With three new starters on the offensive line, Arkansas struggled to run the ball and pass block in a narrow win over Louisiana Tech last week. Big 12 battle that both teams need to win in order to increase their chances of playing in a January bowl game. “We understand Arkansas is a lot more talented as a defense, a lot more athletic, a lot more physical one than the one we just played”. Against TCU’s rebuilt and young offensive line, will the Razorbacks’ defensive front, maybe the No. 1 strength of this team, control the line of scrimmage, harass Hill into mistakes, and provide another edge for the Hogs? A fonder memory for TCU when it comes to this series is when the Frogs blew out the Razorbacks 54-26 in Fayetteville during the 1990 season, their most recent victory against Arkansas. “Our guys have been scarred”. I know that after a Hogs victory, a little massage, and a bottle of Old English, all will be in harmony again.
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“We never stopped believing”, Bielema said.
Arkansas entered halftime up 13-0, and according to Mendez, it marked the first time the Horned Frogs were shut out in the first half of a regular-season game since they faced Oklahoma State in October 2013. TCU head coach Gary Patterson may have said that Hill doesn’t have one go-to receiver, but if you had to pick any candidate, Williams is by far the frontrunner from what we saw against South Dakota State. “They’re going to be upset when they watch the film”. The Hogs went 58 yards in four plays and 56 seconds with Austin Allen (17-of-29, 223 yards, three TDs) hitting Keon Hatcher for a 16-yard touchdown.
“Well, opening statement: We want to keep you in your seat for four quarters and some”, Bielema chuckled.
Week two of the college football season is quite a letdown after a loaded first weekend.
In the second overtime, it was Allen reaching the end zone again on a quarterback keeper to win the game, a play that was almost identical to one he’d been stuffed on earlier in the game and one he scored on to give Fayetteville High School one of Allen’s two high school state championships in Arkansas. “They told me they didn’t think they had a play ready that would work”. Arkansas went first and their touchdown was matched with TCU’s. On the 2 point conversion, Hatcher completed a trick play pass to Allen to tie the game at 28, and Dan Skipper blocked a TCU field goal to win, sending the game to overtime. He accumulated 295 all-purpose yards on Saturday night, giving him 472 all-purpose yards through the first two games of the season.
With Ward on the sidelines nursing an injured right shoulder, backup Kyle Postma ran 39 yards for a score in the first quarter in a game that lasted six hours, 18 minutes.
Running back Rawleigh Williams III led the Razorbacks’ rushing attack with 96 yards on 24 carries.
Fort Worth, your TCU team might not have won the football game, but you won the day. Austin Allen took a planned QB keeper three yards in before being met by the Horned Frogs defense. Arkansas wasn’t getting any Top 25 votes going in, so a surge into the rankings appears unlikely.
Arkansas Razorbacks travel to Texas to face off with the TCU Horned Frogs.
Against TCU, Allen led the Razorbacks on a game-tying drive in the final minutes, even catching the tying 2-point conversion, and he also threw a touchdown in the first overtime.
Kenny Hill made another awful throw for an interception this week, but this time an Arkansas linebacker took it back for a touchdown.
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At the end of the second half, TCU surged back.
