Arkansas kicks off the 2023 football season today at 12 p.m. CT on the SEC Network, facing Western Carolina at Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium.
It will be the first-ever meeting between the Razorbacks and Catamounts, who hail from the Southern Conference.
Arkansas has lost just once to an FCS team, the infamous 10-3 opening-game upset by The Citadel in 1992, in which Head Coach Jack Crowe was fired the following day. Western Carolina is 0-61 against FBS teams, dating to 1977. The Catamounts are also 0-20 when they have faced current SEC teams.
Arkansas Head Coach Sam Pittman enters his fourth season with an overall record of 19-17. He is 9-1 in non-conference games and has not lost to an unranked opponent outside of the SEC. His lone loss out of conference came last season in a 21-19 loss to No. 23 Liberty.
WCU Head Coach Kerwin Bell, the 1984 SEC Player of the Year at Florida, is 10-12 overall in his two seasons with the Catamounts.
Here’s when you should tune in to see the game
- Date: Saturday, September 2
- Time: 12 p.m. CT
- TV Channel: SECN+ and ESPN+
- Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)