After 33 years years of separation, Arkansas and Texas are conference rivals. From Arkansas’s last season in the Southwest Conference, the Razorbacks have dominated the series, winning five of their seven meetings. But this team is arguably the best Texas team Arkansas’s faced since 2004 when Vince Young was quarterback.
Texas has some of the best talent in the country, with a star QB, Quinn Ewers, at the helm. However, the team is relatively untested. The Longhorn’s hardest game of the season came against Georgia, where they lost 30-15. The second-best opponent they’ve faced so far is Vandy, who nearly knocked them off, too.
Arkansas has had a tough season, but it also has the fifth-best offense in the country in terms of total yards, and the Hogs have faced very tough defenses like Ole Miss and Tennessee. The problem is scoring. Can the Razorbacks finally get in the endzone consistently, or will Texas get the leg up in the new SEC conference rivalry? Here are the Razorbacker’s thoughts on the game:
Matthew
Playing at home, Arkansas can be another agent of chaos in a year full of surprises in college football. But do the Hogs have the firepower to keep pace with a Texas offense that could take advantage of a suspect Arkansas defense?
Ater what Ole Miss just did to the Razorbacks’ secondary, that’s hard to envision. Texas is also stout against the run, which is whatArkansasdoes best so it could be tough going when the home team has the football. In the end, Texas will have too much firepower on offense.
Texas 35 – Arkansas 20
Antonio
Although the No. 3 Texas Longhorns 8-1 (4-1 SEC) and Arkansas Razorbacks 5-4 (3-3 SEC) are classic rivals, their rivalry does not receive the respect it merits, especially in our current historical period, where a thirst for genuine history is increasingly waning.
