Going into Saturday’s Southeastern Convention opener in opposition to Auburn, it felt just like the tone of Arkansas’ remaining eight video games can be decided on the Plains.
It definitely wasn’t a reasonably affair, however Arkansas got here out on high with a 24-14 victory that moved the Razorbacks’ report to 3-1.
Sam Pittman’s squad led 7-0 at halftime, however it was a primary half marred by poor quarterback play by Taylen Inexperienced. For the second consecutive week, Inexperienced completed the sport with a completion share beneath 50%. Solely a robust effort by operating again Ja’Quinden Jackson gave Arkansas the slim lead on the break.
After Auburn quarterback Hank Brown threw three interceptions within the first half, he was benched for Payton Thorne, who led the Tigers on a game-tying drive halfway by means of the third quarter. A landing toss from Thorne to KeAndre Lambert-Smith tied the sport at 7-7 and hastily, all of the momentum on the earth was on Auburn’s facet.
With a raucous Jordan-Hare Stadium crowd in opposition to the Hogs, Inexperienced — who had himself been pulled for a sequence in favor of Malachi Singleton — threw up a prayer on third-and-19 to receiver Isaiah Sategna, who got here down with the soccer ultimately zone. Simply as shortly because it had swung in Auburn’s favor, the momentum pendulum was all of the sudden on the guests’ sideline.