Rutgers 28, Arkansas 24

1st Quarter ARKANSAS 10, RUTGERS 0

Rutgers swiftly drove 72 yards to the Arkansas 8 with a nice play-calling mix before Gary Nova dropped an option read hand off and Arkansas’ Jarrett Lake recovered at the 19. The Scarlet Knights drove 65 yards on their next possession before 6-10 Dan Skipper deflected Kyle Federico’s 32-yard field-goal attempt.

The Razorbacks turned to trickery - punter Sam Irwin-Hill threw a 24-yard pass to snapper Alan D’Appollonio on fourth-and-6 - to set up Zach Hocker’s 41-yard field goal. Darius Philon’s second sack, a 9-yarder, put Rutgers behind the chains and Trey Flowers’ pressure forced a Nova mistake that Tevin Mitchel easily intercepted and returned 26 yards for a touchdown.

2nd Quarter ARKANSAS 10, RUTGERS 7

A face-mask penalty called on Tevin Mitchel moved Rutgers past midfield, but the Hogs stopped them. AJ Derby’s sneak moved the chains once, but he missed two open men - Javontee Herndon and Keon Hatcher - on the next sequence and the Hogs couldn’t roll the clock. Paul James ran on six consecutive plays to reach the Hogs’ 35, and Gary Nova completed a 16-yard pass on fourth-and-4. Chris Smith sacked Nova for a 15-yard loss, but linebacker Jarrett Lake pushed Nova when he was out of bounds for a 15-yard personal foul rather than thirdand-21. Two plays later, tight end Tyler Kroft caught his fifth pass, a 15-yard touchdown, over the middle.

3rd Quarter ARKANSAS 24, RUTGERS 14

Arkansas opened things up with an end-around to Keon Hatcher that gained 8 yards and AJ Derby’s play-action pass to Hunter Henry went for 16 yards. Derby found Javontee Herndon on a second-and-11 play-action throw for a 17-yard score. Trey Flowers had a sack and strip on Gary Nova, and fellow end Chris Smith recovered. Jonathan Williams was running right on the next snap before pulling up and lofting a 21-yard touchdown pass to Henry.

The replay booth wiped out a Rutgers defensive touchdown. Janarion Grant caught Sam Irwin-Hill’s rugby punt with a short hang time and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown. Rutgers ended the period at its 10-yard line.

4th Quarter RUTGERS 28, ARKANSAS 24

Arkansas linebackers Martrell Spaight and Otha Peters had interception chances slip through their hands.

Gary Nova was penalized for an illegal forward pass and Rutgers punted. Arkansas failed to convert third-and-2, and Sam Irwin-Hill punted to the Rutgers 2. The Knights needed just six plays to score, with Leonte Carroo sprinting past Tevin Mitchel for a 33-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-12. Derby threw high on third down, and Grant returned Zach Hocker’s punt 49 yards to the Hogs’ 33. Carroo put Rutgers on top with a 4-yard touchdown catch. Arkansas notched two first downs but punted on fourth-and-24. Rutgers picked up one first down and ran the clock out.