Arkansas 30, No. 18 Tulsa 23

Arkansas took on the nation's highest scoring offense and prevailed Saturday in Fayetteville. The game really was a must-win game for both teams. Arkansas desperately needed a win to get some momentum going into two back-to-back SEC road games and the hopes of still having a post-season bowl appearance. The 8-0 Golden Hurricane need the win to remain relevant in the BCS race. The above photo is Dennis Johnson celebrating his 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with fans in the south end zone at Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The interaction with fans cost the Hogs 15-yards on the ensuing kickoff, but it was a big moment for Johnson. The touchdown proved to be the game winner for the Hogs.


Dennis Johnson blows past Tulsa's kicker on the touchdown return. The play made No. 3 on Sportscenter's plays of the day.


Michael Smith adds a touchdown to the Hogs' 17 first quarter points. Smith only had 67 yards on the ground against Tulsa.


Zach Stadther, left, and Jerico Nelson combine for a sack on Tulsa quarterback David Johnson on the Golden Hurricane's first play of the day. On the following play Damario Ambrose sacked Johnson again. It was a heck of a start for the Hogs' defense.


Tight end D.J. Williams was the stud of the day for the Razorbacks. Williams matched his career-high record with 129 yards on six catches. He would have had more but bobbled a pass in the fourth quarter.


Linebacker Jerry Franklin had his helmet ripped off after intercepting a pass deep in Arkansas territory. The play was blown dead before Franklin could move the ball up field. Unfortunately the NCAA has a rule that doesn't allow a ball carrier to carry the ball without a helmet. Completely understood from the stand point of safety for the athlete. But it would've made some great photos. The Hogs did get 15 yards off a penalty against Tulsa for the helmet being pulled off though.


It was a big day for Arkansas' passing game. Casey Dick spread the ball all over the field. Tight end Lucas Miller had 63 yards on four catches.


Joe Adams had three catches for 30 yards. He would have had even bigger numbers, but dropped a 50 yard pass that would have been a touchdown. Betcha Joe lost some sleep over that one.


Freshman Jarius Wright, who has been quiet most of the season, had a huge day with 112 yards on five catches.


Junior tight end Andrew Davie carried a 13-yard pass in for the Razorbacks' first touchdown of the day.


London Crawford couldn't get a handle on this potential touchdown pass into double coverage. He did have three catches for 19 yards though.


Arkansas' defense did a phenomenal job on Saturday considering they were up against the nation's top-ranked scoring offense. Tulsa still managed to rack up 528 yards compared to the Hogs' 435. But the most important thing was the score. The Razorback defense came through when it mattered most and held the Hurricanes to only 23 points. Coming in to Saturday's game Tulsa was averaging over 50 points per game.


This interception by Tulsa in the end zone late in the fourth quarter was a huge play for the Golden Hurricane. For me it was a big moment because I almost got wiped out by the players when they crashed through the north end zone wall right where I had been only seconds earlier. I was pretty amazed at how fast I moved considering I was shooting from a kneeling position. That self preservation thing I guess. Also I didn't want to end up being the No. 4 highlight on Sportscenter that night.

Arkansas travels to South Carolina on Saturday to face the Gamecocks. I'm already cracking up inside.