FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas officials are working to complete an agreement that would set up a season-opening football game against Rice on Sept. 4, 2021, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has learned.
The contracts are not completed for a matchup between the former Southwest Conference rivals, but the paperwork has been drawn up for a game that has been in the works for several months.
Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek said he did not anticipate any obstacles for the Arkansas and Rice game, which is one piece in a complicated series of scheduling maneuvers involving Arkansas, Rice, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Oklahoma State and Missouri State.