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Hogs meet early hopes, expectations

( Charlie Kaijo)

Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson (1) celebrates a touchdown with teammates during a game against Cincinnati on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Fayetteville.

FAYETTEVILLE — Heavy traffic. Expensive hotel rooms. A parking lot temporarily lost because of Friday rains.

Trouble downloading tickets. Staring into a glaring sun.

No problems, not on the first Saturday in September and the No. 19-ranked Arkansas Razorback football team is opening the season against highly-respected and No. 23-ranked Cincinnati.

The seventh-largest crowd in Reynolds Razorback Stadium history, 74,751, came for the first public appearance of the Hogs since knocking off Penn State in the Outback Bowl 245 days earlier.