Brandon Allen deserved a chance to win that game.
Against Mississippi State, Brandon Allen threw seven touchdown passes, breaking his own Arkansas single-game record he set against Ole Miss two weeks ago. He passed Ryan Mallett to become Arkansas' career leader in touchdown passes. He even caught a two-point conversion earlier in the fourth quarter.
He was having a good night.
Facing a 1-point deficit and starting all the way back at the Arkansas 11-yard line, Brandon Allen completed consecutive passes of 17, 16, 13, 6, and 18 yards to get Arkansas a first down in the Red Zone.