Arkansas playing the No. 7 team in the nation was little consolation Saturday. In fact, it may make things worse.
The Razorbacks had a chance on their final drive, but Harold Perkins Jr. strip-sacked Cade Fortin and the Tigers recovered to all but end the game. Perkins had four sacks and two forced fumbles.
Fortin, Arkansas’ third-string quarterback, replaced Malik Hornsby in the third quarter. He threw a touchdown pass to Matt Landers with 13:12 left to trim LSU’s lead to three points.
Arkansas’ defense limited LSU to 284 yards, but Josh Williams’ 1-yard touchdown run in third quarter proved enough of a difference. Williams had 117 yards along with his touchdown.