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Arkansas Football: 3 reasons the Razorbacks can upset Alabama in Week 15

By Connor Muldowney

Feleipe Franks, Arkansas football Mandatory Credit: Courtney Culbreath/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports
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Nov 14, 2020; Gainesville, FL, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks running back Trelon Smith (22) celebrates with a teammate in the end zone after scoring a touchdown on a long run during a football game against Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad McClenny-USA TODAY NETWORK
Nov 14, 2020; Gainesville, FL, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks running back Trelon Smith (22) celebrates with a teammate in the end zone after scoring a touchdown on a long run during a football game against Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad McClenny-USA TODAY NETWORK /

1. This is a massive trap game for Alabama

Alabama has a huge matchup with Florida looming in the SEC Championship next weekend and it doesn’t matter what happens from now until then, the Tide are guaranteed a spot in the title game. That means that they may be preparing solely for the Gators which means that they could overlook Arkansas on Saturday.

The Crimson Tide could get caught looking ahead to that SEC title game which is an opportunity to add to that playoff resume and solidify the No. 1 ranking in the country.

Arkansas could have other plays.

Look, I’m not saying Arkansas will catch Alabama napping here, but it’s the perfect scenario for something like that to happen. The Razorbacks aren’t a team you can just overlook and you can bet Nick Saban has been preaching that this week at practice, but the players need to buy into that mindset.

If Arkansas is going to pull off the upset on Saturday, it’s because the Tide will get caught taking the Razorbacks lightly.

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