Aggies ambush Arkansas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trevor Knight had two long touchdowns before halftime and threw a 92-yard pass to Josh Reynolds right after Arkansas was stopped three times from the 1, and No. 10 Texas A&M beat the 17th-ranked Razorbacks 45-24 on Saturday night.
Reynolds caught the ball in stride just short of midfield, and quickly shed defensive back DJ Dean on his way to the end zone to break a 17-all tie and put the Aggies (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) ahead to stay.
Texas A&M has won five straight against the Razorbacks (3-1, 0-1), all since joining the SEC in 2012.
The long catch-and-run by Reynolds came two plays after Keon Hatcher was tackled for a 5-yard loss on fourth down, ending a 19-play drive for the Razorbacks that took 10 minutes after Texas A&M had fumbled from the Arkansas 2.
Quarterback Austin Allen was stopped twice from the 1, though officials reviewed the third-down run before ruling that the play stood. One overhead replay showed that with the help of his tight end basically pulling Allen toward the end zone show just how close the ball was to the end zone.
Earlier, the Razorbacks had to settle for a field goal after six snaps from the 2 on the same series.
Knight's 48-yard TD run just before halftime tied the game at 17-all, after an earlier 42-yard scoring run. He finished with 10 rushes for 159 yards, the last a 62-yarder on third down in the final minute of the game.
Central Arkansas 28, Arkansas State 23
JONESBORO (AP) — Hayden Hildebrand threw for 270 yards and a touchdown and Central Arkansas beat Arkansas State 28-23 on Saturday for its first ever win against an FBS school.
Jatavious Wilson was Hildebrand's primary target, catching seven passes for 130 yards. Antwon Wells ran for 47 yards and a touchdown for Central Arkansas (3-1).
The Bears trailed 16-13 at the half and 23-22 deep into the fourth quarter. But Jaylon Lofton recovered a fumble at the Central Arkansas 14 which set up a 14-play, 86-yard touchdown drive, capped by an 18-yard TD strike from Hildebrand to Brandon Cox, which gave the Bears a 28-22 lead with 6:26 left.