Kentucky 21, Arkansas 20

Arkansas lost a heartbreaker in the final minutes of their game Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky. The Hogs were up 20-7 on the Wildcats at about the midway mark of the fourth quarter when things just fell apart. The photo above contrasts the irony from last week's game that found Auburn desperately trying to move the ball up the field for a comeback in the final minute of the game. This time it was Arkansas being picked off to end the game.


Michael Smith went off again for the second weekend in a row. Smith eclipsed his 176 yards against Auburn by carrying the ball for a career-high 192 yards on 35 touches against Kentucky. He also had a 22-yard touchdown catch. As fate would have it Smith suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter and was eventually benched.


Arkansas' defense stood strong for three quarters. Elton Ford had a huge interception in the first quarter.


The Hogs' defense forced a couple of fumbles. There were four Kentucky turnovers in the game.


Casey Dick struggled to get the passing game going.


He was out of synch most of the night and couldn't get the ball into the hands of star freshman Joe Adams and Arkansas' other receivers.


What really killed the Hogs' momentum in the game was several questionable "illegal shift" penalties. A bootleg touchdown by Casey Dick was wiped out due to one of the calls. After the game Bobby Petrino was at a loss for why the flags were thrown in the first place. I'm sure he had plenty to say, but he bit his tongue to keep from getting in trouble with the NCAA.


If there was one reason why Arkansas lost the game in the fourth quarter it was due to Michael Smith's concussion. If he was still in the game Arkansas would've gotten their first downs to run the clock out and win the game. The Razorbacks' true freshmen that tried to fill his shoes just couldn't get the ball moving forward. I'm sure most fans feared this scenario would happen and it did. In the end the offense needs more weapons on the ground than their 175-pound tailback. Petrino has challenged his other players to step up and help Smith out. Now certainly is the time.


This was my "WT(heck)" photo of the night. I guess "Wildcat" isn't necessarily the right name huh?

Former Arkansas coach Houston Nutt will be bringing his Rebels to his old house in Fayetteville this weekend. With all of the bad blood that was spilled over his leaving it's shaping up to be one heck of a homecoming.