A good time was had in New Brunswick, NJ Saturday at the Rutgers-Arkansas game--well by the RU supporters as the Arkansas fans had to be frustrated. There is no way any Razorback supporter could have fathomed losing both legs of the home-and-away with Rutgers, which is what happened Saturday one year after the Scarlet Knights went down South to beat Arkansas 35-26. But last year was a lost year for the Hogs and a decent start to this season had Razorback faithful looking to bright future and a 4-0 start after this win. And things looked good for most of the game as, with plenty of help from the home team, Arkansas built a 24-7 second half lead. But Rutgers rallied behind QB Gary Nova to score the game's final 21 points for a 28-24 victory that delighted a rocking (well, from the end of the third quarter, after Janarion Grant sparked rally with 58y punt return TD, through 4th quarter anyway) crowd.
Unfortunately for Rutgers their surprise running weapon, back Paul James, was injured and will miss their next game in two weeks versus SMU and probably the big tilt against Louisville the following week. Former starter Savon Huggins needs to step up in James's absence. As for the poor Hogs they now face Texas A&M, Florida, South Carolina and Alabama in the next four weeks. Good luck.
As for me I enjoyed a very exciting college football game that reminded me why I love the sport. We all have to put up with the crap--and new revelations come out weekly--but it is good to know that such good football can exist a little bit under the national radar.
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