KJ JEFFERSON

KJ Jefferson passed to Rashod Dubinion for a 2-point conversion in the third overtime and Arkansas held off a furious second-half rally by Kansas for a 55-53 win in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Wednesday night. Kansas tied the game at 38 with 41 seconds left in regulation after recovering an onside kick with 1:05 to go. Jayhawks’ quarterback Jalon Daniels found Luke Grimm on 21-yard pass play and converted the 2-point conversion pass to Lawrence Arnold. Arkansas celebrated the win prematurely in the second overtime after stopping Daniels just shy of the goal line on a 2-point conversion try. In the third overtime (only 2-point conversion attempts), Arkansas got the ball first and converted.

KJ Jefferson passed to Rashod Dubinion for a 2-point conversion in the third overtime and Arkansas held off a furious second-half rally by Kansas for a 55-53 win the Liberty Bowl.

Arkansas escaped Kansas’ comeback attempt with a 55-53 Liberty Bowl win over the Jayhawks in triple overtime. But Kansas (6-7) got the game to overtime before KJ Jefferson hit Rashod Dubinion out of the backfield for the winning two-point conversion. Kansas, playing in its first bowl game since 2008, had a chance to tie thanks to college football’s rules after two overtimes. Had Kansas snuck out a win in overtime it would have completed one of the best bowl game comebacks in recent memory. A TD pass to Luke Grimm set up a a two-point pass to Lawrence Arnold that tied the game at 38-38 with 41 seconds to go.

The LSU Tigers' defense racked up five sacks and forced two fumbles in a 13-10 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks to remain in the top spot in the SEC West division.

Harold Perkins Jr. had four sacks and two forced fumbles to help No. 7 LSU to a 13-10 win over Arkansas.

Week 11 of the college football season has four games between top-25 teams, highlighted by the matchup between No. 4 TCU and No. 18 Texas in Fort Worth.

— (AP) — Will Rogers threw for three touchdowns and broke the Southeastern Conference record for career completions, Dillon Johnson rushed for 100 yards and two scores, and No. Rogers was 31-of-48 passing for 395 yards and notched the record in the first quarter with the 922nd completion of his career, eclipsing the mark set by Georgia’s Aaron Murray in 52 games, Rogers has played in 28 games. Malik Hornsby was 8-of-17 passing for 234 yards in Jefferson’s absence, with one touchdown and two interceptions. MSU put the game away in the fourth quarter with back-to-back interceptions from Jackie Matthews and Emmanuel Forbes. UP NEXTMississippi State travels to Kentucky next Saturday.

Will Rogers threw for three touchdowns and broke the Southeastern Conference record for career completions, Dillon Johnson rushed for 100 yards and two scores, and No. 23 Mississippi State beat Arkansas 40-17.

Alabama lost quarterback Bryce Young in the second quarter, but held off No. 20 Arkansas 49-26 behind the explosive runs of Jahmyr Gibbs and backup quarterback Jalen Milroe.

Leading Texas A&M 14-7, the ball in his hands, the goal line right in front of him, Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson knew he could punch the Aggies in the throat with a touchdown. A true dual-threat quarterback, he's thrown for 941 yards and eight touchdowns against one interception. Thank you to @kj_jefferson2 and the @RazorbackFB football team for making this happen for my son. Last season against Alabama, Jefferson threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, keeping pace with Young. It’s all about maximizing opportunities," Jefferson said, "and finishing drives.”_____Contact Jay Busbee at jay.busbee@yahoo.com or on Twitter at @jaybusbee.

Alabama has mostly breezed through the first month of the season, with one big scare and three games that were frightfully but predictably easy.

Just two weeks after being upset at home by an unranked Appalachian State team, Texas A&M took down No. 10 Arkansas at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.

Devon Achane rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown, Demani Richardson sprinted the final 82 yards on a wild fumble return for another score and No. 23 Texas A&M beat 10th-ranked Arkansas 23-21.

16 Razorbacks past South Carolina 44-30 on Saturday. Jefferson led Arkansas (2-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) on three scoring drives in the fourth quarter, never allowing South Carolina to rally. South Carolina had fumbled on its previous drive after Jefferson’s 2-yard touchdown run. Sanders finished the first two and freshman Rashod Dubinion had his first career touchdown, giving Arkansas a 21-3 lead in the second quarter. Arkansas, which was seventh in FBS averaging 228 yards a game on the ground last year, ran for 300 against South Carolina.

Rocket Sanders ran for a career-high 156 yards with two touchdowns and KJ Jefferson ran for a score and threw for one in the fourth quarter as No. 16 Arkansas beat South Carolina 44-30.

— (AP) — KJ Jefferson threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another 62 yards and another score to lead No. Cincinnati was held scoreless in the first half despite four of its seven drives reaching Arkansas territory. Bryant was better in the second half, leading Cincinnati to scoring drives on its first two possessions of the half. Jefferson threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Knox two plays later for his fourth score of the game. The defense struggled in the second half after losing two starters from the secondary.

KJ Jefferson threw for 223 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another 62 yards and a score to lead No. 19 Arkansas to a 31-24 win over No. 23 Cincinnati on Saturday.

22 Arkansas past Penn State 24-10 in the Outback Bowl on Saturday. Sean Clifford went 14 of 32 or 195 yards for Penn State (7-6). Arkansas took the opening kickoff in the second half and put together a seven-play, 75-yard drive that concluded with Jefferson’s 8-yard TD run. Penn State led 10-7 at the half thanks to a 43-yard field goal by Jake Pinegar. … Penn State DE Smith Vilbert had three sacks.

KJ Jefferson picked up 104 of his 110 rushing yards in the second half and threw for 90 more to lead No. 22 Arkansas past Penn State 24-10 in the Outback Bowl.

Bryce Young passed for a school-record 559 yards and five touchdowns and No. 2 Alabama clinched a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game with a 42-35 victory Saturday over No. 21 Arkansas.

APTOPIX Auburn Arkansas Football Auburn receiver Ja'Varrius Johnson (6) scores a touchdown against Arkansas during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Fayetteville, Ark. Auburn (5-2, 2-1 SEC) won its sixth straight in the series and handed Arkansas (4-3, 1-3) its third straight loss. Tank Bigsby led Auburn on the ground, rushing 18 times for 68 yards and a touchdown, the game's second. Preseason All-American safety Jalen Catalon, defensive tackle Markell Utsey and cornerback LaDarrius Bishop all did not play against Auburn. Arkansas: The Razorbacks travel to their second home in Little Rock to play FCS Arkansas-Pine Bluff next week.

Bo Nix threw for 292 yards and a pair of touchdowns and ran for score to lead Auburn to a 38-23 win over No. 17 Arkansas, the Tigers' sixth straight in the series.

Arkansas Mississippi Football Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral, left, pushes off an Arkansas defender during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Oxford, Miss. — (AP) — Sam Williams and Tavius Robinson pressured Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson on a potential game-winning 2-point conversion and No. 17 Mississippi held on for a wild 52-51 victory Saturday against the 13th-ranked Razorbacks after allowing a touchdown on the final play of regulation. Burks had seven receptions for 136 yards and Raheim Sanders rushed 17 times for 139 yards as the Razorbacks had 676 total yards. It was a heck of a football game and we knew we were going for two if we had the chance at the end of the game,” Pittman said.

No. 17 Mississippi stopped a 2-point conversion with no time left in regulation and the Rebels beat No. 13 Arkansas 52-51.

Zamir White rushed for two touchdowns and recovered a blocked punt for another score, and No. 2 Georgia pounded No. 8 Arkansas 37-0 in the Bulldogs’ second consecutive shutout.

Georgia quarterback JT Daniels is out of the starting lineup for Saturday’s key Southeastern Conference game against No. 8 Arkansas because of a right lat injury.

No. 16 Arkansas' game against No. 7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and No. 18 Wisconsin's meeting with No. 12 Notre Dame at Soldier Field in Chicago highlight the college football schedule on Saturday.

Yes: An Arkansas football fan proposed to his girlfriend after the Razorbacks' first touchdown Saturday. — An Arkansas football fan found the perfect time to propose to his girlfriend -- seconds after the Razorbacks scored their first touchdown of the season. When the Hogs scored their first touchdown Jared Moore popped the question to Rainey Watson! Arkansas trailed 10-7 at halftime in the team’s first full-capacity game at Razorback Stadium in two seasons, ESPN reported. But the Razorbacks then scored on five of their last six possessions of the game to win the season opener 38-17, the sports network reported.