“It’s just more of a dedication game for them”. Missouri has been struggling to replace the dynamic ability that the suspended Maty Mauk brought to the quarterback position, and while tailback Russell Hansbrough has improved as he’s gotten healthier this year he’s still been hamstrung against opposing defenses who aren’t afraid to crowd the box to stop him. It was yet another huge blow to a team that has been on the wrong end of the scoreboard in several close games in 2015.
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“I haven’t made a decision about that yet”, Collins said. The junior would move into second place on the school’s all-time leading rushing list, behind only former great Darren McFadden, with 183 yards on the ground on Friday.
With the once downtrodden Owls, who now sit at 10-2, on the brink of a conference title and a possible New Year’s Six bowl berth, it’s easy to see why Rhule would interest the athletic directors of high-profile programs looking for a new head coach.
In addition to his joke about cleaning out his office in the morning, Pinkel also showed a lighter side while talking about Arkansas coach Bret Bielema. Time of possession ended in a landslide with Arkansas keeping the ball more than double the time of Mizzou. I had the challenge to get that done, and there was just a lot of uncertainty that can’t be prevented.
“I’ll probably get up and think I’m going to go to work tomorrow morning”.
The Razorback passing game did not have to be a factor against Mizzou’s defense.
The Razorbacks run game started to gain footing toward the end of the first quarter and into the second.
Arkansas completed the SEC West’s domination of the East this season.
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The Razorbacks were 4-2 in Fayetteville and 0-1 in Little Rock.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Highlighted by junior running back Alex Collins’ 130 rushing yards and three touchdowns, Arkansas rolled past Missouri 28-3 on Senior Day at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The boycott aligned the football team with campus groups that had been protesting the way university president Tim Wolfe has dealt with issues of racial harassment during the school year. Missouri has been through an emotional whirlwind over the last month, but it blew its big opportunity to become bowl eligible last week with a 19-8 loss to Tennessee. The Tiger secondary has been phenomenal against just about everyone but Dak Prescott, so if the pass rush can come through and bother Brandon Allen, and the turnover margin is around a +3, there’s a chance. If this is the case, Arkansas would be losing their top two running backs to the NFL.
