The Bears took a 17-0 lead early in the second quarter after taking advantage of a pair of Arkansas turnovers. But even with the help of the Razorbacks’ mistakes, Missouri State ran the football well. Arkansas eventually came back to tie it at 17 in the third quarter before a big play from Petrino paid off to give Missouri State the lead again. Facing a fourth-and-1 at the Arkansas 47 late in the third quarter, Petrino kept his offense on the field. A play-action fake worked to perfection with quarterback Jason Shelley hitting a wide open Ty Scott for a touchdown that put the Bears back in front. The Razorbacks had their best season since Petrino left in 2021 under coach Sam Pittman, now in his third season, and a loss would be a surprising result for a program that just finished in the top 10 of the AP poll Top 25 for the first. year since 2012. Keep it locked here with CBS Sports for live scores, analysis, updates and highlights from Missouri State at Arkansas.
