I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t surprised by the outcome last Saturday in Tuscaloosa.
Once again, Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino fell short of winning a signature program game for the University of Arkansas, as the Hogs didn’t have a chance after the DeQuan Menzie interception before half time.
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