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17 NWA COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW | 8.29.2021 www.lindsey.com Fayetteville Office Rogers Office makes Texas A&M the third SEC team in the polls behind defending national champion Alabama and Georgia, but it's a sign Jimbo Fisher is building a powerhouse. The Aggies must replace Kellen Mond, their starting quarterback the previous three seasons, but they have talented candidates in Zach Calzada and Haynes King. Whoever wins the starting job has plenty of weapons on offense. Isaiah Spllier rushed for 1,982 yards and 19 touchdowns the last two seasons; Ainias Smith will gain plenty of yards as a receiver and runner; and Jalen Wydermyer is the SEC's best tight end. GAME 5 GEORGIA DATE Oct. 2 PLACE Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. KICKOFF TBA 2020 RECORD 8-2, 7-2 SEC COACH Kirby Smart (52-14 in five seasons at Georgia) RETURNING STARTERS 7 offense, 4 defense KEY PLAYERS QB JT Daniels, RB Zamir White, DT Jordan Davis, OLB Adam Anderson 2021 SCHEDULE Sept. 4 ................... vs. Clemson (Charlotte, N.C.) Sept. 11 ........................................................ UAB Sept. 18 ........................................ South Carolina Sept. 25 ........................................... at Vanderbilt Oct. 2 .....................................................Arkansas Oct. 9 ....................................................at Auburn Oct. 16 ...................................................Kentucky Oct. 30 ...................vs. Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.) Nov. 6 ..................................................... Missouri Nov. 13 ............................................. at Tennessee Nov. 20 .................................Charleston Southern Nov. 27 .........................................at Georgia Tech OUTLOOK Arkansas' game at Georgia will be a homecoming for Razorbacks Coach Sam Pittman, who was the Bulldogs' offensive line coach from 2016-19. Georgia opens the season ranked No. 5 and the favorite to win the SEC East. Quarterback JT Daniels, who missed the early part of last season because he still wasn't medically cleared to play as he continued to recover from a knee injury he suffered at Southern California, is now entrenched as the Bulldogs' starter and could be a Heisman Trophy candidate. The Razorbacks, who lost to the Bulldogs 37-10 last season, are playing at Georgia for the first time since 2010 when Arkansas won 31-24. GAME 6 OLE MISS DATE Oct. 9 KICKOFF TBA PLACE Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Miss. 2020 RECORD 5-5, 4-5 SEC COACH Lane Kiffin (5-5 in one season at Ole Miss, 66-39 overall in eight seasons) RETURNING STARTERS 8 offense, 7 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Matt Corral, RB Jerrion Ealy, DE Sam Williams, FS A.J. Finley 2021 SCHEDULE Sept. 6 .............................. vs. Louisville (Atlanta) Sept. 11 .............................................Austin Peay Sept. 18 ..................................................... Tulane Oct. 2 ..................................................at Alabama Oct. 9 .....................................................Arkansas Oct. 16 ............................................. at Tennessee Oct. 23 .......................................................... LSU Oct. 30 ..................................................at Auburn Nov. 6 ........................................................ Liberty Nov. 13 ............................................... Texas A&M Nov. 20 ................................................. Vanderbilt Nov. 25 .................................. at Mississippi State See OPPONENT, Page 19 NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo The Razorbacks will travel to Oxford, Miss., to take on Ole Miss on Oct. 9.