Arkansas is coming off their first Power 5 victory in eight games with a 38-37 comeback win over Ole Miss in Oxford last weekend. The Razorbacks got off to a rough 2-5 start that included an 0-4 start in SEC play – the fifth SEC loss in-a-row dating to last season.
With just over 10 minutes left in the first half, the Hogs found themselves down 31-7 to a Rebels team that has no head coach, no bowl game in sight and is staring down the barrel of an NCAA investigation.
Arkansas’ players and coaches showed there is still some fight in them. The Hogs battled back from 24 down to close it to a 10-point game at halftime. Then with seven seconds left, Connor Limpert drilled a 34-yard field goal to give the Razorbacks the win.
“We needed to win a game to be quite honest with you,” offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dan Enos said after Tuesday’s practice. “The way they did it
