The last 15 years worth of games between Arkansas and Ole Miss have provided some the best moments in the rivalry between the flagship schools of the border states.
Arkansas could especially use some of those great moments to snap out of a funk that has the Razorbacks as an afterthought in the SEC. They haven’t been bad enough to panic about – save for a small portion of the fan base – and they clearly aren’t terribly good, either. Not yet, anyway, on either count.
The two most memorable games during that span, of course, were the Hunter Heave in 2015 and Ole Miss’ 52-51 win in 2021 that resulted in a combined 41 points in the fourth quarter.
Arkansas owns six wins in the last 10 meetings between the team and the two have split the last four games with each team winning at home. The Razorbacks last won in Oxford, the site of Saturday’s game, in 2017, during the year that ended with coach Bret Bielema fired. It was the Hogs’ one SEC win during the season.
An Ole Miss victory would keep the Rebels in the SEC West title conversation, though a loss to Alabama two weeks ago leaves the Rebels’ margin for error small. An Arkansas victory would return the Razorbacks to .500 and inject some hope to a beleaguered fan base, some of which have already written off the season.
Kick from Vaught-Hemingway Stadium is at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.