After taking care of then-No. 23 Cincinnati to open the season last Saturday, Arkansas will quickly have to move on to the next opponent as SEC play begins this week.
South Carolina will pay a visit to Fayetteville this Saturday to begin the SEC slate, which provides another challenge to Arkansas football. Despite welcoming a tough SEC foe, the ESPN Football Power Index still favors Arkansas heavily in the game.
According to the latest FPI, Arkansas has a 73.4% chance to beat South Carolina on Saturday which is higher than the 72.2% chance that ESPN gave Arkansas during the pregame assessment.
The Gamecocks opened their season by defeating Georgia State, 35-14 Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. Oklahoma transfer Spencer Rattler had a disappointing debut for the Gamecocks, as he completed 22-of-36 passes for 218 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions for a quarterback rating of 111.80, which is the lowest in the SEC through week one. He also rushed for -12 yards in South Carolina’s win.
Arkansas is coming off of a hard-hitting affair with Cincinnati. The Razorbacks led Cincinnati 14-0 at halftime but would battle their way to a 31-24 victory. Quarterback [autotag]KJ Jefferson[/autotag] was 18-of-26 for 223 yards and two touchdowns, while [autotag]Raheim Sanders[/autotag] tallied 117 yards on 20 carries.
Arkansas faces South Carolina this Saturday at 11 a.m. CT. The game can be seen on ESPN.
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