The stage is set for an exciting SEC clash in Week 12, with the Texas Longhorns traveling to Fayetteville to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Ahead of the showdown, FanDuel Sportsbook has released the early point spread for the showdown, and Texas is favored by 16.5 points at the moment. Additionally, the over/under has been set at 55.5 points for the conference battle. 

This may be a new rivalry to the SEC, but Texas and Arkansas have a lengthly history of being former conference rivals. Their first clash dates back to 1903, and the two teams have played each other a whopping 79 times over the course of college football’s illustrious history.

Texas won their first 13 matchups, but the Razorbacks finally broke the streak in 1933. The Longhorns may have the advantage, with their record of 56-23 against Arkansas, but the Razorbacks have won the last two meetings of the programs, and they’ll be hoping to make it three in a row this coming weekend.

Texas has designs on making it to the College Football Playoff, but Arkasas has a high ceiling they’re also trying to reach at the moment. If Sam Pittman and company can send Texas packing with a loss, it’d be one of the biggest wins of the season for any team, and a monumental moment. Time will tell if they can get the job done.

How to Watch Texas at Arkansas 

Time: Saturday 11/16 | Noon ET
Channel: ABC, FuboTV (streaming)
Location: Razorback Stadium – Fayetteville, AR

Moreover, Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas will be rocking when Texas comes to town. The Razorbacks have been a mixed bag playing against their fellow SEC teams this season, but a win over the Longhorns at home would be a statement. We’ll see if they can get the job done against one of the best teams in the nation in Week 12.

DALLAS — Arkansas basketball can expect to be inundated with lessons across the first few weeks of the season. A program under a new head coach with an entirely revamped roster is still figuring out everything from how to win, to how to break down a zone defense.

The latter proved to be the biggest learning curve for the No. 16 Razorbacks (1-1) in a 72-67 loss to No. 8 Baylor on Saturday night. The Bears opened up in a zone defense, and a decisive start from Baylor (1-1) proved to be enough in John Calipari’s first loss with the Hogs.

“We came out lackadaisical, not knowing they were going to go zone. I mean, it was a surprise to us,” Arkansas guard Boogie Fland said. “I feel like we picked it up going into the second half.”

By the midway point of the first half, Baylor had a lead hovering around double figures. The Bears carried a 42-33 advantage into the locker room, playing mostly a matchup zone.

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The defense tricked Arkansas into settling for 3s, and the Razorbacks missed their first nine attempts from long range. They finished the night 5 of 20 and are now 9 of 39 (23%) on the season.

According to Calipari, Arkansas’ preseason injuries may have played a part in the rough start against the first defense consistently playing, including the exhibition games.

“It can’t be on them because we just haven’t worked that much against zone because we haven’t scrimmaged. We haven’t had … we’ve had five guys for weeks,” Calipari said. “Halftime we went in and said, ‘All right, we got to do it this way,’ and I think you saw that we moved the ball.”

In addition to settling for 3s, Arkansas just didn’t move the ball crisply enough against Scott Drew’s defense. Calipari was yelling at his players to make more passes throughout the first 20 minutes.

And the offensive struggles rolled over to the defensive end. Baylor scored 12 more points in the first half than it did in the second, capitalizing on Arkansas’ poor offense to create easy shots on the other end.

“It led to some breakouts,” Calipari said. “We had a couple loose ball turnovers, which they are really good in transition to give them that opportunity.”

Calipari believes the solutions are on the roster. He remains confident Arkansas will become a better 3-point shooting team as the season continues, and there were plenty of reasons to find optimism from the loss.

Adou Thiero scored 24 points and continues to look much-improved offensively since leaving Kentucky. Fland got his jumper going, knocking down a trio of 3-pointers. Billy Richmond III provided great energy off the bench and keyed a run late in the first half to keep Arkansas close.

There are no moral victories, but this was the first of many lessons that Calipari hopes eventually manifest into a well-rounded team.

“You could play a team and try to win by 50 and what you learn is that you can beat that kind of team by 50,” he said. “But the teams you’re trying to compete with are like this team, like a Kansas. These kind of people that we’re playing, and then playing them away from our building is important too.”

On a brisk fall evening in Dallas, the No. 16 Arkansas basketball team (1-1) was defeated by the No. 8 Baylor Bears (1-1), 72-67, in front of a strong Hog crowd in American Airlines Center.

In the first half, Arkansas was unable to account for a stiff Baylor zone that held the Hoop Hogs to 2-of-12 shooting from three and forced eight Razorback turnovers. The Bears shot 50.0% from the field and only turned the ball over four times in the first 20 minutes.

Arkansas was much more competitive in the second half, but never took the lead and couldn’t overcome poor shooting and the lack of offensive rebounds.

Forward Adou Thiero led the Razorbacks with 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting, and he racked up six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal. Freshman guard Boogie Fland added 17 points on 13 shot attempts.

Throughout and following the loss, Arkansas fans and media made their opinions known about the basketball team on social media: