SEC Football Preview: Texas at Arkansas

Arkansas-Texas Football Preview

Arkansas hosts Texas Saturday in Fayetteville. 14Powers.com previews this SEC football game and predicts the final score.

Texas

Date Opp. Time/Result Location
09/04 LA Lafayette W 38-18 Home
09/11 Arkansas 7:00 pm Away
09/18 Rice 8:00 pm Home
09/25 Texas Tech 1:00 pm Home
10/02 TX Christian 1:00 pm Away
10/09 Oklahoma 1:00 pm Neutral
10/16 Oklahoma St 1:00 pm Home
10/30 Baylor 1:00 pm Away
11/06 Iowa State 1:00 pm Away
11/13 Kansas 12:00 pm Home
11/20 W Virginia 12:00 pm Away
11/26 Kansas St 12:00 pm Home

Arkansas

Date Opp. Time/Result Location
09/04 Rice W 38-17 Home
09/11 Texas 7:00 pm Home
09/18 GA Southern 4:00 pm Home
09/25 Texas A&M 1:00 pm Neutral
10/02 Georgia 1:00 pm Away
10/09 Mississippi 1:00 pm Away
10/16 Auburn 1:00 pm Home
10/23 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1:00 pm Home
11/06 Miss State 1:00 pm Home
11/13 LSU 12:00 pm Away
11/20 Alabama 12:00 pm Away
11/26 Missouri 3:30 pm Home

College Football Ratings

Rating Texas Arkansas
ESPN FPI 7 32
Sagarin 10 62
Massey Composite 12 60
PiRate Ratings 16 31

Key Stats

Stat (per game) Texas Arkansas
Points 38.0 38.0
Points Allowed 18.0 17.0
Total YDS 435.0 373.0
Pass YDS 265.0 128.0
Rush YDS 170.0 245.0
Total YDS Allowed 358.0 308.0
Pass YDS Allowed 282.0 227.0
Rush YDS Allowed 76.0 81.0
3rd Down Conv % 66.7 40.0
3rd Down Conv DEF % 30.8 25.0
Turnover Margin 1.00 2.00

Players to Watch

Texas

QB Casey Thompson, RB Bijan Robinson, WR Joshua Moore, RB Roschon Johnson, OT Christian Jones, LB DeMarvion Overshown, DL DT Keondre Coburn, DB D’Shawn Jamison, DL Moro Ojomo, DB Josh Thompson.

Arkansas

QB KJ Jefferson, RB Trelon Smith, WR Treylon Burks, TE Hudson Henry, OG Brady Latham, C Ricky Stromberg, OL Myron Cunningham, LB Grant Morgan, LB Bumper Pool, DB Jalen Catalon, S Joe Foucha, S Greg Brooks.

Injuries

Texas

 
WR] 08/30/2021 – Jaden Alexis is out for season ( Knee )
[TE] 08/30/2021 – Brayden Liebrock is out for season ( Shoulder )
[OL] 09/07/2021 – Junior Angilau injured last game, is “?” Saturday vs Arkansas ( Knee )
[TE] 09/07/2021 – Jared Wiley is “?” Saturday vs Arkansas ( Shoulder )
[WR] 09/04/2021 – Troy Omeire is “?” Saturday vs Arkansas ( Knee )

Arkansas

 
[DT] 09/04/2021 – John Ridgeway is “?” Saturday vs Texas ( Appendectomy )

Source: statfox.com

Texas vs. Arkansas Football Series History

Texas leads 56-22

Comments

Probably the top interconference game of the weekend. These two teams have a history of great games from their Southwest Conference days. This is sort of a warm-up up for the Longhorns joining the SEC in a couple of years. Well-timed. I think Arkansas wins this one at home.

Our Preseason Prediction

Arkansas 34, Texas 31

Game Week 14Powers.com Prediction

Arkansas 27, Texas 24

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 6:00 PM CT (7:00 PM ET). You can watch this SEC football game on the ESPN Network.

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