FAYETTEVILLE — The combatants for the 66th Liberty Bowl are scheduled to arrive in Memphis on Monday to begin final preparations for the game and engage in a touch of local flavor.
Arkansas (6-6) is the designated home team for the game against former Southwest Conference rival Texas Tech (8-4), now of the Big 12.
The Razorbacks finished in a tie for 11th place with Vanderbilt in the SEC at 3-5. Texas Tech tied for fifth in the Big 12 with Baylor and TCU with 6-3 league records behind co-leaders Arizona State, BYU, Colorado and Iowa State.