FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Josh Heupel and Tennessee beat Arkansas last season in a 34-31 thriller at Neyland Stadium that saw interim coach Bobby Petrino and the Razorbacks nearly come from behind and steal one against the Vols.
But when asked on Monday at SEC Media Days in Tampa, Fla., about playing Arkansas for a third straight season, Heupel could only think back to the 2024 matchup between the teams.
That night saw Arkansas topple a Tennessee team that was ranked No. 4 in the country after Malachi Singleton scored a game-winning touchdown and Nico Iamaleava ran out of bounds on the game’s final play.
“Disappointing result two years ago,” Heupel said. “Some things that we didn’t handle with structural changes from them defensively at the beginning of that football game…