It’s already making headlines that a Conference USA squad’s chances again an SEC team are “not zero.” This is considered highly unusual and is generally frowned upon by the college football world at large, and yet here we are, in a non-conference game that has suddenly risen into the national spotlight somewhat.
Separated by only 500 miles, the two schools probably don’t think about each other much. Even at that distance, members of the same family might attend both, but probably don’t worry much about divided loyalties on the football field. The only other FBS school to share the state with the Razorbacks— Arkansas State— is much more familiar with North Texas.