FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas closed out Saturday’s season-opener the Sam Pittman way: Dominating on the ground.
The No. 19 Razorbacks kept the ball the final 5:49 after No. 23 Cincinnati had pulled within a touchdown to clinch a hard-fought 31-24 victory before a crowd of 74,751, the seventh-largest at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
Arkansas beat the Bearcats in their first meeting and won as a ranked team in a season-opener against a ranked opponent for the first time ever on campus and the first time at home since a 22-7 upset of No. 5 Southern California at Little Rock in 1974.