ESPN.com · Dec 29, 2016
Five things to watch in the Belk Bowl: Arkansas vs. Virginia Tech
Another ACC-SEC bowl matchup is on deck Thursday in the Belk Bowl as Arkansas (7-5) meets Virginia Tech (9-3). Here are five things to watch for in this one:
The QB battle: This is a matchup of productive quarterbacks in Virginia Tech's Jerod Evans and Arkansas' Austin Allen. Evans set a single-season Virginia Tech record with 27 touchdown passes and threw for 3,303 yards while rushing for 759 (and 10 additional scores). Allen tied for second in the SEC with 23 TD passes and had four 300-yard passing games, second-most in Arkansas history. He inished the regular season with 3,152 passing yards. This pairing could lead to a high-scoring game.