#17 Arkansas (3-0, 0-0) vs. #10 Texas A&M (3-0, 1-0 SEC)8:00 p.m. ET | ESPN
Big game word of wisdom: This game may actually the biggest and best of the day. Arkansas is a team that has found a way to win on more than one occasion in this season alone. The season started slow out of the gate when the Hogs needed a late drive to get the come-from-behind victory over LA Tech in Week 1.
Week 2 was amazing for a fan with no dog (or hog or frog) in the hunt, but probably led Arkansas fans to set an appointment for first thing Monday morning with the nearest cardiologist. Arkansas built a 2-score lead early in the game, but that quickly turned into a blown lead. That blown lead led to a tie game and a chip shot field goal for TCU that the Hogs special teams found a way to block, sending the game to overtime. Junior quarterback Austin Allen did his best impression of older brother Brandon from last year’s circus against Ole Miss, taking the snap and bulling his way into the end zone to clinch the victory.
Texas A&M’s Trevor Knight has surprised those outside of College Station who believed he was a one trick pony during his days as Oklahoma quarterback. Knight had a great game in the Sugar Bowl in the Sooners big win over Alabama following the 2013 season.
He dropped to third on the depth chart by the end of the 2015 season and decided to transfer. He has not been Johnny Manziel by any means, but he has yet to be be a liability to his team. He remains a 50 percent passer and quarterback efficiency ranks 10th in the SEC, leaving the senior trailing four sophomores and two freshmen in the category.
Knight ranks third in the conference in average passing yards per game, but two interceptions on 63-of-119 passing will drop your efficiency quickly when it’s going against only five touchdowns in three games.
Arkansas blew this game last year and has this game circled as one they want to move to the win column in 2016. Bret Bielema has been a great fit for Arkansas. Come to think of it, he’s been an even better fit for the entire conference.
Bielema came in from Wisconsin as a guy who didn’t seem able to keep up with the high octane and depth of the SEC. He’s been a great personality and a great brand ambassador for the school and conference. I have mentioned Arkansas and Florida numerous times in this series predictions as teams that will make noise in 2016.
Florida will sound off around 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Arkansas’ noise will be in the the sound of the hogs being called from Dallas, Texas following this win over Texas A&M to close a great day of SEC Football action.
PREDICTION: Arkansas 41, Texas A&M 28
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Big game word of wisdom: This game may actually the biggest and best of the day. Arkansas is a team that has found a way to win on more than one occasion in this season alone. The season started slow out of the gate when the Hogs needed a late drive to get the come-from-behind victory over LA Tech in Week 1.
Week 2 was amazing for a fan with no dog (or hog or frog) in the hunt, but probably led Arkansas fans to set an appointment for first thing Monday morning with the nearest cardiologist. Arkansas built a 2-score lead early in the game, but that quickly turned into a blown lead. That blown lead led to a tie game and a chip shot field goal for TCU that the Hogs special teams found a way to block, sending the game to overtime. Junior quarterback Austin Allen did his best impression of older brother Brandon from last year’s circus against Ole Miss, taking the snap and bulling his way into the end zone to clinch the victory.
Texas A&M’s Trevor Knight has surprised those outside of College Station who believed he was a one trick pony during his days as Oklahoma quarterback. Knight had a great game in the Sugar Bowl in the Sooners big win over Alabama following the 2013 season.
He dropped to third on the depth chart by the end of the 2015 season and decided to transfer. He has not been Johnny Manziel by any means, but he has yet to be be a liability to his team. He remains a 50 percent passer and quarterback efficiency ranks 10th in the SEC, leaving the senior trailing four sophomores and two freshmen in the category.
Knight ranks third in the conference in average passing yards per game, but two interceptions on 63-of-119 passing will drop your efficiency quickly when it’s going against only five touchdowns in three games.
Arkansas blew this game last year and has this game circled as one they want to move to the win column in 2016. Bret Bielema has been a great fit for Arkansas. Come to think of it, he’s been an even better fit for the entire conference.
Bielema came in from Wisconsin as a guy who didn’t seem able to keep up with the high octane and depth of the SEC. He’s been a great personality and a great brand ambassador for the school and conference. I have mentioned Arkansas and Florida numerous times in this series predictions as teams that will make noise in 2016.
Florida will sound off around 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Arkansas’ noise will be in the the sound of the hogs being called from Dallas, Texas following this win over Texas A&M to close a great day of SEC Football action.
PREDICTION: Arkansas 41, Texas A&M 28
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