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Bobby Petrino’s past and present collide as Arkansas football hosts Texas A&M

FAYETTEVILLE — A bad stretch in one-score games plus a dozen years of bang-your-head-against-the-wall frustration against Texas A&M does not bode well for the Arkansas Razorbacks for Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. game against the No. 4 Aggies at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.

And yet …

Bobby Petrino, whose history with both programs weaves many threads through the game, is back on the sidelines for the Razorbacks.

Arkansas (2-4, 0-2 SEC) has lost four games in a row, but Petrino, its interim coach, and a revamped defensive staff led by coordinator Chris Wilson notably had the Hogs up and unified for last Saturday’s 34-31 loss at No.