Arkansas now knows when it will host one of its biggest late-season SEC games.
The Razorbacks’ Week 11 matchup with No. 23 South Carolina is set for November 14 at 6:45 p.m.
(CST) in Fayetteville, with the game airing on SEC Network. It will be the 25th meeting between the programs, and Arkansas enters with a 14-10 edge in the all-time series.
These teams have not crossed paths often in recent years. Since 2017, Arkansas and South Carolina have played just twice, and each side has taken one of those games. The last meeting came in 2022, when the Razorbacks handled the Gamecocks 44-30 at Razorback Stadium.
South Carolina arrives with a 5-3 record and 233 in conference play, while Arkansas is 3-5 and 1-4 in SEC action through eight weeks. The Razorbacks’ wins have come against North Alabama, Tulsa and Vanderbilt. South Carolina’s victories this season have come against Kent State, Towson, Florida, Tennessee and Oklahoma.
Before that November matchup, Arkansas has another SEC test in front of it. The Hogs travel to Auburn this Saturday for an 11:45 a.m. (CST) kickoff on SEC Network.
South Carolina also has work to do before coming to Fayetteville. The Gamecocks host Texas A&M this Saturday for homecoming.
The Gamecocks are led by sixth-year head coach Shane Beamer, who has compiled a 38-33 record at South Carolina, including a 19-27 mark in SEC play. Beamer was on the hot seat earlier this season, but the Gamecocks have climbed back into the Associated Press poll thanks to a three-game winning streak that includes road wins over Florida and Oklahoma, plus a home victory over Tennessee.
After South Carolina, Arkansas heads to Austin for a second straight year to face No. 1 Texas on November 21 in Week 12.
The Razorbacks are trying to snap a two-game losing streak against the Longhorns. Texas leads the all-time series 58-23, and last season the Longhorns beat Arkansas 52-37 in Austin.
The regular season ends in Fayetteville on November 27, when LSU comes in for the Battle for the Golden Boot. Arkansas has lost four straight in the series, and LSU won last year’s matchup 23-22.
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