The No. 16 Arkansas Razorbacks are gearing up for their SEC opener against the South Carolina Gamecocks.
The Hogs will be without key defensive backs Jalen Catalon and Myles Slusher, yet they enter the contest as nine-point favorites against Gamecocks quarterback Spencer Rattler and company.
HawgBeat has you covered with live updates throughout the game below:
Pregame:
~ The team was without captain Jalen Catalon and nickel Myles Slusher in pregame warmups. Latavious Brini and Jayden Johnson were announced in the starting lineup.
~ Running back Dominique Johnson was dressed in warmups and is likely a game-time decision.
~ Arkansas won the toss and elected to defer to the second half, so the Gamecocks will start with the ball.
First quarter
6:42 - Rocket Sanders punches it in from a yard out to give the Hogs the lead. Cam Little connects on the PAT, and it’s 7-0 Arkansas.
3:32 - Gamecock K Mitch Jeter brings the score to 7-3 with a 28-yard field goal.
Second quarter
14:28 - Sanders finds the end zone again, this time from 11 yards out. The Hogs lead 14-3 after the PAT.
8:13 - Rashod Dubinion scores his first collegiate TD from 1 yard out. Little improves to 3-3 on extra points, making it 21-3.
2:56 - The Gamecocks finally get in for six points with a 7-yard run from MarShawn Lloyd. The PAT is no good, so Arkansas leads 21-9.
Third quarter
8:51 - Spencer Rattler finds an open Antwane Wells Jr. for a 62-yard touchdown on third-and-18. The PAT is good, and it’s a five-point game
Fourth quarter
14:55 - KJ Jefferson takes it in himself from 2 yards out. Little nails the PAT, and the Hogs are on top 28-16.
14:06 - Latavious Brini forces a fumble, and the Hogs fall on it. First down at the South Carolina 41.
12:09 - Warren Thompson has his first touchdown of the year, a 23-yard reception, just five plays after the turnover. The PAT is good, and the lead is 19 points.
10:57 - Dwight McGlothern picks off Rattler in the end zone, giving the Hogs possession at the 25-yard line. It is the LSU transfer’s second interception in as many games.
6:25 - Juju McDowell breaks the plane for the third South Carolina touchdown of the day. Rattler finds Ahmarean Brown in the end zone for a two-point conversion, bringing the deficit to 11 points.
6:00 - AJ Green becomes the fourth Razorback to rush for a touchdown today. Little improves to 6-6 on PATs, so make it 42-24 Arkansas.
3:21 - Jaheim Bell crosses the goal line, and the Gamecocks are back within two scores. Rattler throws incomplete on the two-point attempt, keeping the margin at 12 points.
1:33 - Rattler is flagged for intentional grounding in the end zone, so the Hogs tack on a safety.
End of Regulation: Arkansas 44, South Carolina 30
