Hogs, Tigers kickoff moved to Black Friday

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas’ season finale against Missouri will kick off on CBS at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, at Frank Broyles Field at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.

The Razorbacks and Tigers were originally slated to play the latest edition of the Battle Line Rivalry on Saturday, Nov. 25, but – in what has become tradition – will now wrap up the regular season on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The Hogs won the last meeting in Fayetteville in 2021, topping the Tigers 34-17 to finish off an eight-win regular season in coach Sam Pittman’s second season.

Arkansas opens the 2023 season in Little Rock, Ark., vs. Western Carolina on Sept. 2 at War Memorial Stadium.

The Hogs open Razorback Stadium the following week against Kent State (Sept. 9) before hosting new Big 12 team Brigham Young on Sept. 16.

The Razorbacks then begin a four-game stretch away from home with a visit to Louisiana State University (Sept. 23) for the “Battle of the Boot.” The visit to Baton Rouge will mark the earliest meeting ever between the two schools, in a match-up that has only been played outside the month of November for 13 times dating back to the first game of the series in 1901.

A trip to Arlington, Texas, to take on Texas A&M (Sept. 30) at Cowboys AT&T Stadium is followed by games at Mississippi (Oct. 7) and Alabama (Oct. 14) before returning home to take on Mississippi State (Oct. 21) in Razorback Stadium.

A game at “The Swamp” against Florida on Nov. 4 is the final road game of the year for Arkansas before finishing with three straight at home against Auburn (Nov. 11), Florida International (Nov. 18) and Missouri.