In line with On3’s Nick Schultz, former Mississippi State and Florida head coach Dan Mullen shared throughout an episode of ESPN’s “SportsCenter” on Thursday why No. 3 Texas could be heading into a possible upset when it travels to face an unranked Arkansas group on Saturday.
Texas is coming off a convincing 49-17 win over Florida final Saturday, whereas Arkansas hasn’t performed a recreation since its 63-31 loss on Nov. 2 to Ole Miss.
Regardless of the Razorbacks shedding two of their final three contests and 4 of their 5 matchups towards ranked opponents this season, Mullen nonetheless thinks they’ve an opportunity this weekend towards the Longhorns.
He talked about how Arkansas was in a position to defeat No. 7 Tennessee on Oct. 5, however that contest was one of many few the place the Razorbacks did not flip the ball over as soon as.
This season, Arkansas has had not less than one turnover in seven of its 9 video games, and on Saturday, will probably be going through a Texas protection that’s tied for the fifth-most turnovers forced within the nation this 12 months, together with 9 in its final three contests.
On the defensive facet of the ball, the Razorbacks must work out a strategy to decelerate Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers, who simply threw for 333 yards and 5 touchdowns within the faculty’s win over Florida final week.
That will likely be simpler mentioned than achieved since the newest quarterback Arkansas went up towards, Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart, torched its protection with 515 passing yards and 6 landing tosses.
It isn’t a good matchup for the Razorbacks by any means, however Mullen is aware of virtually any top-ranked group just like the Longhorns is able to struggling an upset when everybody least expects it.
Oddly sufficient, if Texas leaves the sector with a win on Saturday, will probably be the varsity’s first victory over Arkansas since the 2008 season. The Razorbacks have received three of the 5 all-time matchups between the 2 groups, with their final win coming in 2021.
Will the Longhorns emerge victorious in a recreation that they are purported to win this weekend, or will the Razorbacks earn their second win this season over a closely favored top-10 opponent?
