Arkansas will host No. 20 South Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 14, with kickoff set for 6:45 p.m. on SEC Network at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. It is the 25th meeting between the teams, and Arkansas enters with a 14-10 lead in the series.
The matchup comes with recent history that still favors Arkansas. The Razorbacks beat South Carolina 44-30 in the last meeting on Sept. 10, 2022, and have won four of the previous five games on The Hill dating back to 2007. That gives Saturday’s game a familiar edge: Arkansas has handled this series well, even as South Carolina arrives ranked and included in the College Football Playoff Selection Committee’s initial rankings.
Cam Settles gives Arkansas another reason to feel better about where it is headed. Against Auburn, he ran 16 times for 100 yards, the first 100-yard rushing game of his college career and the first such performance by an Arkansas player this season. He also became the 10th Arkansas ball carrier in history to reach 100 rushing yards against Auburn, and he joined Braylen Russell and T.J. Hammonds as Arkansas natives who have topped 100 yards in a game this decade.
That production mattered because Arkansas needed balance. Chris Marshall led the team with five catches for 65 yards at Auburn, while Sutton Smith broke loose for a 65-yard rush at 12:20 in the second quarter, the longest play from scrimmage by Arkansas this season. Arkansas also registered eight tackles for loss in that game, has scored in 67 consecutive games and has made 246 consecutive extra points since Dec. 5, 2020.
The wrinkle is that South Carolina is not coming in as just another conference opponent. The ranking gives the game an added layer, even against a series Arkansas has controlled overall, and it is one reason this meeting draws attention beyond the usual November schedule. Arkansas is 9-7 all-time on Nov. 14, but Saturday’s test will be measured less by date than by whether it can back up a strong recent run against South Carolina with another home win.
The game will turn on the same question that follows any ranked visitor to The Hill: whether Arkansas can turn recent momentum into a result that matches the numbers in front of it. Kickoff is Saturday night, and the next answer comes then.
