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FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas' 3-4 defense debuted to rave reviews.

At War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock on Thursday night, the Razorbacks built a 42-0 lead before the Florida A&M Rattlers finally netted a touchdown against mostly second-teamers with 8:23 left in the game. The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville won 49-7.

The Rattlers didn't cross midfield until the second half, and they needed punter Chris Faddoul's 26-yard run off a fake to propel their lone scoring drive.

Not that nearly shutting out an outmanned lower division outfit is necessarily something to brag about. And the Rattlers started their backup quarterback because their starter was injured.