TAMPA, Fla. — On Saturday, Arkansas knocked off Penn State in the Outback Bowl. It's the program's first bowl win since 2016. Show
It's the first time Arkansas has beaten a school from the Big Ten in a bowl game. The Razorbacks finish the season at 9-4 and send their seniors off with a win. After a three-week layoff between games, both teams took a while to settle into the action. Arkansas and Penn State would enter the redzone on their opening drives and neither would come away with points. KJ Jefferson's streak of passes without an interception came to an end at 171. Greg Brooks would return the favor with a one-handed interception. Arkansas would break the ice with a three-yard Rocket Sanders touchdown run with time winding down in the first quarter. The Florida native was playing in his first career bowl game. Sean Clifford would respond with a 44-yard touchdown pass to Keandre Lambert-Smith. Blown coverage by the Arkansas defense and the game was tied at seven. The Nittany Lions would take a 10-7 lead into halftime after a field goal. The Arkansas offense would start the second half with a bang. A seven-play 75-yard drive would be capped off with an eight-yard Jefferson touchdown run. Arkansas was back on top, 14-10. Cam Little would add a field goal on the following drive. On the ensuing drive, Jefferson would move to 108 rushing yards on the game. He would become the first Arkansas quarterback with over 100 rushing yards in a game since Matt Jones in 2004. Jefferson would be shaken up on a hit to the back forcing Malik Hornsby to enter the game. Hornsby would run for 32 yards to set up Sander's second touchdown of the afternoon. Arkansas had a 24-10 advantage. With the Nittany Lions driving Joe Foucha would intercept Clifford in the endzone. Even after changing quarterbacks, Penn State was unable to find any rhythm on offense. Arkansas ran down the clock late in the fourth quarter, leading to a Razorback win 24-10.
Penn State and No. 21 Arkansas will play in Saturday's 2022 Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla., to get the New Year's Day college football schedule underway. The Nittany Lions boast one of the country's best defenses and have consistently kept opposing teams out of the end zone all season. However, the absence of their star receiver, Jahan Dotson (NFL opt out), could limit their offense in this matchup. The Razorbacks also won't have their top receiver -- Treylon Burks (NFL opt out) -- but dual-threat quarterback KJ Jefferson could help pick up the slack with his feet to keep the offense producing at a high level. Kickoff at Raymond James Stadium is set for noon ET. The Razorbacks are three-point favorites in the latest Penn State vs. Arkansas odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 50.5, up four points from the opening line. Before locking in any Arkansas vs. Penn State picks, be sure to see the Outback Bowl 2022 predictions from SportsLine's proven computer model. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,600 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It also enters the third week of the 2021-22 college football bowl season on a 43-30 run on all top-rated college football side picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns. Now, the model has set its sights on Arkansas vs. Penn State and locked in its Outback Bowl 2022 picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several college football odds and betting lines for Penn State vs. Arkansas: Penn State was successful ATS during the regular season. The Nittany Lions covered in seven of their 12 games and anchored themselves with an elite defense. Being less than 100 percent on offense doesn't make them any less dominant on the other side of the ball, so the Razorbacks will have to play at a high level to put points on the board against them. The Nittany Lions are giving up less than 17 points per game in 2021 and allowed just 20 offensive touchdowns during the regular season. Only four teams have allowed opposing teams to reach the end zone fewer times. Arkansas could take a step back offensively with Burks out. He accounted for 41 percent of the Razrobacks' receiving yards (1,104) and 50 percent of their receiving touchdowns (11) during the regular season. Why Arkansas can coverThe Razorbacks went 7-4 against the spread this season and they've only failed to cover once when playing away from home. They'll certainly miss Burks' big-play ability, but the Razorbacks should be able to lean on the ground game in this one. With Penn State's defense thinned by opt outs, Arkansas can unleash its stable of runners. Five different players had at least 40 carries this season. Running back Trelon Smith led the way with 592 rushing yards and five TDs, while Jefferson added 554 and five scores as well. Arkansas was also stout defensively, giving up just 24 points per game despite playing in the rugged SEC West. How to make Penn State vs. Arkansas picksSportsLine's model is leaning under on the total, projecting 45 combined points. It also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulation. You can only get the model's Outback Bowl pick at SportsLine. Arkansas Razorbacks football is headed for a New Year's Day bowl game in Florida. The Hogs will play in the Outback Bowl in Tampa on Jan. 1, 2022. Here's what you need to know about the event. TREYLON BURKS AND WHO ELSE? USA TODAY Sports Network 2021 All-SEC football team: Alabama and Georgia lead the way Who is playing in the Outback Bowl?The SEC's Arkansas Razorbacks will face the Big Ten's Penn State on Jan. 1, 2022. The game will kickoff at 10 a.m. and will be televised on ESPN2. Where is the Outback Bowl?Raymond James Stadium and its cannons will host the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida. This will be Arkansas' first appearance in the game. What about tickets to the Outback Bowl?Tickets can be purchased through the bowl game on Ticketmaster, and tickets start at $80 before fees. Parking is first come, first serve at the stadium on game day, according to the bowl's website. Parking prices start at $35. What else should I know?In terms of the schedule of events, the two teams will arrive on Dec. 26 according to the team's website. The teams will hold a bowling event at Splitsville on Dec. 27, and will visit children at Tampa General Hospital on Dec. 28. One day later, the two teams will visit Busch Gardens theme park. The full schedule of events can be found here. On game day, expect the same clear bag policy that is consistent among NFL stadiums. The Arkansas football team recorded a bowl win for the first time since 2015 when they defeated Penn State 24-10 in the 2022 Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 1. The Razorbacks came into the game having not participated in a bowl game since 2016’s Belk Bowl against Virginia Tech. We’re taking a look at five takeaways from Arkansas’ final game of the 2021 season: a win over Penn State. No 5. It was Montaric Brown’s final game as a RazorbackWe didn’t know it at the time, but the star cornerback for the Hogs played his final game as a Razorback. After the Outback Bowl game, Montaric Brown announced that he will be entering the 2022 NFL Draft. Brown, in a statement posted to his Twitter account and shared by the official page of the Razorback football team, said his time at Arkansas was both challenging and some of “the best times of my life.” Sam Pittman has the Arkansas football program in its best spot in ages entering his third year. Sam Pittman is as important to the Arkansas football team as the Walton Family is to Wal-Mart. A match made in Hog Heaven, the former Razorbacks offensive line coach returned to the northwest corner of the state to lead the flagship university’s beloved football team back to the promised land. It had been a long time since Houston went Nutts, Bobby fell of his hog, and 300 pounds of Iowa meat sweated its way out of town before Fire Marshal Chad burned it all down. But pit master Pittman is different y’all, as he is cooking up something mighty tasty in the Ozarks. Yessir! Coming at in No. 21 on FanSided’s Preseason Top 50 Rankings, the Arkansas Razorbacks! After a 3-7 COVID season where Arkansas achieved something Morris never could by winning a single conference game, Pittman looked at his three SEC victories as something to build on. They started the 2021 campaign out 4-0 with wins over Rice, a soon-to-be sorry Texas team (sorry, not sorry), Georgia Southern and rival Texas A&M in JerryWorld to the Dallas Cowboys owner’s liking. As everybody started to buy the Arkansas hype, the Hogs were slaughtered by Pittman’s former pit boss Kirby Smart’s absolute … DAWGS! in Athens. You better believe College GameDay was there. After the blocked punt to make it 21-0 UGA, you could smell the bacon cooking all the way down in St. Simons. Arkansas would then drop the Nutt Bowl and then lose at home to Auburn. At 4-3, Arkansas chopped down Pine Bluff, as was for whom the cowbell tolled vs. Mike Leach and the boys. By mid-November, Arkansas achieved elusive bowl eligibility, but Pittman’s team was not done just yet. The Razorbacks won the Golden Boot over an LSU Tigers team that had no bite. After playing Alabama close, which the Hogs always manage to do, it was time for Battle Line. Arkansas would claim the Ozarks for themselves in a way that Jason Bateman could only dream. At 8-4 with impressive rivalry victories over Texas, Texas A&M, LSU and Missouri, Arkansas won what was the final Outback Bowl (RIP). It is only fitting that Team Bloomin’ Onion came out on top vs. Big Ten foe Penn State. What is ESPN’s Cole Cubelic going to devour from the bleachers meow?
There are some familiar faces on the Arkansas offense. It has around six returning starters from a year ago, including starting quarterback KJ Jefferson and center Ricky Stromberg. While they lack considerable starting experience in the receiving corps, Jefferson’s dual-threat playmaking abilities and running back Raheim Sanders should flourish behind a very experienced Hogs offensive line. A trio of transfers could see some playing time in Fayetteville this season. Jadon Haselwood makes his way into the Arkansas receiving corps from Oklahoma. Matt Landers reunites with his former Georgia offensive coach in Pittman. Though not expected to start, quarterback Cade Fortin left South Florida to come play some Power Five football for the Hogs. Fortin might get some run. Obviously, the Arkansas offense will only go as far as the offensive line and Jefferson will take it. The big uglies in the trenches are this side of the ball’s strength, but Jefferson is the one tasked with making plays. Although he is not going to have to do this alone, it is hard to see the revamped receiving corps having a splendid time if Jefferson is unable to get them the ball in stride this fall.
It is a mixed bag of returning starters on the Arkansas defense. Although they are largely inexperienced in the trenches, Arkansas is especially deep in the defensive backfield. Returning starters in the Razorbacks secondary include LaDarrius Bishop, Jalen Catalon, Myles Slusher and Hudson Card. There is also some guy named Bumper Pool who kicked James to the curb at age 16. Arkansas has two newcomers as projected starters. Drew Sanders will play some linebacker alright after coming over from divisional foe Alabama. Like Landers on offense, Latavious Brini reunites with Pittman after being part of the Georgia program. Other newcomers to this year’s Arkansas football defense include Landon Jackson, Jordan Dominick and Dwight McGlothern. While Catalon will be in the mix for major awards as well, how can you possibly overlook a linebacker named Bumper Pool who plays his college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks? I would never let a man who went by James clean my pool, but if his name happened to be Bumper, well … I’ll tell you what, I would let that man marry my only daughter as I walk her down the aisle. Arkansas football players awards watch for 2022 seasonSeven Arkansas football stars appeared on major awards watch lists for the 2022 college season. Jefferson is up for the Davey O’Brien and the Maxwell as the Arkansas starting quarterback. It will not be easy for him to come away with either honor, but he is so important to this really fun team. Raheim Sanders, Doak WalkerSanders finds his way onto the Doak Walker Award Watch List. It may not be realistically in the cards for him, but if Jefferson thrives and Arkansas is vying for a division title, this is not absurd. Arkansas is known for producing copious amounts of offensive line talent, in good years and bad. Stromberg is not only up for the Outland Trophy, but he can win the Rimington as the best center. Jalen Catalon, Bedarnik, Nagurski, ThorpeIf Catalon takes home the Bednarik, Nagurski or Thorpe, we are throwing ourselves a wine mixer. With Dale on the skins and Brennan on the mic, Por Ti Volare to strictly ’80s Billy Joel cover bands. And if Catalon gets a wine mixer, you better believe Bumper is getting a Pool party. James No More is up for the Bednarik, Nagurski and Butkus. It’s never about the Jimmies, when it’s about the Joes. Reid Bauer, Ray GuyPunter Reid Bauer is the first of two specialists to appear on awards watch lists for Arkansas. The Ray Guy Award has become an exclusive and most distinguished club after adding The Punt God. Cam Little, Groza, WuerffelThere is nothing small about Cam Little’s leg. He may not have the tinker toes of Lou Groza, but he can put it through the uprights, alright. Little is also up for the Wuerffel because he is a big leader. Arkansas football biggest game on 2022 scheduleLooking at Arkansas’ 2022 regular-season schedule, while the Hogs do not play a Power Five team in the non-conference, two are about to be in a year’s time in BYU and Cincinnati. Thus, there are very little guarantees on the Razorbacks’ season slate. What is important though is they come out of the gate and punch a rival in the mouth to help set the tone for how conference play could go. It may be a revenge game for the Texas A&M Aggies, but the Hogs have to win in Jerryworld if they have any serious aspirations of getting to 10 wins on the season. Assuming Arkansas takes advantage of a depleted Cincinnati team at home and cooks South Carolina like a chicken the next Saturday, the Hogs could be 3-0 with a victory over Missouri State before the Southwest Classic. The reason why the Texas A&M game is so important is it will help breathe into life Arkansas’ outside chances of being the second best team in the SEC West after only Alabama. You win in Arlington, and you afford yourself another opportunity to slip up outside of vs. the Crimson Tide and still get to 10 wins. Guess what 10 wins does for an SEC West program? It means NY6, y’all! Arkansas football best-case scenarioLet’s be real for around two minutes and 30 seconds. Is a 10-win regular season possible for the Hogs or just one of my lies? If it … is?, it will be one for the Razorbacks, alright. But let’s hope this team doesn’t Kerplunk! prematurely before getting to the most sacred Sugar or Cotton Bowl or something. No, it’s not 2000 light years away, but the words I might have eaten after predicting this. So Arkansas starts the year out at 4-0 with home wins vs. Cincinnati, South Carolina and Missouri State, as well the neutral-site affair in the DFW sprawl vs. Gig Em. Per usual, the Hogs will find a way of keeping things interesting vs. the Crimson Tide before being slaughtered. Amidst the cacophony of cowbells and a cross-country trip to Mormon country, Arkansas could split the pair. At 5-2 coming off their bye, the Razorbacks make sure it is not going to be one of those special years for Auburn football by catching the Tigers by their toes as the No. 2 team in the state. The Hogs aren’t ready to go diamond Dookie on everyone’s ass, but no TP for you Auburn at the corner of College and Magnolia. From there, Arkansas douses Hugh Freeze’s Liberty Flame like Dino did. I will remember you and I hope you will remember me, too. These fired-up Hogs can smell what the rock Brian Kelly and his family are cooking up near the bayou. They want to get a taste and protect the Golden Boot. It will be close, but no cigar for Baton Rouge Saturday night shenanigans. Yessir! The Razorbacks win that one, too. After a savory Nutt Bowl victory, it is time for Battle Line. It will be one of the greatest Barry Odom spite games you will ever see. He turned heel on his alma mater before, and he’s going to keep doing it again and again. With the passion of a Coach Yost defense and a Coach Boone six-play offensive attack, it will be the Black Friday to remember the Razorbacks. Arkansas will find itself at 10-2 and on the verge of getting to a New Year’s Six bowl. Arkansas football worst-case scenarioWell, the good news for Razorback fans if they have already been through undeniable hell and came out the other side of it pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good. Like Larry David, I’m here to curb your enthusiasm. For the sake of Larry David argument, what is the worst possible situation the Hogs could find themselves heading into bowl season? It starts with not being onto Cincinnati… Starring across from him on the other sidelines, Pittman channels his inner Coach Klein and somehow gets bullied by the former Ohio State meathead known as Luke Fickell. Pretty much Hulking out of his shirt, the Bearcats flex on Arkansas, knowing gosh darn well they are about to go Power Five. This first loss stings, but getting Spencer Rattler-ed will feel oh, so much worse. Pittman will lose to his former Georgia colleague Shane Beamer because his team cannot stand the smell of mayonnaise. The only thing worse is the Hogs’ play, as they Kerplunk all the way to 0-2 before the Missouri State lifesaver keeps them afloat for now. Fueled by NIL money and fast-talking Boomhauer gibberish, Texas A&M makes Texans proud, and the folks in Arlen are talking. “Bobby? What’s that smell?” 1-3 becomes 1-4 after Alabama tramples them like elephants. Of course, Mike Leach and his team will find a way to lose the next game because that’s just how the unpredictable nonsense of the Air Raid goes. Hashtag blessed to be 2-4, BYU too has a season to prove it’s ready to go Power Five. The Cougars devour the hapless Hogs at altitude in a most ferocious and carnivorous manner. You still beat Auburn because someone always has it worse than you. A 3-5 Hogs team rings Freeze’s Liberty bell to notch another W. Assuming a home split between Ole Miss and LSU, and it all comes down to Battle Line. Mizzou’s Coach Klein a.k.a. Eliah Drinkwitz has studied up and devised new plays not found in a green notebook. With a chance at a bowl, here’s what happens… Arkansas loses Battle Line on a gimmicky trick play, as Drinkwitz is carried off the field like he is the late, great Buddy Ryan or something. In their minds, the 2022 Missouri Tigers are the 1985 Chicago Bears. At 5-7, the Waltons and Jerry Jones have seen enough. Pittman loses his dream job and Jones, knowing he still has to pay Mike McCarthy his money, has an unorthodox idea for us… After losing on Thanksgiving, McCarthy finds new employment by the end of the week. His “Woo Pig Sooie” hits way too close to Bret Bielema’s WPS from back in the day. I advise drinking heavily. Arkansas football 2022 season predictionNo, Arkansas is not going to the Cotton Bowl, nor is Pittman getting replaced from his dream job by the fraud Aaron Rodgers carried to a Super Bowl back in 2010. We are going to run this right down the middle, so that Arkansas finishes around 8-4, and is in the mix to finish inside of the top 25 when they beat a comparable team in their forgettable bowl game. Sound good? Here. We. Go. Arkansas gets off to a fast start like it did a year ago with three impressive victories over teams it is clearly better than. The Cincinnati game will carry some weight, but we will quickly see that the Bearcats are not winning the Group of Five for the third year in a row. Texas A&M proves too much in the Southwest Classic and Arkansas can’t hang at home vs. Alabama in the following weekend. They either get right in Starkville or finally stop the bleeding in Provo. Either way, the Hogs split the pair between Mississippi State and BYU to get to a middling 4-3 heading into their bye. Back-to-back wins at Auburn and over Liberty has Arkansas bowl-eligible. They split the pair between LSU and Ole Miss at home, although they drop one of those rivalry games on a questionable call. At 7-4 entering Battle Line, it will be a Black Friday indeed for the SEC’s redheaded step-child known as Mizzou. This is what happens when you accept a Langmore into your fine institution, you lose the Battle of the Ozarks. It may not be the season Arkansas was hoping for, but this was a program that couldn’t win conference games a few years ago. 8-4 has them finishing in fourth. Arkansas football 2022 bowl game predictionIn a game bringing the Southwest and Big Eight together, I bring you the Texas Bowl. It will be the epitome of business in the front and party in the back, as John Daly’s alma mater takes on Mike Gundy and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The bowl game might as well be sponsored by Hooters, but we will be very glad to see two teams we thought so highly of disappointing us in one last game. Coming tomorrow: No. 20: Oklahoma State Cowboys Other articles in this series: Next: College Football Rankings: FanSided Preseason Top 50 For more NCAA football news, analysis, opinion and unique coverage by FanSided, including Heisman Trophy and College Football Playoff rankings, be sure to bookmark these pages. |
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