush Podcast: Going Bowling!

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Bud Light Seltzer Morning Rush Podcast: Going Bowling!

Tye & Tommy on the win over MSU, Tom Murphy joins, standing/sitting at games and more!

 

The Morning Rush is LIVE!!!

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The Morning Rush is LIVE!!!

The Morning Rush is live on a Hot Take Monday!!

Huddle Up Episode 10: BACK TO BACK

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Huddle Up Episode 10: BACK TO BACK

John David & Tye talk about the win over MSU!

 

Arkansas has earned right to have some luck like win over Bulldogs

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Arkansas has earned right to have some luck like win over Bulldogs

Sam Pittman didn’t use the word “luck” after Arkansas’ 31-28 win over Mississippi State on Saturday.

He simply called it “fortunate.”

It was all of that and maybe a little more. In the end, though, the Razorbacks earned every bit of that fortunate win.

First of all, Bulldogs kicker Nolan McCord, bless his heart, missed three field goals. That includes a 40-yarder as time expired that would have tied the game and put it into overtime.

“I knew they were going to miss it,” Pittman said after the game.

He was kidding. He was just hoping.

“Oh, shoot,” he added. “I hate it for the kid and all of that, but I told them after the end of the game when there’s no time on the clock, all anybody cares about is who won. They completed three good balls there, went right down the middle.”

Now that’s what folks will be discussing … or should be.

Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers shredded the Hogs’ secondary for 417 yards. The Bulldogs’ kicker ended nearly as many drives as Arkansas’ secondary.

Still, though, the Hogs pulled out a win, mainly because KJ Jefferson has developed into an SEC quarterback that can make plays when he needs to make them. Sometimes that includes throwing an incompletion on purpose.

He directed a 10-play, 75-yard drive that almost was de-railed on a fourth-and-1 on the Mississippi State 25. Jefferson rolled to his right and threw it into the ground but it didn’t matter because the Bulldogs were called for holding Treylon Burks.

“I kept saying to (Kendal) Briles on the headset ‘Get the first down. Get the first down,’” Pittman said. “Obviously, he had shut me off at that time because he was rolling out. I said get the first down. We’ve got two timeouts. Get the first down. Get the first down.

“He knows that I mean run the football. But  it changed big time. I saw the flag. I didn’t know if it was on them or us, but I sure was hoping.

“Somebody up top said they got a holding call. I figured at that point we’d have a pretty good chance to score.”

You’d assume he was referring to the coaches in the pressbox.

But considering the way things were going you have to at least wonder, right?

No, the Hogs earned the right to win the game … with or without luck.

In fact, Arkansas has earned the right to come out on top in a game like that.

Plenty have gone the other way.

Hogs coach Sam Pittman: ‘I knew he was going to miss it’ on final FG attempt

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Hogs coach Sam Pittman: ‘I knew he was going to miss it’ on final FG attempt

No, he was just kidding but that was what he was hoping when Mississippi State tried a last-second field goal to tie.

KJ Jefferson, Bumper Pool: Getting bowl eligible big deal for Razorbacks

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KJ Jefferson, Bumper Pool: Getting bowl eligible big deal for Razorbacks

Winning sixth game by beating Mississippi State on Saturday huge step forward for Hogs after recent years.

Dominique Johnson, Treylon Burks, Grant Morgan: How big 31-28 win was

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Dominique Johnson, Treylon Burks, Grant Morgan: How big 31-28 win was

Three of the key Razorbacks in downing Mississippi State recapping the game, importance to program.

GAMEDAY BLOG: Johnson puts Hogs into 31-28 lead with 21 seconds left

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GAMEDAY BLOG: Johnson puts Hogs into 31-28 lead with 21 seconds left

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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.

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