Arkansas 33, South Carolina 16: Hammering Hogs
Mallett,Williams team up, Arkansas defense steps up
Photo by William Moore
Arkansas defensive back Jerell Norton intercepts a third-quarter pass from Stephen Garcia intended for Alshon Jeffery in the end zone Saturday in Fayetteville. Jeffery had scored on an 80-yard touchdown pass earlier in the third quarter.
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Arkansas went into must-win mode Saturday, just like Coach Bobby Petrino wanted.
Spurred by Ryan Mallett’s precision passing in swirling winds and a revival of tight end D.J. Williams’ excellence in underneath routes, the Razorbacks thumped South Carolina 33-16 before 68,865 at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
Needing two victories for bowl eligibility, Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino intentionally tagged the game as a must-win affair on Monday.
“We wanted the pressure,” Petrino said. “I wanted to seea game where we had to win, prepare throughout the week correctly and then go out and perform. I really feel like we passed the test.”
The Razorbacks (5-4, 2-4 SEC) avenged a lackadaisical loss to the Gamecocks (6-4, 3-4) from last season ...
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Ran2133 says...
My congratulations to the Razorbacks for playing a complete game. They concentrated very well as the only one penalty indicates. Coach Petrino, why in the world did you call a fake punt from our own 23 yard line? That makes no sense at all to me!
November 8, 2009 at 11:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
fishtime41 says...
we have the hogs back, is mallet the best qb the hogs have ever had? matt jones, ronnie south, bill montgomery,stoener, bull,are the competion. Hog fans can kick back and enjoy the performance of the hogs. now we need to beat troy.
November 8, 2009 at 1:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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