One week removed from a disappointing loss at LSU when it blew a 20-point lead, No. 21 Auburn bounced back at Arkansas with a 52-20 win.

The up-tempo offense appeared to help the Tigers get on track early, and midway through the second half, Arkansas fans left Razorback Stadium in droves. The Auburn offensive onslaught was such that the Tigers had 603 yards of total offense with 10:06 to play. This was the first time Arkansas has allowed at least 40 points in four straight SEC games.

Quarterback Jarrett Stidham got started early in the first quarter with a seven-play, 80-yard touchdown drive with a 15-yard run on a run-pass option keeper when just nine Arkansas defenders were on the field. That followed a 50-yard pass to Darius Slayton on third-and-11 through a tunnel screen. After the long pass, one of those nine players fell to the turf in an attempt to get an injury timeout, but that didn’t work and Auburn easily scored with a two-man advantage.

With Arkansas quarterback Austin Allen out with a shoulder injury, backup QB Cole Kelley got the start. But the Razorbacks’ offense couldn’t find a rhythm. Arkansas had four punts and two field goals in the first half, and then a punt and fumble to start the second half. By early in the fourth quarter, Kelley hadn’t cracked 100 yards passing yet, and was 10-for-21.

Defense is among the other issues, and after last year’s 56-3 loss to Auburn, defensive players like senior DB Kevin Richardson vowed that the story would different this time around.

The Auburn pace appeared to take a toll on Arkansas in the second half, which gave way to a 38-yard touchdown run by Kamryn Pettway, his second score of the game, in which he was hardly touched. That gave him 67 yards on just eight carries. Pettway finished with 11 carries for 90 yards and three touchdowns.

The performance signaled a return to form for Pettway, who was suspended to start the season, and then has missed time and been less than effective because of lingering heel and ankle injuries throughout the season. Last year, he led the SEC in rushing yards per game.

Auburn’s offensive performance came a week after conservative play-calling when it surrendered the big lead against LSU. One example came in the third quarter when Ryan Davis found Darius Slayton for a 62-yard reverse touchdown pass.

The offense also included freshman Malik Willis at quarterback for Auburn, and his first play of the game went for 48 yards.