Fans have questions about Arkansas’s failed 2-point attempt in loss at Ole Miss
By Adam Spencer
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The Arkansas-Ole Miss game was a wild one, with both teams lighting up the scoreboard before Ole Miss held on for a 52-51 victory.
The Razorbacks scored a touchdown on the final play of regulation. Then, instead of going for the tie to force overtime, the Hogs went for the win.
As you can see below, the RPO play that was called by OC Kendal Briles didn’t work, leading to an incompletion. Game over. Ole Miss wins:
WHAT A FINISH IN OXFORD!
Arkansas went for the win, but fell just short on the 2-point conversion at Ole Miss.
52-51 final. Wow. pic.twitter.com/2hAn3rGRvU
— ESPN (@espn) October 9, 2021
Naturally, while most Hog fans loved the aggressiveness of going for the win, they didn’t love the way it was executed.
Here’s some of the reaction to the final play of the game on Saturday afternoon:
Arkansas really tried to run the same play that worked earlier in the game there. Speed Option RPO. Can’t imagine a play like that working again in that big of a spot.
— THEE One & Only (@hubbabubba_31) October 9, 2021
Go for two and lose pic.twitter.com/bl9sYtqEoO
— Francis Rastede (@TheFRKO_) October 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/GaryGoatJr/status/1446926810684350470
https://twitter.com/Matt_liv/status/1446926952070320130
https://twitter.com/mikedentis/status/1446927365695811594
Imagine defeating the odds by scoring at the last remaining second & then losing the game by a dumb call by coach ?
— Hayden Wiggins (@HaydenWiggins6) October 9, 2021
Dude we should of went for the XP the whole the defense couldn’t stop them crowd their defense couldn’t stop us either would of liked our chances better in OT
N running a play that we already scored on from the same formation was a bad call by the Coach Briles #WPS?
— Alex Risner ? (@FakeCoachAlex) October 9, 2021
We’ll see what Sam Pittman says about the decision in his postgame press conference.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
