Arkansas linebacker Bumper Pool tackles an unidentified Rice player during a game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas football team overcame a first-half deficit and a pair of ejections to key defenders to defeat Rice 38-17 on Saturday.
Senior linebacker Grant Morgan was called for targeting halfway through the first quarter after a helmet-to-helmet hit on Rice quarterback Wiley Green. Senior linebacker Bumper Pool was also ejected for targeting with eight minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Morgan will be able to return for the start of the Razorbacks' game against No.