As much as Arkansas football fans would like to pretend otherwise, Saturday’s inaugural contest against Arkansas State is a high-stakes matchup.
For the Red Wolves, the pressure is through the roof to put up a good performance after decades of clamoring for a shot at the state’s flagship school. For the Razorbacks, anything less than a dominant win would be another hit to the program’s already precarious status.
Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman and his players all know what they’re getting into in War Memorial Stadium this weekend.
“They’re not coming with the mindset to just let us win the game,” Razorback safety Larry Worth III said this week.