Always fun to see a good upset.

A&M down 14 at the half (checks notes) against Southern

From @DanielFair

The Arkansas Razorbacks (9-2, 0-0 SEC) will host the North Carolina A&T Aggies (3-9, 0-1 CAA) for a non-conference matchup Saturday at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville.

The Razorbacks are on a four-game win streak and most recently took down the UCA Bears, 82-57, at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock last Saturday. The game before that was an electric 89-87 win over then-No. 14 Michigan at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 10.

Arkansas shot the ball extremely well against UCA and finished 60% from the field and 45% from deep. The Hogs' offense was a well-oiled machine and had 23 assists on 33 made buckets in the contest.

The Aggies of NC A&T are led by second-year head coach Monte Ross. He was an assistant at Temple for four years and spent 10 years as the head coach at Delaware prior to that. Last season, NC A&T finished 7-25 and 5-13 in the Coastal Athletic Association.

There are several interesting ties between the Aggies and the Razorbacks in Saturday's matchup. NC A&T junior guard Jordan Martin is the son of Arkansas assistant coach Chuck Martin. North Carolina A&T's leading scorer, Landon Glasper, is a Fayetteville native and was at Fayetteville High School while Arkansas staff member Ronnie Brewer was on staff.

Below are details on how to watch, links to stream and links to all of our coverage leading up to the game...

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How to Watch/Listen​

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (9-2, 0-0 SEC) vs. North Carolina A&T Aggies (3-9, 0-1 CAA)
When: Saturday, Dec. 21 at 1:30 p.m. CT
Where: Bud Walton Arena — Fayetteville, Arkansas
TV/Stream: SEC Network / Watch ESPN (Dave Neal and Joe Kleine)
Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
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BetSaracen Odds​

Below are details on the betting odds for the game and Double R Prop bets. To get in on the action, visit BetSaracen.com and click on the Arkansas Specials tab.

(Lines and odds are subject to change at any point after the publishing of this story. HawgBeat does not guarantee any bet as a winner or loser. You must be at least 21 years of age to use BetSaracen. If you have a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit 1800gambler.net)

*All odds accurate as of the publishing of this story. They are subject to change.*

Spread

Arkansas (-26.5)
NC A&T (+26.5)

Total Points

Over/Under 154.5 points

Double R Props (more available on BetSaracen app)

- Boogie Fland and D.J. Wagner over 5.5 steals and over 14.5 assists combined (+150)
- Trevon Brazile over 11.5 points and over 6.5 rebounds (+135)
- Adou Thiero over 14.5 points and over 5.5 rebounds (+200)
- Jonas Aidoo over 13.5 points and over 4.5 rebounds (+105)
- Johnell Davis over 11.5 points and over 4.5 rebounds (+300)
- D.J. Wagner over 14.5 points and over 3.5 rebounds (+400)

Catch Up On HawgBeat's Arkansas Basketball Coverage​

- HawgBeat Hoops Show: Razorbacks gearing up for SEC play
- Where Arkansas basketball's analytics rank with SEC play looming
- Boogie Fland named SEC Freshman of the Week
- Arkansas basketball left out of AP Top 25
- Razorbacks' balanced offense overpowers UCA

I don't know if this was posted before, but I just saw it tonight:

link to andy katz on ncaa.com bball ranking

Cincinnati transfer cornerback Jordan Young has signed with Arkansas, the team announced Saturday.

A 6-foot-0, 197-pound redshirt junior, Young totaled 35 tackles, one tackle for loss and five pass breakups for the Bearcats in 2024. The former Florida transfer defensive back has racked up 80 total tackles, two tackles for loss, one interception and 13 pass breakups in his career.

According to Pro Football Focus, Young finished the 2024 season with a 72.2 defensive grade, a 69.1 run defense grade, a 68.4 tackling grade and a 73.4 coverage grade on 604 snaps.

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Junior New Mexico State transfer running back Mike Washington has signed with Arkansas, he announced Saturday morning.

A 6-foot-2, 215-pound native of New York, Washington rushed for 725 yards and eight touchdowns on 157 carries (4.6 YPC) in 2024. He also caught nine passes for 74 yards with a score.

His best performance of the season came against Western Kentucky on Nov. 9, when he ran the ball 19 times for a season-high 152 yards with two touchdowns.

Before joining the Aggies, Washington spent three seasons at Buffalo, where he accumulated 1,119 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground.

Washington committed to Utah through the transfer portal Dec. 15, but a visit to Arkansas seemingly made him rethink his decision.

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Indiana, Clemson, SMU have no business playing for anything. 8 is more than enough.

There's a lot of damn Tenner fans there.

If they win, just know, they we should have been in the playoffs...








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loved the effort from our guys minus Z that was pathetic but anyways, didn’t shoot the best but we really rebounded well and dominated from start to finish.
i think we had over 40 in the paint, that’s a great sign against a team like that
ball movement was great
3 point shooting wasn’t there today but the looks were. TB WAS GREAT
Really like where this team is going. WOO PIG

Florida transfer defensive end Justus Boone has signed with Arkansas, the team announced Saturday.

A 6-foot-4, 266-pound redshirt junior, Boone totaled 10 tackles, two tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks in 2024. According to Pro Football Focus, Boone finished the 2024 season with a 68.4 defensive grade, a 73.0 run defense grade and a 63.1 pass-rush grade on 138 snaps.

Boone didn't play during the 2023 season because of an ACL injury, but appeared in 13 games in 2022 and racked up 24 tackles, a tackle for loss and a sack.

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Highlights of the blowout today, enjoy!

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just get the first down. WTF

No game story from today with all the portal madness this morning, but we've got the box score as always for our friend @Trips32_10_44. One more non-conference matchup until SEC play.

We'll have updates ITT.

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Anyone ever seen anything like this?

I can honestly say I have never ever seen anything like this. My earliest Arkansas basketball memories are with our crowd in reunion arena in 1990 chanting "we want Duke". That was a very long time ago. We were in for an amazing run during that period with Nolan.
I've been watching college basketball for a very long time and I've never seen anything close to this where all 16 league teams can actually make the NCAA tournament. Everyone is good and everyone has good wins in the non league section of the schedule.

I guess the team or teams that will be left out of post season will be the ones that struggle to get wins in SEC play. Every single one of those 18 games will be a huge game and getting league wins on the road will be an event. You truly cannot look up and down our schedule and say "oh yea that's a dub". Our team has a high ceiling. I think we will be okay. I believe we can go on a solid run if we can just get in. My worry is that our rotation is just so short and we've been so banged. I have doubts that we will be in one piece by the time March rolls around. Hopefully these next couple weeks we can mend then start rollin when we get to Knoxville on 1-4.

Eastern Michigan transfer defensive back Quentavius Scandrett has signed with Arkansas, the team announced Saturday morning.

As a 6-foot-3, 200-pound senior this season, Scandrett recorded 55 total tackles, one interception and three pass deflections. Scandrett took an official visit to Fayetteville on Thursday.

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According to Pro Football Focus, Scandrett logged 590 snaps and a 72.9 overall grade on defense as a safety this season. His coverage grade of 77.7 was the best of any Eastern Michigan defender in 2024.

A native of Lovejoy, Georgia, Scandrett was named a 2024 Preseason Athlon Sports All-MAC First Team Defense player prior to the season. He will have one year of eligibility left with Arkansas.

Quentavius Scandrett Bio​

2024: Earned 2024 Preseason Athlon Sports All-MAC First Team Defense…

2023: Played in all 13 games and started in 12… Selected to wear the 0 jersey for the Buffalo game (Nov. 21)… Finished the year with 59 tackles, including 31 solo stops… Picked off two passes, including one each against UMass (Sept. 9) for 22 yards and Central Michigan (Sept. 30) for no return… Added one pass breakup in the 68 Venture Bowl game against South Alabama…

2022: Participated In all 13 games… Recorded 44 tackles (27 solo, 17 assisted)… Snagged his first collegiate interception, returning the ball 34 yards as well as tabbing his first career pass break-up against Ball State (Oct. 22)… Swatted down another pass versus Central Michigan (Nov. 25)…

2021: Appeared in three games for the Green and White... Recorded his first collegiate tackle against Saint Francis (Sept. 3)... Added three additional tackles in the team’s game at Wisconsin (Sept. 11)...

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lovejoy High School where he played under Head Coach Edgar Carson as a Wildcat... Played both ways for the team as a wide receiver and defensive back... In 2020, tallied 48 tackles, nine breakups, three interceptions, and a touchdown... Selected all-region... Caught a 53-yard touchdown pass midway through the third quarter to break a 7-7 tie with Tucker in a region 4-6A game... The win was the first-ever over Tucker and helped Lovejoy improved to 7-0 for the first time since 2011... Selected to play in the rising seniors game featuring players from Georgia versus Florida...

PERSONAL: Full Name: Quentavius D’shaun Scandrett... Father of Skai Scandrett… Son of Vincent and Antoinette Scandrett... Has two brothers, Dontrez and Tramius... Biology major.

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OKAY, this morning was obviously big for Arkansas when it comes to the portal, and I think a refresh is needed as we move toward the weekend...

~ Like mentioned above, Arkansas locked down Georgia Tech OT Corey Robinson II and UCF C Caden Kitler. Absolutely massive pickups, but I think the Hogs still want one more there. Perhaps Ole Miss G Kavion Broussard, who should be visiting today/tomorrow?

~ I like the spot Arkansas is in for the two DBs, Adrion Maddox (UAB) and Jordan Young (Cincinnati). Maddox was obviously teammates with Kam Shanks, Arkansas' new WR pickup, and Young has connections to Deron Wilson in their Florida days.

~ I have confirmed with Texas State RB Ismail Mahdi that an announcement should come this weekend. Like the Hogs' chances there, still trying to identify what the other RB targets are for Arkansas.

~ Charlotte WR O'Mega Blake visited yesterday. Haven't heard a peep from him, but Arkansas needs a deep threat and he's as good as it gets.

~ Abilene Christian DT David Oke just wrapped up a USC visit, and Georgia DT Jamaal Jarrett still has some visits. You never like it when they leave campus without a commitment, but I think Arkansas should be able to get at least one of these guys.

~ Kentucky landed Oklahoma WR JJ Hester and just hosted Alabama WR Kendrick Law.

~ Interestingly, Tusculum transer WR Za'ron Collins tells me he's talked to Arkansas and is working on visit plans. Don't know much about this one just yet.

~ Arizona transfer TE Keyan Burnett tells me he's heard from the Hogs, but is still working things out to find the best fit.

~ Courtney Crutchfield is expected to portal from Missouri. REALLY like Arkansas' chances there.

I'm sure I've forgotten something or missed somebody, so feel free to ask questions and I'll do my best to answer!

From @RileyMcFerran

Junior Abilene Christian defensive tackle transfer David Oke has signed with Arkansas, he announced Friday.
Standing at 6-foot-2, 290-pounds, the Houston, Texas, native totaled 63 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble in 2024. He visited the Razorbacks over the weekend.

In his lone game against Power Four competition this year against Texas Tech, Oke racked up five total tackles, 1.5. tackles for loss and a quarterback hit.

86.9 run defense grade, according to Pro Football Focus, ranked 12th nationally among FCS defensive tackles. He finished with a 79.5 overall defensive grade, plus a 46.3 mark in tackling and a 59.8 mark in pass-rush.

After entering the transfer portal, Oke received offers from teams like Indiana, Boise State, Kansas State, Michigan State, Mississippi State, North Carolina, West Virginia, Texas Tech and others.
https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/david-oke-276865?view=cv
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What is Loggains' attraction anyway? I thought he was not liked here or did some behind-the-back stuff and got pee'od when he wasn't going to be the successor to Briles? SC fans don't seem too unhappy he went to App State. His credentials for his job, though on paper look pretty good thanks to his relationship to Adam Gase, are as paper-thin as Sam's for being a head coach, I don't care about all his so-called NFL experience. And I'm sure both Beamer and this wizard of a quarterback Sellers has made his play-calling look better than it was.
Anyway, back to the point, Hasz was already planning during the season to move on to Loggains and South Carolina. I'm sure Loggains or somebody close was making it plain that Hasz wasn't being targeted enough, etc. etc.
But when Loggains got the App State job, Hasz had to make a last-second change of plans and Kiffin was there with a life raft to get out of here.
This comes from the Hasz inner circle, fwiw.

Can someone tell me how many times Arkansas covered the spread in played games so far?