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Arkansas Football: 5 predictions for Razorbacks in October

By Chris Jackson

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - SEPTEMBER 30: Devyah Whaley #21 of the Arkansas Razorbacks runs the ball for a touchdown during a game against the New Mexico State Aggies at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
FAYETTEVILLE, AR - SEPTEMBER 30: Devyah Whaley #21 of the Arkansas Razorbacks runs the ball for a touchdown during a game against the New Mexico State Aggies at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 23: David Williams #33 of the Arkansas Razorbacks celebrates his touchdown with Frank Ragnow #72 in the second half against the Texas A&M Aggies at AT&T Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 23: David Williams #33 of the Arkansas Razorbacks celebrates his touchdown with Frank Ragnow #72 in the second half against the Texas A&M Aggies at AT&T Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

4. Arkansas turns tide after loss to the Tide

The Razorbacks are heading into their second game of the month after a much-needed win against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Spirits are up and absolutely everyone on that team feels the energy.

After the Hogs started 0-2 against Power 5 teams, they finally got that taste of blood and are 1-1 in the SEC. The week of practice starts and as the week wears on, the Razorbacks get closer and closer to heading on the road to face the other cool looking “A” of the SEC.

Arkansas hasn’t beaten A&M in a long time. That’s a fair statement. Also, a fair and true statement is Arkansas hasn’t beaten the Crimson Tide of Alabama in a decade. That’s two athletic directors, 3 head coaches, one interim head coach and 10 long years for Arkansas to finally break the curse.

As Arkansas rides the wave of success from the victory over the Gamecocks, they head to title town to show the world what they can do. So can you guess what my number “4.” prediction is? If you said losing to Bama you would be correct. Surely you didn’t think I would predict Arkansas to beat Alabama, right? I’m bold but not that bold.

However, as I am predicting Arkansas loses to Alabama in the second week, that’s not all of what I’m saying. In the words of Bret Bielema,”it’s nothing I enjoyed. It’s nothing I liked. It’s nothing I want to repeat again in my life. But it’s something that we had to do.”

Yes, Arkansas loses but the Tide isn’t the only tide in this picture. The other tide is the fight Arkansas takes with them. They may lose to the Crimson Tide but the tide of letting themselves stay down and be beaten again is over. This loss will hurt but will be necessary to make Arkansas fight through October that much harder.

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