Early season non-conference games are exciting. Two teams who normally don’t see each other, pairing their styles against each other for 60 game-clock minutes.
Arkansas has one of the most anticipated non-conference matchups this season when they host No. 23 Cincinnati on Labor Day weekend inside Razorback stadium.
The Bearcats were voted into the College Football Playoffs after winning 13 games last season. According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, Arkansas is a 59% favorite over the back-to-back American Athletic Conference champions.
As we prepare for the start of the 2022 season, let’s take a look at some of the most memorable early-season non-conference games since the start of the new millennium.