Auburn to host Arkansas in SEC opener with both teams at 2-1
Auburn heads into SEC play by hosting Arkansas, hoping to show that they are better than the prediction that they’d finish 10th in the SEC.
Auburn heads into SEC play by hosting Arkansas, hoping to show that they are better than the prediction that they’d finish 10th in the SEC.
Auburn and Arkansas are two of three teams fighting to stay out of the SEC West cellar.
Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and rushed for a third, and No. 11 Alabama survived a second-half Arkansas rally in a 24-21 victory over the Razorbacks at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday.
Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide want to remain in the driver’s seat in the SEC West and keep their national championship hopes alive.
Auburn has now lost eight of the last nine games against Power Five teams, falling to two games below .500 for the first time in a decade.
The Auburn Tigers will try to snap a three-game losing streak when KJ Jefferson and Arkansas visit.
After Bryce Young was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury in the second quarter, No. 2 Alabama turned to Jahmyr Gibbs and backup quarterback Jalen Milroe to pull away from No. 20 Arkansas 49-26.
The last time Arkansas knocked off Alabama, Nick Saban was coaching the Miami Dolphins.
Quarterback Bryce Young passed for a school-record 559 yards and five touchdowns and No. 2 Alabama clinched a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game with a 42-35 victory Saturday over No. 21 Arkansas.
No. 2 Alabama hosts 21st-ranked Arkansas trying to secure a spot in the SEC championship game versus top-ranked Georgia.