These companies have attracted workers from all over the quad-state region and beyond, doubling the NWA population between 19.ĭue to a ban on the sale of alcohol, many who worked in Benton County (Wal-Mart is headquartered in Bentonville, which is located in Benton County) chose to live outside the county and commute from nearby towns like Springdale, or Fayetteville, which is about 30 minutes south. Hunt (a trucking company), and, most notably, the Wal-Mart empire – NWA (the local shorthand for Northwest Arkansas) is the fastest growing area of that state. Home to three Fortune 500 companies – Tyson Foods, J.B. 2 Georgia for the second of its four consecutive games against ranked SEC opponents.In the decades since I last visited my neighboring state to the south, I have heard increasing praise for Arkansas’s upper-left corner. Texas A&M plays four of its next five games at home, starting with Mississippi State next Saturday.Īrkansas goes to No. It’s just a matter of how far they fall after 15 consecutive AP polls since last October ranked in the top 10. Little had a 46-yarder about 6 minutes into the game for the first points against A&M in eight quarters.Īrkansas will almost certainly move up a few spots, and will have its highest ranking since reaching No. Arkansas had 229 yards passing at halftime.Īrkansas: Montaric Brown’s diving interception of a deflected pass early in the fourth quarter was the game’s only turnover, and set up the Razorbacks for a nine-play drive that ended with Cam Little’s 24-yard field goal. Texas A&M: The Aggies had allowed 232 yards passing total in their first three games, the only team in the country allowing fewer than 100 a game.
“I thought at that point we could get ahead of them at 24-0 at half, and thought we would deflate them." “Before anybody asks me, I would have went for that fourth-and-1 again," Pittman said. The Razorbacks were up 17-0 with 2 1/2 minutes to go in the first half when Trelon Smith, who had 82 yards rushing, got stuffed for no gain on fourth-and-1 at the A&M 22.
But Texas A&M had won all nine meetings since joining the SEC in 2012, which was 20 years after the Razorbacks debuted in the league.
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their defense.”Īrkansas leads 42-33-1 overall in the series that dates back to 1903 and includes their time as longtime Southwest Conference rivals. “Really they had the one long run” Pittman said. The Aggies cut the gap to 17-10 midway through the third quarter on Isaiah Spiller's 67-yard TD run, when he took a handoff up the middle through an open gap and outran four defensive backs to the end zone. AJ Green caught a pass in the left flat, shed one defender, did a stutter step around another one and then got a boost when linebacker Aaron Hansford basically pushed him past yet another defender inside the 25 on way to a 48-yard touchdown. Jefferson, who finished 7-of-15 passing for 212 yards overall and ran for 50 more, threw another TD early in the second quarter. “You never win a game in the first 10, 15 minutes, but you can sure put yourself behind the 8-ball,” Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher said. Burks finished with six catches for 167 yards. Burks appeared to stumble, but stayed upright and sprinted down the right sideline for 10-0 lead late in the first quarter. The Aggies hadn’t allowed a passing TD until Jefferson’s 85-yard score to Treylon Burks, who pushed by a defender and made the catch near the 40. Texas A&M (3-1, 0-1 SEC) also had its overall 11-game winning streak snapped while getting outgained 443 yards to 272.
“I knew I had to go back in and fight for my team.” “Waiting for the medicine to kick in," Jefferson said. But he did return after the numbing gel took effect to finish off the SEC opener as Arkansas improved to 4-0 overall for the first time since 2003. Jefferson came up limping and favoring his left leg after getting tackled out of bounds to start the second half, and left a few plays later. our toughness showed tonight,” coach Sam Pittman said. Jefferson threw for 202 yards and two long touchdowns before getting hurt against a Texas A&M defense that hadn't allowed a passing score this year, and Arkansas beat the seventh-ranked Aggies 20-10 on Saturday for its first victory in the series in their 10 seasons since becoming Southeastern Conference foes. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - KJ Jefferson got back on the field late, bruised knee and all, bulling over a defender for a first down and then kneeling down on the final snap for No.
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