Rapid Reaction: Arkansas momentum quickly turns into disappoINTment with loss to San Jose State
Just when it appeared Arkansas was truly gaining some momentum under Chad Morris, the team delivers the latest terrible defeat since the coach’s arrival in Fayetteville.
There have been worse performances by the Razorbacks under Morris, which is really saying something, but not many. Despite entering the day as a three-touchdown favorite, Arkansas lost to San Jose State 31-24 in Fayetteville to fall to 2-2 on the season.
This result was San Jose State’s first win over a Power 5 opponent since 2006 — the Spartans had lost 25 games in a row to Power 5 opponents entering Saturday.
The difference in this game was turnover as Nick Starkel tossed five interceptions against San Jose State, two of which came in the red zone with the Razorbacks threatening to score. Those turnovers were deflating and played a huge part in Arkansas falling down to a 24-7 deficit heading into halftime.
Starkel finished the game completing 28 of 50 passes for 356 yards with three touchdowns and the five interceptions. San Jose State QB Josh Love finished with 402 passing yards with two touchdowns. Love’s No. 1 target, receiver Tre Walker, finished with 12 catches for 161 yards.
While John Chavis’ defense didn’t do their part early in the game, the unit did hold San Jose State for the majority of the second half, which allowed the Razorbacks to storm all the way back and tie the game at 24 all with 2:55 remaining in the game. But when the defense had to make a stop, they failed to do it, allowing San Jose State to march down the field and score the go-ahead score with 1:15 left in the game.
The question Arkansas fans have to be asking themselves now is where does this program go from here? While this defeat may not define the program, it’s a serious bump in the road with the team heading back into SEC play.
Instead of facing Texas A&M as a 3-1 team, the Razorbacks fall to 2-2 with games against the Aggies, against Kentucky in Lexington, against a top 10 Auburn in Fayetteville, against Alabama in Tuscaloosa and against Mississippi State back home. At this rate, the Razorbacks will be an underdog in all five matchups and could be 2-7 before the Western Kentucky game.
Next week, Arkansas plays Texas A&M in Arlington. The Aggies will be coming off a tough loss at home to Auburn.
Man the SEC is struggling so far it seems like this season with OOC games…Arkansas just do what you can the rest of the season. Everyone know Bret didn’t do that program any favors
Some of the conference teams have certainly had some ugly losses. The bottom of the SEC is just bad. That gives the better teams a breather during the season. Trying to find a positive.
You were never a marine. You’re a fake marine.
That’s still all you got? Funny stuff. Tell us again how a team must have a timeout in order to get a play reviewed. That was a good one.
What’s the matter they didn’t teach you reading comprehension in boot camp, you fake marine? haha
Haha? More proof of what a child you truly are.
We have all the proof that we need showing you aren’t actually a marine
We? Sure child.
Yeah do you not know what that means either?
LSUSMC- I’m just asking are u really in the Marines?
If you think your a “real man” and can be a QB on a D-1 college football team, you don’t wear a Justin Bieber freakin t-shirt !!!
And then you throw 5 picks ……..hello , thats karma for wearing that POS shirt, and your loser coach with half a brain cell doesn’t have a clue to get your a$$ out of the game ……… please…..close the football program at Arkansas……..please !!
It will get better. It always does.
Can’t get much worse…
It seems that has been said many, many times. And then something even worse happens. Does fate really need to be tempted every time to show a lower bottom than Arky has already experienced?
A Mississippi nonconference loss and an Arkansas nonconference loss get big coverage. But a Mizzou win over SC, holding them to 16 net yards rushing, is back-page stuff.
Mizzou is 4th in the SEC in most points scored, trailing only LSU, Alabama, and (narrowly) Georgia. And Mizzou is 4th in fewest points allowed, trailing only Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.
They also lost to Wyoming. Gotta take the good with the bad, and that was bad. The SC win was nice though.
Nobody has forgotten that, including me. But your comment has exactly nothing to do with what I posted, which is about the current games and the current status in significant respects. The win was nice inasmuch as we won by 20 points and held them to 16 rushing, but Missouri was very inconsistent and made some big errors. I haven’t lost perspective, thank you.
Congrats? Is that what you want to hear
I don’t want or need anything from you. I’m talking about the coverage. Just straightforward reporting, at least on a par with less-significant games.
My feelings aren’t hurt about the coverage as long as the team keeps winning things will take care of themselves.
I can only read your statement as “I wish we got the same level of attention that Losers get”…. it’s a kin to being upset that Natural disasters keep happening in other cities and I just wish news coverage could talk about the new ice cream shop that opened in town. I’m not upset that Mizzou isn’t being talked about…. we just beat a team that has a good chance of not making a bowl game…
So glad to know how you read.
Don’t quote statistics when you lost to Wyoming, beat a bad West Virginia team and a South Carolina team with a freshman quarterback. Those stats don’t mean a thing against good competition. Yes, Mizzou is the Sec program Arkansas used to be. Not good enough to beat the elite teams but the best of the rest. If they would have taken care of business and whipped Wyoming someone might be talking about them. That loss was inexcusable for a team with the kind of talent you have.
Eaten by a cupcake, two years in a row. I’m 56, will there be an SEC win in my lifetime? Sure looks bleak at the moment. Woo Pig Sloppy… SJ State certainly shut Club Dub down. That’s ok, CCM dances worse than he coaches. Gunna put my ear buds in and listen to some old RUSH, they never lose…
So is it now a 3 or 4 team race for worst in the conference? Tennessee, Arkansas, and Vandy are definitely competing to be the worst. You could probably throw USC and maybe Ole miss in there also.
This could work to your advantage in the next draft. Oh, wait — there is no draft of high-school players.
Plan B. Get some boosters to pass $90K or so to the mom’s of the best high-school players. That’s how Kansas gets basketball players (and, from what I read, that’s also how some other unis, which shall go unnamed, get football players).
moms
Here is the way I see the SEC.
Top Tier
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. LSU
4. Auburn
Second Tier
1. Missouri
2. Florida
3. Texas AM
4. Mississippi State
5. Kentucky
6. South Carolina
Bottom Feeders
1. Ole Miss
2. Vandy
3. Tennessee
4. Arkansas