Arkansas turns into bowl eligible after taking down Ole Miss 42-27

FAYETTEVILLE, Ar. (KNWA/KFTA) – The Arkansas Razorbacks at the moment are bowl eligible after taking down Ole Miss 42-27 on Saturday in Fayetteville.

The Arkansas protection got here to play on this matchup. On the Rebels first possession, Jaxson Dart fumbles the ball and Hogs linebacker Drew Sanders recovers it.

Sadly, the offense couldn’t do something with that reward from the protection, however it didn’t take them lengthy to settle into this recreation.

On the Hogs second possession of the sport, they get going and cap off a 7-play , 69-yard drive with KJ Jefferson throwing to Matt Landers for a 7-yard landing.

With that, the Hogs strike first in opposition to the Rebels, 7-0 with 8:28 left to go within the first quarter.

It wouldn’t be lengthy earlier than the Hogs get one other likelihood to attain within the first quarter, however earlier than they do Ole Miss threatens with a landing of their very own.

Nevertheless, the landing will get referred to as again attributable to holding so the rating stays 7-0 Arkansas.

With 3:44 left within the first quarter, KJ Jefferson finds Matt Landers once more within the endzone for a 23-yard landing cross to place the Hogs up 14-0 on Ole Miss.

The Rebels don’t go scoreless within the first quarter as two minutes earlier than it ends, kicker Jonathan Cruz makes a 45-yard discipline purpose to get them on the board.

Heading into the second quarter, the Hogs lead 14-3 and so they prolong that lead some extra.

Not even a minute into the second quarter, KJ Jefferson hits Ketron Jackson within the endzone for a 20-yard landing cross. The Razorbacks go up 21-3 on the Rebels with 14:03 left to go within the 2nd quarter.

The Hogs protection doing all the pieces they will to restrict the Rebels scoring tonight, and Ole Miss goes for one more discipline purpose with 11:11 left earlier than halftime.

Nevertheless, Cruz doesn’t make the 39-yard try and the rating stays 21-3 Arkansas.

Just a little later within the quarter, Ole Miss is attempting to strike once more and Dart finds Jordan Watkins for the rating, however one other holding name on the Rebels forces this landing to be referred to as again too.

The Rebels are pressured to kick one other discipline purpose and Cruz makes the 32-yard try to put Ole Miss 21-6 behind the Razorbacks.

Despite the fact that there’s only some minutes left on the clock, Arkansas does some further harm on the finish of the second quarter.

Rocket Sanders finds his manner into the endzone, however the landing is named again attributable to holding.

Nevertheless, he simply does it once more with a 20 yard landing run lower than a minute later to place the Hogs up 28-6 on Ole Miss.

The Rebels get themselves in additional hassle when Drew Sanders picks off Dart to offer the ball proper again to the Arkansas offense.

It’s Rocket Sanders once more who finds the endzone, an 8-yard rating places Arkansas up 35-6 heading into the locker room.

Arkansas comes out within the third quarter wanting simply nearly as good as they had been proper earlier than the half, as Rocket Sanders blasts off for a 68-yard landing to place the Hogs up 42-6 over the Rebels.

The protection additionally bringing that vitality as Dwight McGlothern forces Quinshon Judkins to fumble the ball and he recovers it because the Ole Miss 46-yard line.

Arkansas’ offense will get the ball again, however they’re pressured to accept a discipline purpose. Cam Little misses the 47-yard try and the rating stays 42-6 Hogs.

Ole Miss does handle to attain a landing on this recreation, however it doesn’t come till the fourth quarter.

Judkins punches it in from one-yard out to place Ole Miss behind the Hogs 42-12. The Rebels determine to go for 2, however the two-point conversion fails and that’s how the rating would keep.

Nevertheless, the Rebels discover a strategy to rating once more within the fourth quarter on a 48-yard run from Zach Evans.

Ole Miss goes for the two-point conversion once more and this time it’s good, in order that they lower down on Arkansas’ lead some extra 42-20 with 8:02 left to go within the recreation.

Earlier than it’s all stated and achieved, Ole Miss scores once more however it’s not sufficient to beat the Razorbacks. The Hogs win it 42-27 and turn out to be bowl eligible.