FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas needed a near-perfect showing Saturday afternoon to have a chance at upsetting Texas.
That didn’t happen.
Despite a vastly improved defensive performance, the Razorbacks made too many mistakes and came up short in a 20-10 loss to the No. 3 Longhorns at Razorback Stadium.
There’s always a small margin for error against a top-5 team, especially as a double-digit underdog with less talent, so Arkansas needed its players — and coaches — to rise to the occasion like they did earlier this season against No. 4 Tennessee.
Everyone who watched the game, either in person or on ABC, saw the Razorbacks give a valiant effort.