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26 NWA COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW | 9.20.2020 DEC. 5 ALABAMA 45, ARKANSAS 13 FAYETTEVILLE — The Razorbacks opened the year with a loss to SEC East champion Georgia and close it with a setback against the SEC West champs. Alabama Coach Nick Saban improves to 14-0 against Arkansas with the Crimson Tide. The Razorback highlights include Rakeem Boyd rushing for 87 yards to push his season total to 1,022, and defensive backs Joe Foucha and Micahh Smith posting takeaways. Feleipe Franks' 1-yard sneak pulls Arkansas with 14-10 early in the second quarter, but the Crimson Tide pulls away from there. "What? Nothing about my statue making the trip from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette this year?" Saban asks to open his post-game remarks. "A'ight, I'll be honest, I was kinda growing fond of the yearly statue references that served to enhance my positive self gratification. I considered them part of the process." The Razorbacks complete a 3-7 regular season, frankly a positive step from the results of the last two seasons, and accept a postseason bid to the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl to get their first mid-December practices in four years. DEC. 23 ARKANSAS 30, ARMY 27 SHREVEPORT — The Razorbacks score on five of their eight possessions and cash in a special teams touchdown to upset the Black Knights and claim their first bowl victory since the 2015 Liberty Bowl. Treylon Burks returns a punt 62 yards to open the scoring, the first punt return touchdown for Arkansas since Joe Adams did it against Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl after the 2011 season. Arkansas' other touchdowns go to Trelon Smith on a 43-yard screen pass from K.J. Jefferson and John Stephen Jones' 4-yard keeper. A.J. Reed and Matthew Phillips each make 50-yard field goals and Reed adds a 33-yarder as the Hogs' special teams shine. The Razorbacks go 4-7 in Sam Pittman's debut. "I want to thank our players for their commitment and efforts during this difficult season and laying the groundwork for what we're trying to build at Arkansas, which deserves a winning program," Pittman says. discovernorthwestarkansas.com Your visitor's guide to Northwest Arkansas Forecast n Continued from Page 23 NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF Treylon Burks, Arkansas wide receiver, runs the ball in the fourth quarter vs Kentucky Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. AP Photo/Vasha Hunt Alabama head coach Nick Saban cheers his team before an NCAA college football game against Mississippi, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.