Much has been made about the difficulty of the Arkansas football team’s nonconference schedule. Coach Sam Pittman has even broached the topic voluntarily.
The good news is that 2022 is the last year Arkansas will have to run such a gauntlet.
The Razorbacks host Liberty on Saturday in their last nonconference game of the season. The Flames are, like Cincinnati and Brigham Young before, the third ranked team on Arkansas’ out-of-SEC slate. The other team the Hogs played was Missouri State, coached by former head man Bobby Petrino.
Such a Top-25 run shouldn’t be an issue most years going forward. Arkansas has its hands full enough during conference play. Winning SEC games would be enough to give the Razorbacks a chance at a national championship, so the need for a tough nonconference schedule is a bit of overkill.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at who the Hogs will have in future years.