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Razorbacks’ road matchup with Georgia set for 11 a.m. on ESPN

Go ahead and plan brunch for Arkansas’ first road trip to Athens against Georgia.

The league office released the start time at 11 a.m. on Oct. 2 and it could be a high-profile game, depending on what the Razorbacks do Saturday against Texas A&M.

The second-ranked Bulldogs are overwhelming favorites in a road matchup this week with Vanderbilt, but the 16th-ranked Hogs should have a tough matchup at AT&T Stadium against the seventh-ranked Aggies this week.

The two teams have met 11 times since the Razorbacks joined the SEC in 1992. The Bulldogs have won nine of those matchups and lead the all-time series 11-4.

Two earlier bowl matchups saw the Hogs down Georgia in the 1968 Sugar Bowl to cap a 10-win season, then a win in the Cotton Bowl in the 1975 Cotton Bowl for another 10-win year and conference title.

Georgia defeated Arkansas, 37-10, last year, the Hogs’ first game under coach Sam Pittman.

The game will be played in Samford Stadium, one of the oldest venues in the SEC. It is the fifth time they have played there with each team winning twice in the previous meetings.

Both teams are undefeated starting the last 75% of the schedule.

Georgia quarterback JT Daniels missed the second week of the season with an injury, but returned last week.

Arkansas has been running the ball, but had some eye-popping passing numbers in the win over Georgia Southern last week, including a 91-yard catch-and-run with quarterback KJ Jefferson throwing a wide receiver screen to Treylon Burks and he out-ran everybody to the end zone.

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Tye & Tommy on the win over Georgia Southern, Sam Pittman’s comments plus Tom Murphy!

 

KJ Jefferson put up big numbers Saturday, but inconsistent with throws

Tom Murphy of the Democrat-Gazette talked Monday’s morning about KJ Jefferson’s passing day in 45-10 win over Georgia Southern.

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How high did Hogs jump? Sunday’s polls make Aggies’ game a big one

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Arkansas has equaled last year’s three wins to start this season and now the biggest game in years sets up this Saturday at AT&T Stadium.

The Razorbacks jumped to No. 16 in the Associated Press poll released Sunday and No. 18 in the USA TODAY Coaches’ poll.

The Texas Aggies are 7th in the AP, 5th with the coaches.

A&M has the better players, if you go by recruiting rankings, but Hogs coach Sam Pittman said after a 45-10 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday that’s not what he really thinks about.

“We don’t have to have the best players,” he said. “We just have to have the best team.”

Saturday will be the first time the Hogs have had a Top 25 matchup since 2016 when they played four games.

Move that to the side, though. It didn’t work out particularly well for Arkansas, losing all four matchups by a combined score of 67-188 (Texas A&M, Auburn, Alabama and LSU).

The Hogs are one of seven SEC teams ranked in the Top 25 right now and have five of them on the schedule, starting with the Aggies this week.

For the next month, every Razorback opponent will offer an opportunity to climb heights in the polls nobody gave them a chance to reach in the preseason.

All but Auburn (23) are ranked ahead of the Hogs in the polls.

Arkansas has not cracked the Top 15 in any of the polls since 2012, where they started high and slid out of the rankings completely in the one forgettable year of the John L. Smith circus act.

Kickoff Saturday is at 2:30 p.m. and it will be on CBS.

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Tye & John David on the 45-10 win, looking ahead to A&M plus Hudson Clark in studio!

 

HOG REACTION: Arkansas beats Georgia Southern 45-10

Derek and Drew react to the win and take your calls!

Pittman after Hogs’ dominate Georgia Southern on Saturday evening

Arkansas coach Sam Pittman didn’t have many negative things after rolling over Eagles; Texas A&M next week.

Burks on big touchdown run; Jefferson’s big day throwing in 45-10 win

Treylon Burks and KJ Jefferson after the win over the Eagles on the Razorbacks’ dominating offensive output.

Williams, Catalon on defense’s play shutting down Georgia Southern

Arkansas’ defense pitched a shutout in the second half against the Eagles behind Tre Williams, Jalen Catalon.