Razorback Football vs. Auburn Game Information
The Arkansas Razorbacks are back on their home field this Saturday at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium as the Auburn Tigers come to Fayetteville.
Auburn heads into Saturday’s game having lost only one contest so far this season. The #11 ranked Tigers (5-1, 2-1) won their first five games of the season against Oregon (27-21), Tulane (24-6), Kent State (55-16), Texas A&M (28-20), and Mississippi State (56-23), before falling to the #9 Florida Gators 24-13.
The Razorbacks (2-4, 0-3) come into the contest following a very disappointing game against Kentucky, in which Arkansas lost to the Wildcats and their wide receiver at quarterback by four points, 24-20. Coach Morris and the Hogs are still looking for their first SEC win in the ‘Left Lane, Hammer Down’ era.
Kickoff: 11:00 a.m. CT
Arkansas is 2-1 at home this season, as the Tigers have split their two roads game 1-1.
TV: SEC Network
Saturday’s matchup between the Razorbacks and Auburn will air on SEC Network at 11:00 a.m., and can be streamed live on the ESPN app.
Player(s) to Watch: Nick Starkel & Ben Hicks
For the second week in a row, the player(s) to watch has been Arkansas’ quarterbacks Nick Starkel and Ben Hicks. The Razorback Offense has seen no consistency at all so far this season. Last week at Kentucky, Starkel completed 7-of-19 passes for only 41 yards. When Morris turned to Hicks, the former SMU quarterback completed 5 of only 8 passes for a total of 81 yards. Look for the Razorbacks to somehow getting something going against the #11 ranked team in the nation. Can they? Time will tell.
Odds
The Tigers are a 19-point favorite over Arkansas, courtesy of the Action Network.
Series History
In 28 total match-ups against each other, the Tigers lead the series with 16 wins according to Winsipedia.com. Arkansas has defeated Auburn 11 times, and there happened to be a 24-24 tie between the two teams in 1992. The Tigers currently have a three game win streak going over the Razorbacks. Last season, the Auburn defense held Arkansas to only 3 points in a 34-3 Tiger victory. The last time Arkansas defeated the Tigers was in 2015, when Bret Bielema led the Razorbacks to a 54-46 win in Fayetteville. With Gus Malzahn at the helm, the Tigers are 5-1 against Arkansas.