HawgBeat - How to watch Arkansas-Kent State, key players, more
HawgBeat provides everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's game between Arkansas and Kent State.
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FAYETTEVILLE — After taking care of business in Week 1 against the Western Carolina Catamounts, the Razorbacks are set to host the Kent State Golden Flashes at Reynolds Razorback Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Golden Flashes finished 5-7 overall and 4-4 in the Mid-American Conference in the 2022 regular season, which included a hard-fought 39-22 loss to the eventual national champion Georgia Bulldogs.
Kent State participated in two other matchups against Power 5 teams during the 2022 season. It lost to Washington 45-20 in the season-opener and Oklahoma 33-3 in Week 2.
Now, the Golden Flashes have a first-year head coach in Kenni Burns and they return zero starters on offense. The impact of those changes was felt in a 56-6 loss to Central Florida in Week 1.
The Hogs have not played a Mid-American Conference foe since 2015, when Toledo upset Arkansas 16-12.
Favored to win the game by 38.5 points according to BetSaracen, the Razorbacks should have no issues against a Golden Flashes team that had major roster and coaching turnover during the offseason.
Here are all the details you need to know for how to watch or listen to Saturday's game, which will kickoff at 3:00 p.m. CT…
HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN
Where: Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Kickoff: 3:00 p.m. CT
TV: Available on SEC Network, streaming on ESPN app
Radio: Learfield IMG College Razorbacks Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Quinn Grovey)
Western Carolina players to know:
#18 - QB Michael Alaimo - R-JR, 6' 4", 225 lbs.
2022 Stats (Purdue): 9-of-18 ATT, 74 YDS, TD
#2 - RB Xavier Williams - Grad-SR, 5'9", 188 lbs.
2022 Stats: 125 ATT, 812 YDS, 3 TD
#33 - LB Devin Nicholson - Grad-SR, 6'2", 220 lbs.
2022 Stats (Missouri): 11 TOT TKL, 5 SOLO
#3 - CB D.J. Miller Jr - Grad-SR, 5'11", 187 lbs.
2022 Stats: 63 TOT TKL, 42 SOLO, 4 PB
Vegas Odds:
Vegas: Arkansas -38.5
ESPN FPI: Arkansas has 94.7% chance to win
Headlines
- Behind Enemy Lines: Gaining Kent State insight with Steve Helwick
- Scouting the Kent State Golden Flashes
- Hogs looking for more out of Tyrone Broden
- Rocket Sanders out for Kent State game
- Hudson Clark's versatility valuable for Arkansas secondary
- From quarterback to receiver: Isaac TeSlaa's path to Arkansas a unique one
- Size Comparison: How Arkansas and Kent State stack up
- Brad Spence recounts memorable Arkansas debut
- Razorback Football Notebook: Arkansas pays tribute to Mallett, Collins
- Arkansas drops in ESPN's Football Power Index after Week 1
- What Kent State HC Kenni Burns said about Arkansas
