Point of contention — and I frequently make this mistake myself — but it’s an “open date,” not a bye week. A bye is when you don’t have to play because you’ve already been advanced to the next round of a tournament. Anyway.
Arkansas’ open date would have been better a few weeks ago, but it’s here now. The Hogs are likely headed for a 2-10 season, the worst in school history. If that happens, Arkansas’ SEC record since that Cotton Bowl win to close the 2011 season will be 13-43, making this officially the worst stretch of Arkansas football in modern times.