FAYETTEVILLE — For an under-recruited signal caller that grew up some 70 minutes from Reynolds Razorback Stadium and another who spent three years kicking inside of it, Saturday turned into a happy day.
Former Locust Grove, Okla., High School quarterback Mason Fine passed for 281 yards and one touchdown, former Arkansas placekicker Cole Hedlund nearly outscored his old team and Keegan Brewer returned a punt 90 yards for a score on a trick play designed by former Razorback graduate assistant Marty Biagi as North Texas routed Arkansas 44-17 before a crowd of 44,306.
While the Razorbacks were favored by seven points, the Mean Green (3-0) never trailed while jumping to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter due in part to two of the four interceptions thrown by Arkansas quarterback Cole Kelley on the day and the punt return.