Jerry’s House of Horrors XIV: No. 24 Texas A&M 21, Arkansas 17
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ARLINGTON, Texas – Jerry’s World hasn’t been kind to Arkansas over the years.
And on Saturday, with the last Arkansas-Texas A&M game at AT&T Stadium, Jerry’s World again delivered the most punishing of losses as the Aggies held on for a 21-17 win in front of 60,928 fans.
Arkansas fell to 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in the SEC, while A&M improved to 4-1 and 2-0 in the conference.
“It was very disappointing to lose tonight,” Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said in the postgame conference. “It certainly felt like we had our chances to win and felt like that the entire game.”
Photos courtesy of the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Arkansas put together 379 yards of total offense in the loss, while A&M managed 297.
The standout on offense quarterback Taylon Green, who threw for 279 yards on a 23 of 41 night with one touchdown and one interception.
It was a diverse group of seven receivers who were the recipients of Green’s passes, with Isaac TeSlaa leading the way with five catches for 120 yards and touchdown on six targets, while Andrew Armstrong and Isaiah Sategno both had six catches on 11 targets each.
The plan was to have TeSlaa and tight end Luke Hasz both more involved in the offense and while it worked for TeSlaa, “I love that kid,” Pittman said, it didn’t work out so well for Hasz, who tweaked an already injured back during the game and saw limited playing after the injury.
In the 14 games played in the Southwest Classic, A&M has a commanding 10-4 series advantage. Arkansas last won the game in 2021 after a heroic effort by Treylon Burks and in a lot of ways, the Hogs have found new and creative ways to lose.
Saturday, it was again a one-score loss, but Arkansas helped the A&M cause with a fake field goal that wasn’t successful, and then gave up a punishing, eight-play, 75-yard drive in the fourth quarter to take the 21-17 lead and eventual win.
“That’s what’s so frustrating,” Pittman said. “They have found a way to win and we didn’t. That has happened a few times here and it is just really disappointing for the kids.”
Pittman added, “we’ve got a good football team,” and that’s mostly true but the path to bowl eligibility has gotten much harder for his Razorbacks.
Next week is Tennessee, followed by LSU. Both games are at Fayetteville and both will be in the evening, thanks to the SEC’s new slotting system, but neither kickoff is officially set.
The Vols are likely to be ranked in the top 5, while LSU should be in the Top 25.
Neither game will be easy.
Then a trip to Starkville, against a Mississippi State that is 1-4. That’s a likely win and gets Arkansas one game closer.
Then a three game stretch at home with Ole Miss, Texas and Louisiana Tech. Ole Miss fell hard on Saturday, and lost to Kentucky, while Texas is currently the No. 1 team in the country.
Then there’s La. Tech. So 1-2 seems likely with a season ending game at Missouri, also currently ranked in the top 10.
So while a representative from the Cheez-it Citrus Bowl was in attendance at the Pittman press conference, to get to six wins, Arkansas has to get the expected wins against Mississippi State and La. Tech, then win one game against Tennessee, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas and Missouri with four of those five schools ranked in the top 10 going into Saturday’s games.
They say nothing is impossible, just that some things are improbable.
Jerry’s House of Horrors XIV: No. 24 Texas A&M 21, Arkansas 17
Jerry’s House of Horrors XIV: No. 24 Texas A&M 21, Arkansas 17
Jerry’s House of Horrors XIV: No. 24 Texas A&M 21, Arkansas 17
ARLINGTON, Texas – Jerry’s World hasn’t been kind to Arkansas over the years.
And on Saturday, with the last Arkansas-Texas A&M game at AT&T Stadium, Jerry’s World again delivered the most punishing of losses as the Aggies held on for a 21-17 win in front of 60,928 fans.
Arkansas fell to 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in the SEC, while A&M improved to 4-1 and 2-0 in the conference.
“It was very disappointing to lose tonight,” Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said in the postgame conference. “It certainly felt like we had our chances to win and felt like that the entire game.”
Arkansas put together 379 yards of total offense in the loss, while A&M managed 297.
The standout on offense quarterback Taylon Green, who threw for 279 yards on a 23 of 41 night with one touchdown and one interception.
It was a diverse group of seven receivers who were the recipients of Green’s passes, with Isaac TeSlaa leading the way with five catches for 120 yards and touchdown on six targets, while Andrew Armstrong and Isaiah Sategno both had six catches on 11 targets each.
The plan was to have TeSlaa and tight end Luke Hasz both more involved in the offense and while it worked for TeSlaa, “I love that kid,” Pittman said, it didn’t work out so well for Hasz, who tweaked an already injured back during the game and saw limited playing after the injury.
In the 14 games played in the Southwest Classic, A&M has a commanding 10-4 series advantage. Arkansas last won the game in 2021 after a heroic effort by Treylon Burks and in a lot of ways, the Hogs have found new and creative ways to lose.
Saturday, it was again a one-score loss, but Arkansas helped the A&M cause with a fake field goal that wasn’t successful, and then gave up a punishing, eight-play, 75-yard drive in the fourth quarter to take the 21-17 lead and eventual win.
“That’s what’s so frustrating,” Pittman said. “They have found a way to win and we didn’t. That has happened a few times here and it is just really disappointing for the kids.”
Pittman added, “we’ve got a good football team,” and that’s mostly true but the path to bowl eligibility has gotten much harder for his Razorbacks.
Next week is Tennessee, followed by LSU. Both games are at Fayetteville and both will be in the evening, thanks to the SEC’s new slotting system, but neither kickoff is officially set.
The Vols are likely to be ranked in the top 5, while LSU should be in the Top 25.
Neither game will be easy.
Then a trip to Starkville, against a Mississippi State that is 1-4. That’s a likely win and gets Arkansas one game closer.
Then a three game stretch at home with Ole Miss, Texas and Louisiana Tech. Ole Miss fell hard on Saturday, and lost to Kentucky, while Texas is currently the No. 1 team in the country.
Then there’s La. Tech. So 1-2 seems likely with a season ending game at Missouri, also currently ranked in the top 10.
So while a representative from the Cheez-it Citrus Bowl was in attendance at the Pittman press conference, to get to six wins, Arkansas has to get the expected wins against Mississippi State and La. Tech, then win one game against Tennessee, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas and Missouri with four of those five schools ranked in the top 10 going into Saturday’s games.
They say nothing is impossible, just that some things are improbable.
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