In 2007, former President Jimmy Carter told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that George W. Bush deserved the lowest marks of any president when it comes to international relations.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Cam Fancher accounted for five touchdowns — including two first quarter TD passes to Chuck Montgomery — to help Marshall beat Arkansas State 35-21 Saturday to become bowl eligible in the regular season finale for both teams.
Fancher was 16-of-22 passing for 214 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions and added 18 carries for 100 yards rushing and touchdowns of 7 and 3 yards.
Marshall (6-6, 3-3 Sun Belt Conference) had 493 total yards — 279 yards rushing — and converted 8-of-17 third downs.
Montgomery scored on receptions on 9 yards with 8:05 left in the first quarter and 3 yards about 7 minutes later to make it 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. Arkansas State drove deep into Thundering Herd territory before Ahmere Foster picked off a pass at the 1, Fancher ran for a 63-yard gain on the next play, Rasheen Ali followed with an 8-yard run and Fancher hit Mason Pierce for 21 yards to set up his first TD run with 11:31 left in the second quarter and Caleb McMillan scored on a 21-yard pass from Fancher about 5 minutes later to make it 28-0.
Jaylen Raynor was 19 of 38 for 263 yards with an interception and a 2-yard touchdown pass to Courtney Jackson that capped the scoring with 2:54 to play. Jackson also returned a punt 46 yards for a TD late in the third for Arkansas State (6-6, 4-4).
Ali finished with 56 yards rushing and 1,043 this season. The senior ran for 1,401 yards and 23 TD in 2021 before injuries limited him to just 273 yards rushing in three games last season.
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Arkansas basketball (10-2, 0-0 SEC) has one game remaining in the 2024 calendar year and will host the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (4-9, 1-2 Horizon) on Monday at Bud Walton Arena.
The Razorbacks are on a five-game win streak and most recently took down the North Carolina A&T Aggies, 92-67, last Saturday. The team then took time off for Christmas break and returned to practice Dec. 26 to prepare for the final non-conference game of the season.
The Hogs and Golden Grizzlies have met on two separate occasions, and Arkansas won both times. The first matchup came in 2006, when the Razorbacks took a 71-57 victory. The next meeting came in 2011, a game Arkansas won 91-68.
Oakland is led by head coach Greg Kampe, who is the longest-tenured active college basketball coach and has been with the program for 41 years. He has made four trips to the NCAA Division I Tournament in that time and also had four trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament before Oakland made the jump to Division I.
Arkansas head coach John Calipari has his own recent history with Oakland as well. The Golden Grizzlies defeated the Kentucky Wildcats — led at the time by Calipari — 80-76 in the first round of last year’s NCAA Tournament behind 32 points from Jack Gohlke, who hit 10 threes to win the game.
Below are details on how to watch, links to stream and links to all of our coverage leading up to the game…
Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2, 0-0 SEC) vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies (4-9, 1-2 Horizon)
When: Monday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. CT
Where: Bud Walton Arena — Fayetteville, Arkansas
TV/Stream: ESPN2 / Watch ESPN (Dave Neal and Pat Bradley)
Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
Below are details on the betting odds for the game and Double R Prop bets. To get in on the action, visit BetSaracen.com and click on the Arkansas Specials tab.
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Moneyline/Spread
Arkansas: –3000
Oakland: +1200
Arkansas: -17 (-110)
Oakland: +17 (-110)
Total Points
Over/Under 143.5 points
Double R Props (more available on BetSaracen app)
– Adou Thiero over 1.5 offensive rebounds and over 2.5 three-point attempts (+165)
– Boogie Fland and Johnell Davis over 19.5 field goal attempts and over 11.5 field goals made (+140)
– Jonas Aidoo over 10.5 points and over 4.5 rebounds (+175)
– Trevon Brazile over 1.5 blocks and over 7.5 field goal attempts (+150)
– Zvonimir Ivisic over 10.5 points and over 3.5 rebounds (+220)
– Karter Knox over 11.5 points and over 3.5 rebounds (+250)
December 29, 2024 at 10:07 p.m.
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