For the second consecutive game the offense failed to score at least 20 points, but Arkansas was good enough by committee — that included backups at quarterback, running back, and field goal kicker figuring prominently — as the Razorbacks stiff-armed injuries to roll up 431 yards with ZERO turnovers against the SEC’s top-ranked defense in a 19-14 come-from-behind upset win over 4th-ranked Tennessee on Saturday at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville.
The Football Hogs (4-2, 2-1 SEC) moved the ball well with chances to score throughout the game, but self-inflicted wounds left the team leading only 3-0 at halftime and trailing 14-3 late in the third quarter before Arkansas came alive to score 16 unanswered points — two touchdowns and a field goal spanning its last five possessions of the game — in overcoming an 11-point second-half deficit for the win.
The team’s second and final touchdown, which eventually proved to be the game-winner, came with just over a minute remaining in the contest. And it may have seemed improbable given the offense at that point was down to the aforementioned backups at quarterback (Malachi Singleton), running back (freshman workhorse Braylen Russell), and field goal kicker (Matthew Shipley) all due to injuries suffered by starters Taylen Green, Ja’Quinden Jackson, and Kyle Ramsey…