FAYETTEVILLE, AR – The No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers will look to keep their undefeated season alive in a night game on Saturday against the Arkansas Razorbacks.
The Razorbacks are coached by Sam Pittman (26-27) in his fifth season while Josh Heupel (59-20, 31-12 UT) leads the Volunteers into Razorback Stadium in his fourth season on Rocky Top.
Tennessee has been dominant on the defensive side of the ball this season but Bobby Petrino’s offense will be a good test with their explosive, though a bit reckless at times, style of play with quarterback Taylen Green.
The game between the Vols and Razorbacks is set to kick off just after 7:30 p.m. ET.
Tennessee Season Results:
Game 1: Chattanooga (3) @ No. 15 Tennessee (69) – W
Game 2: No. 14 Tennessee (51) vs No. 24 NC State (10) – W
Game 3: Kent State (0) @ No. 7 Tennessee (71) – W
Game 4: No. 6 Tennessee (25) vs No. 15 Oklahoma (15) – W
Follow along with Rocky Top Insider’s live thread covering the scoring plays and big moments from the game on Saturday:
CURRENT SCORE: 4th Quarter – Tennessee 14, Arkansas 13
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Pregame
Inactive for Tennessee: S John Slaughter, S Jourdan Thomas, LB Edwin Spillman, DB Montrell Bandy
Tennessee will kick to start the game.
First Quarter
Arkansas Drive 1: ARKANSAS FIELD GOAL – UA 3, UT 0
- 16 plays, 74 yards
- 9:12 possession time
- Tennessee’s defense holds Arkansas from scoring within the five-yard line. Razorbacks elect to kick a field goal to take the game’s first lead.
Tennessee Drive 1: Punt – UA 3, UT 0
- 3 plays, -5 yards
- A dysfunctional offensive drive for the Vols that included two setback penalties.
Arkansas Drive 2: Turnover on Downs – UA 3, UT 0
- 7 plays, 37 yards
- Arkansas gives Tennessee the ball on their own 33-yard line after unsuccessfully completing the fourth down attempt.
Second Quarter
Tennessee Drive 2: Punt – UA 3, UT 0
- 8 plays, 29 yards
Arkansas Drive 3: Turnover on Downs – UA 3, UT 0
- 13 plays, 74 yards
- Arkansas’s fourth down attempt is stopped short in UT territory.
Tennessee Drive 3: Punt – UA 3, UT 0
- 3 plays, -5 yards
- Tennessee’s offense has just 29 total yards on 14 plays.
Arkansas Drive 4: Missed FG Attempt – UA 3, UT 0
- 9 plays, 31 yards
- Arkansas’s Kyle Ramsey is no good on the 44-yard field goal attempt.
Tennessee Drive 4: Turnover on Downs – UA 3, UT 0
- 9 plays, 32 yards
- Tennessee’s offense fails to put points on the board before halftime.
Arkansas Drive 5: Halftime – UA 3, UT 0
- 1 play, -2 yards
- Kneel down to get to halftime with one second left.
HALFTIME IN FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas 3, Tennessee 0
Third Quarter
Tennessee Drive 5: TOUCHDOWN – UT 7, UA 3
- 7 plays, 75 yards
- 2:27 possession time
- Dylan Sampson’s 53-yard run sets up Tennessee on the endzone doorstep. Sampson then punches in the 4-yard score on the Vols’ next play.
Arkansas Drive 6: Punt – UT 7, UA 3
- 3 plays, -6 yards
- Razorbacks’ offense goes three and out in their first drive of the second half.
Tennessee Drive 6: TOUCHDOWN – UT 14, UA 3
- 7 plays, 60 yards
- 2:09 possession time
- Dylan Sampson punches in a 4-yard touchdown for his second score of the second half. Max Gilbert knocks through the PAT to send Tennessee up 11.
Arkansas Drive 7: TOUCHDOWN ARKANSAS – UT 14, UA 10
- 8 plays, 75 yards
- 3:41 possession time
- Arkansas responds to Tennessee’s touchdown with their first of the game. Arkansas RB Ja’Quinden Jackson punches in the two-yard score.
Tennessee Drive 7: Punt – UT 14, UA 10
- 5 plays, 30 yards
- Iamaleava and RB DeSean Bishop start the drive with some nice runs but a sack on 2nd and 6 eventually caused Tennessee’s drive to stall out.
Fourth Quarter
Arkansas Drive 8: Field Goal GOOD – UT 14, UA 13
- 10 plays, 75 yards
- 4:17 possession time
- Arkansas knocks through the 22-yard field goal
Tennessee Drive 8: Punt – UT 14, UA 13
- 5 plays, 10 yards
- Tennessee’s offense stalls out as Nico Iamaleava overthrows Squirrel White on an open deep shot down the left sideline.
Arkansas Drive 9: Punt – UT 14, UA 13
- 3 plays, 7 yards
- Arkansas forced to punt as QB Taylen Green continues to deal with an injury.
