Enough with the afternoon and morning kickoffs. The nation wants to watch.
Arkansas will get its chance to show its stuff to an audience across the country in primetime in Week 4 when the Razorbacks travel to Arlington, Texas, to play Texas A&M in the Southwest Classic. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will air on ESPN.
The Hogs are ranked No. 10 in FBS in the Associated Press poll heading into Week 3’s game against Missouri State. Texas A&M fell 18 spots to No. 24 after the Aggies lost to Appalachian State on Saturday.
Arkansas snapped a nine-game skid against its old Southwest Conference rivals last year in a 20-10 win. Two days later, the Hogs were the No. 8 team in the country upon a 4-0 start.
Things could similar this year. Missouri State won’t exactly be a pushover, though. Bobby Petrino’s team is the No. 6 team in FCS. The energy surrounding the game is likely to be high, too, considering its Petrino’s first trip back to Fayetteville since the motorcycle incident.
Still, the A&M kickoff announcement is proof the college football world is taking the Hogs seriously.
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