Tonight at 6:00 p.m. ET, No.11 Auburn (7-1, 3-1 SEC) and Arkansas (3-5, 0-4 SEC) square off live from Razorback Stadium in Arkansas. The game can be live streamed for free here. Auburn fans can hear all the action by turning their dials to 102.5 The Game while Arkansas fans can do the same on KQSM 92.1 FM The Ticket.
Auburn has been on an offensive tear in three straight games heading into this contest, averaging 652 yards over the last three games.
The team has been thriving off of a hurry-up no-huddle offense led by quarterback Nick Marshall and tailback Cameron Artis-Payne. Marshall has gone 83-for-144 (57.%) for 1,148 yards with six touchdowns and four interceptions while also rushing for 461 yards on 81 carries for five scores. Artis-Payne has reached the end zone five times while rushing for 510 yards on 72 attempts. Marshall is day-to-day with an injury to his throwing shoulder.
Tre Mason is also helpful in the running game, having rushed for 753 yards with nine scores.
"I think guys (are) just playing harder, and actually believing in the coaches and having trust in the coaches," tailback Corey Grant, who has four touchdowns while rushing for 451 yards on 45 attempts, told ESPN.
Arkansas coach Brett Bielema knows that coach Gus Malzahn's team offers a huge challenge.
"Gus has got an extremely unique package that they're obviously grasping very, very well," Bielema told ESPN. "And they've got players that fit into it. I think their execution has gotten better every game."
The Razorbacks haven't seen much success lately, having lost their last five and being dominated the last two weeks. They lost 52-7 at home against then-ranked No.14 South Carolina on Oct. 12 then 52-0 at top-ranked Alabama on Oct. 19. The team has struggled under first-year coach Bielema.
Arkansas, though, has won two straight and four of five in the series with Auburn, but will have to stop an explosive running game to repeat its recent success.
Auburn looks to continue its success on the ground while Arkansas will hope to avoid losing a sixth straight contest when these teams take the field at Razorback Stadium this afternoon.
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