FAYETTEVILLE — The offense for 21st-ranked Arkansas will face a stiff test in the Outback Bowl.
Penn State, which finished the regular season 7-5 overall and 4-5 in Big Ten play, features a defense that allowed 16.8 points per game, which is tied for seventh-best nationally. The Nittany Lions gave up 201 points, the fifth fewest in the country.
Penn State’s opponents scored 20 points or less in 8 of 12 games during the regular season. The Nittany Lions have two shutout wins — 24-0 over Indiana and 28-0 over Rutgers.
The Nittany Lions allowed 10 points at Wisconsin, 20 to Auburn, 20 to Illinois (in 8 overtimes), 14 at Maryland and 21 to Michigan.