FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas spent the primary three weeks of 2023 getting higher.
LSU didn’t.
That is how the Razorbacks have been capable of run out to a 38-14 halftime lead over the Tigers in Bud Walton.
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Whereas Arkansas missed soar shot after soar shot to dig themselves a gap down in Baton Rouge, they got here out on hearth at residence, attacking the basket and taking part in suffocating protection to the delight of a smaller, however loud crowd that braved heavy snow in hopes of seeing the Hogs get revenge for a earlier loss.
“I believed we had a gaggle that was actually motivated the final 48 hours,” Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman stated. “And as we received nearer and nearer to tip-off, there was no exterior motivation wanted.”
After 20 minutes, LSU was 3-for-25 from the ground.
“It is the dialog nobody needs to listen to, however I do agree. Within the first half, we simply could not end on the rim and the turnovers killed us,” LSU coach Matt McMahon stated. “We have now a reasonably easy components that will give us an opportunity. You noticed that some within the second half. We have been capable of execute and end some performs, not have the loopy turnovers that led to transition.”
However then the inexperience kicked in once more.
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Arkansas went lengthy stretches with no factors. The depth was gone on each ends of the ground.
It was as if the Razorbacks got here out considering the sport had already been gained.
The Arkansas apathy took the strain off LSU and allowed the Tigers to settle in for a stretch for the primary time all recreation.
“If you flip it over 10 occasions and miss 22 of your 25 photographs in opposition to an elite transition offensive workforce, you might be in huge hassle,” McMahon stated. “Second half, we have been capable of end a couple of performs, make a couple of photographs and set our protection and have been fairly efficient there in our half court docket protection.”
Because of this, LSU chipped away on the huge lead because the Tigers minimize it to 11 with a 15-2 run within the first 5 minutes of the second half. Immediately, there was vitality on the LSU bench and backsides throughout the state pinched up the material of their couches as Arkansas followers tightened up for what was certainly going to be a white-knuckle run to the end.
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Solely as soon as this season, a blowout of UNC Ashville, has Arkansas skilled an enormous lead on the half. The remainder of the season, together with video games in opposition to mid-majors in non-conference play, the Razorbacks both trailed or discovered themselves in shut video games on the break.
Arkansas performed the primary 10 minutes of the second half with a single subject purpose. A Davonte Davis drive for a lay-up on the midway level snapped Arkansas out of it because the Hogs tried to finish the LSU run.
Nevertheless, a quick break dunk by Trae Hannibal with 9:21 left to play minimize it to 46-35.
Eric Musselman’s workforce responded with high quality protection as they bled the Tigers dry and finally did not even want protection as LSU grew to become so flustered that shooters started lacking vast open photographs.
For individuals who bear in mind the sport in Baton Rouge, this recreation was an virtually equivalent inverse of the Hogs’ 60-57 loss.
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In Baton Rouge, Arkansas scored 38 within the second half. In Fayetteville the 38 got here within the first half.
In Baton Rouge, the Razorbacks put up 19 factors within the first half. In Fayetteville, the Hogs managed 22 within the second half.
The distinction was the psychological taxation of falling behind throughout the first half for LSU. The Arkansas protection is clearly higher and it has been a powerful emphasis for Musselman as he tries to mildew this workforce into one that may now exit and deal with the trials of the highway.
“A few these highway video games we’d like to replay them once more now simply because we’re gaining a little bit little bit of rhythm possibly,” Musselman stated. “We’re a extra assured. I don’t suppose our youthful guys and a few of our newer guys actually knew what to anticipate within the SEC on the highway.”
Nevertheless, the subsequent step within the evolution of this Razorback workforce must be creating a killer intuition. There cannot be complacency popping out of the half or a sense that the sport is over.
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The sport is not over till Musselman begins making substitutions.
If Arkansas can discover the will to place the proverbial foot on opponents’ throats and in addition discover a solution to duplicate the offensive output proven within the first half Tuesday evening in each halves in some unspecified time in the future, these Razorbacks will probably be lethal.
Arkansas has held groups within the 60s or much less in 4 of its eight SEC video games. A visit Saturday to Waco to face No. 17 Baylor will show how elite the Razorback protection has grow to be.
If Arkansas can maintain the Bears within the 60s additionally, the ultimate piece of the puzzle will probably be 35-point halves and a willingness to slam the door shut early and sometimes.
From there, the sky is the restrict.
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WHICH TEAM THAT STARTED LEAGUE PLAY 11-1 ENDS WITH NCAA BERTH?
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ROGERS, Ark. (AP) Jasmine Suwannapura made a 12-foot eagle putt on the second hole of a playoff with Lucy Li to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday.
Suwannapura – playing in the group behind Li – also eagled the par-5 18th in regulation to force the playoff at Pinnacle Country Club. They each birdied the 18th on the first extra hole.
Suwannapura shot a career-best 10-under 61, playing the back nine in 7-under 28, to match Li at 17-under 196. Tied for 25th entering the day, Li shot a tournament-record and career-best 60, making her third eagle of the round on 18.
“Lucy was not the easy player to play in a playoff with, so I’m really glad to play and stay calm and stay within myself, play my game,” said Suwannapura, who jumped into husband-caddie Michael Thomas’ arms after the winning putt. “Today happened, so I’m very happy.”
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Suwannapura won her third LPGA Tour title, playing the last 22 holes without a bogey. The 31-year-old Thai player also won the 2018 Marathon Classic and teamed with Cydney Clanton to take the 2019 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.
“It’s been a long time, and there is a time that I think I probably not going to win again,” Suwannapura said. “But today everything just fall in the right place, right time. And we did it with my husband is even more special.”
Li, the 21-year-old American who played in the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open at age 11, missed a chance for her first LPGA Tour victory.
“I had honestly no clue that this was going to happen,” Li said. “I did not think I was in it at all. I mean, after two three-putts in the first four holes I was just like, `I don’t know.′ And then some magic came and I shot 60. Even though I didn’t win, just this is the greatest thing.”
Sei Young Kim was a stroke back after a 63. She made a 20-footer for eagle on 18.
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Mao Saigo (65) and Arpichaya Yubol (66) tied for fourth at 14 under, and second-round leader Ashleigh Buhai (69) was sixth at 13 under.
University of Arkansas sophomore Maria Marin topped the Razorbacks contingent in the field, closing with a 69 to tie for 17th at 10 under in her first tour start.
Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 SEC) will return to action in Week 6 after an open date.
The Vols will next play at Arkansas (3-2, 1-1 SEC). The game will be contested at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
A kickoff time has been determined for the Tennessee-Arkansas Southeastern Conference matchup. The Week 6 contest is slated for 7:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday and ABC will televise the game.
READ: Updated SEC football power rankings after Week 5
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Tennessee has two open dates in 2024. Josh Heupel discussed having two off weeks this season.
“It’s different, it’s been a long time since I have had two during the course of the year, early part of it,” Heupel said. “Certainly need to continue to improve fundamentals and technique, and as you get to the second one I’ll probably look a little bit more at the health of your roster. Being intentional and making sure you are ready for that last run.”
ARLINGTON, Texas — The University of Arkansas special teams went 1 for 2 on fakes involving Devin Bale in Saturday’s 21-17 loss to No. 24 Texas A&M on Saturday at AT&T Stadium.
In the first quarter Bale — who punts, kicks off and holds on field goal and extra point attempts — rushed for a first down on fourth-and-15 from the Arkansas 46 when he gained 25 yards on a fake punt.
Bale’s run set up a touchdown that put the Razorbacks ahead 14-7.
After Bale fielded the ball from long snapper Ashton Ngo, he took a few steps as if getting ready to rugby kick, then took off running when he saw an opening.
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“The fake punt was just a green light for Devin,” Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman said. “We had seen that they turn their back and I trust the guy.
“So we just said, ‘Hey, if they turn their back and you feel like you can get 15 yards, take off,’ and he did.
“And, man, he did a phenomenal job with that. Big play.”
Bale also was involved in a fake field goal attempt in the third quarter with the game tied 14-14.
The Razorbacks lined up for what would have been a 50-yard attempt by Kyle Ramsey on fourth-and-6 from the Texas A&M 32 when Bale took the snap from Ngo and got up to run.
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Instead of getting the first down, Bale was tackled for a 5-yard loss by safety Marcus Ratcliffe and defensive end Shemar Stewart.
Pittman said the Aggies initially showed the same look on field goal defense as they have this season, but they reacted differently.
“The problem was, they normally drop the two outside guys,” Pittman said. “We were trying to run Landon (Jackson) on a fake pass and we knew the guy would go with him if we could run him into the middle linebacker, and then kick out the outside guy because he always just came up and stopped.
“It was the exact same look, except they rushed off the edge, which they hadn’t shown this year. On a tackle-over situation to the boundary, they rushed and they got us on it.
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“Obviously, I felt like we’d make it or I wouldn’t have called it. But we didn’t.”
Back issue
Arkansas starting tight end Luke Hasz came out of the game with 11:26 left in the third quarter and didn’t return. He caught a pass from Taylen Green for a 2-yard gain, got up and grabbed his back, then motioned that he needed to come out. He went to bench and didn’t return.
“He came into the game with a back (issue),” Razorbacks Coach Sam Pittman said. “We felt like he could get through the game. He obviously could not.”
Hasz suffered a season-ending shoulder injury against Texas A&M last season in the fifth game.
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First loss
Arkansas offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino suffered his first loss in six games in which he’s coached at AT&T Stadium. He had been 5-0 in Arkansas-Texas A&M games with both teams.
Petrino was 3-0 as Arkansas’ head coach when the Razorbacks beat the Aggies three consecutive years, winning 47-19 in 2009, 24-17 in 2010 and 42-38 in 2011.
Petrino won again at AT&T Stadium when Arkansas beat Kansas State 29-16 in the Cotton Bowl to cap the 2011 season.
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Last season, when Petrino was Texas A&M’s offensive coordinator, the Aggies beat the Razorbacks 34-22.
In a rush
Arkansas running back Ja’Quinden Jackson has as many rushing touchdowns as the Razorbacks did all of last season.
Jackson’s 8-yard touchdown run with 4:50 left in the first quarter to put Arkansas ahead 14-7 was his ninth rushing touchdown in five games.
The Razorbacks had nine rushing touchdowns last season in 12 games with KJ Jefferson, Raheim Sanders and AJ Green sharing the team lead with two each.
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Arkansas has 17 rushing touchdowns this season.
First sacks
Landon Jackson, Arkansas’ senior All-SEC defensive end, finally got his first sacks of the season to make sure the Aggies didn’t get a score late in the second quarter to take a halftime lead.
Jackson broke through double-team blocking to sack Marcel Reed for a 9-yard loss to push the Aggies back to their 43.
With 25 seconds left before halftime and the scored tied 14-14, Texas A&M faced third-and-19 and chose not to run another play.
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Jackson was credited for another sack in the third quarter, when Reed was called for intentional grounding.
Arkansas sophomore defensive end Quincy Rhodes got the first sack of his career when he tackled Reed for a 7-yard loss in the third quarter.
60,000-plus
Announced attendance for Saturday’s game — with the contract expiring for the Arkansas-Texas A&M to be played at AT&T Stadium — was 60,928.
It was a slight increase over last season’s attendance of 59,437.
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The largest crowd at AT&T Stadium for an Arkansas-Texas A&M game was 71,872 in the teams’ first meeting there in 2009.
Going long
Taylen Green’s 75-yard touchdown pass to Isaac TeSlaa to cap Arkansas’ first possession was the longest play of the season for the Razorbacks.
The previous long play was Green’s 58-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Sategna in Arkansas’ 24-14 victory at Auburn last week.
Green’s touchdown pass to Sategna was on third-and-19. His touchdown pass to TeSlaa was on third-and-10.
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Injury report
Arkansas starting cornerback Jaylon Braxton missed his third consecutive game because of a knee injury. Marquise Robinson started in Braxton’s place.
Hogs safety Hudson Clark dressed out but didn’t play because of a back injury that has sidelined him the last three games.
Tight end Andreas Paaske missed his second game in a row because of concussion protocol.
Guard Patrick Kutas still hasn’t played this season because of a back injury. Wide receiver Monte Harrison was out with an undisclosed injury.
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Running back Rashod Dubinion missed the game because of a suspension.
Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman missed his third consecutive game because of a shoulder injury and again was replaced in the starting lineup by Marcel Reed.
Vs. Aggies
Arkansas leads its series against Texas A&M 42-36-3, but the Aggies have been dominant in SEC matchups.
Since Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012, the Aggies are 12-1 against the Razorbacks, including 10-1 at AT&T Stadium.
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Arkansas’ only victory in its last 13 game against Texas A&M was in 2021 when the Razorbacks won 20-10 at AT&T Stadium.
Quick score
Arkansas took a 7-0 lead on Taylen Green’s 75-yard touchdown pass to Issac TeSlaa with 13:49 left in the first quarter.
It was the second-earliest score in the history of the Southwest Classic, which started in 2009 with the game played in Arlington.
The earliest score came in Texas A&M’s 35-28 overtime victory in 2014 when the Aggies took a 7-0 lead on Brandon Williams’ 13-yard touchdown run with 13:55 left in the first quarter.
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Honorary captains
Fred Marshall, a senior quarterback on Arkansas’ 1964 team that won a share of the national championship, served as an honorary captain along with R.C. Slocum, Texas A&M’s coach for 14 seasons from 1989-2002.
Marshall was an Arkansas teammate of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The two sat together at Saturday’s game in Jones’ private box. The 1964 Razorbacks finished 11-0, capped by a 10-7 victory over Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl.
Slocum led Texas A&M to a 124-47-2 record overall and three consecutive Southwest Conference championships from 1991-93.
For starters
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Arkansas opened in a two-tight end set as Luke Hasz — who has started every game — was joined in the lineup by Ty Washington. It was Washington’s first start of the season.
Quarterback Taylen Green kept the ball on a rushing attempt and was dropped for a 2-yard loss by defensive end Nic Scourton.
Rankled
Arkansas fell to 0-2 against ranked teams this season with its loss to No. 24 Texas A&M.
It was the second loss for Arkansas to a ranked team this season along with Oklahoma State’s 39-31 victory in double overtime on Sept. 7.
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The Cowboys were ranked No. 16 for their game against the Razorbacks and rose to No. 13 in the subsequent Associated Press poll.
After a 22-19 home loss to Utah last week, Oklahoma State fell to No. 20.
The Cowboys’ 42-20 road loss at Kansas State on Saturday likely will drop them out of the poll.
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