WHERE Baum-Walker Stadium (11,531) in Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 43-17; TCU 39-22
LAST 10 Arkansas 6-4; TCU 9-1
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STREAK Arkansas won 1; TCU won 8
COACHES Arkansas: Dave Van Horn — 839-440 in 21st season at Arkansas and 1,159-599 in 29th season overall in Division I; TCU: Kirk Saarloos — 77-44 in second season at Santa Clara and overall.
SERIES Arkansas leads 48-21
LAST MEETING TCU defeated Arkansas 20-5 on Sunday during an NCAA regional game in Fayetteville.
RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, via the Arkansas Razorbacks Gameday app, via the TuneIn app, via the Varsity Network app or on ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Blackouts may apply.
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RADIO ANNOUNCERS Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst)
TELEVISION The game will be televised by ESPNU and streamed by ESPN+. It can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app (carrier login required). TV plans are subject to change.
TV ANNOUNCERS Mike Ferrin (play-by-play) and Greg Swindell (analyst)
EXPECTED PITCHING MATCHUP Arkansas TBA vs. TCU TBA
FORECAST According to the National Weather Service, Monday will be mostly sunny with a high of 87 degrees in Fayetteville. There is a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m.
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TEAM COMPARISONS
ERA: Arkansas 5.11; TCU 4.82
Runs Scored Per Game: Arkansas 7.63; TCU 8.08
Batting Average: Arkansas .275; TCU .301
Opponent Batting Average: Arkansas .262; TCU .247
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Slugging Percentage: Arkansas .470; TCU .487
On-Base Percentage: Arkansas .390; TCU .403
Fielding Percentage: Arkansas .981; TCU .977
NOTABLE Arkansas must win the game to force a winner-take-all game Monday evening. The second game would begin at 8 p.m….TCU will win the regional with one victory Monday….The winner of the regional will play Indiana State in the super regional….TCU has defeated Arkansas twice this season by a combined score of 38-11. The Horned Frogs have 40 hits over those two games….TCU second baseman Tre Richardson tied the NCAA Tournament record with 11 RBI during the Horned Frogs’ 20-5 victory over Arkansas on Sunday. Richardson hit three home runs, including two grand slams. He had two home runs in 60 games coming into the day.
Former Arkansas offensive tackle Ty’Kieast Crawford has changed his mind on his destination for this fall and is transferring to West Virginia, his agents told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg on Monday.
The 6-foot-5, 324-pounder had originally committed to play for UCLA in 2025, but now the mammoth tackle has pivoted and has decided to play for Rich Rodriguez in Morgantown this fall. Crawford started 9 games along the Razorbacks’ offensive line.
West Virginia has added former Arkansas offensive tackle Ty’Kieast Crawford, his agents tell ESPN. He entered the portal and originally committed to UCLA but instead will play for Rich Rodriguez in Morgantown. Crawford started nine games for Arkansas.
Crawford’s collegiate journey has already taken him to multiple schools. He began his career at Charlotte, choosing to play there over the likes of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Arizona, Baylor, Colorado, Florida State, Houston, Indiana, Oklahoma State, Purdue, SMU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC and, ironically, West Virginia. So Crawford will now have played for 2 of the schools he originally spurned, in Arkansas and West Virginia.
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But Crawford didn’t last long at Charlotte, playing just 1 season for the 49ers. He entered the transfer portal and ended up at Arkansas after spurning the Razorbacks in his original recruiting process. Crawford appeared in 33 games for the Razorbacks over the course of 4 seasons, making 9 starts.
He will have 1 more year of eligibility left when he arrives in Morgantown to play for Rodriguez this fall.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
After last week’s winter storm, several Arkansas school districts have announced that they will remain closed or will open late on Monday because of icy road conditions in neighborhoods and secondary streets:
* Benton School District: Closed.
* Booneville School District: Closed.
* Bryant School District: Closed.
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* Cabot School District: Schools will have a 2-hour delayed start.
* Conway School District: School will start at 10 a.m. after a 2-hour delay. Snow bus routes will be in effect.
* Greenbrier School District: Closed.
* Hot Springs School District: Closed.
* Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District: Closed. District offices and departments will open.
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* Little Rock School District: Closed. However, all 12-month employees, school administration and custodians should report to work at regularly scheduled times.
* North Little Rock School District: Closed. District Central Office sites will open at 10 a.m. Monday.
* Pulaski County Special School District: Closed. District offices will be open for those who can safely report to work, including auxiliary offices. School staff who are 244-day employees will be expected to report to work as well.
* Sheridan School District: Closed.
This list is based on school district news releases and social media posts, and it is not comprehensive. For information on other Arkansas school districts, patrons are asked to consult their school’s website or district app.
While the Arkansas Razorbacks have been hitting the transfer portal hard, it is partially as a result of having more than 20 scholarship players decide to enter the portal after a 6-6 regular season that was capped off with a Liberty Bowl win over Texas Tech on Dec. 27.
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The transfer portal officially opened Dec. 9 and it was open for a 30 day window through Dec. 28. There is also an additional five-day window for players to enter once their season is over, plus there will be an additional 10-day portal window from April 16-25.
ALSO READ: Arkansas Football 2025 Roster Tracker
HawgBeat provides a look at where former Razorbacks have transferred so far…
Note: “GP” denotes games played. Even if a player appears on special teams, that counts as a game played.
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