10 Things to Know – Florida

Arkansas makes the trip to Gainesville for the first time since 2013 as the Razorbacks will battle No. 6 Florida on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

10 Things to Know Before Kickoff

1. – The Razorbacks trailed Tennessee, 13-0, at halftime last week but stormed back scoring 24 third quarter points in the come-from-behind 24-13 victory, their third straight over the Volunteers. Arkansas overcame a deficit of at least 13 points for the first time since 2017 against Coastal Carolina. Now 3-3, Arkansas won three of its first six SEC games for the first time since 2015 and three of its first six games overall since 2016.

2. – Prior to last weekend, Arkansas had not posted a 24-point quarter during SEC play since 2016, when it scored 24 in the second stanza against Mississippi State. The Hogs outgained Tennessee in the third 257-16, running 28 plays to the Vols 10. All three touchdowns came via the air as junior WR Mike Woods, senior TE Blake Kern and sophomore WR Treylon Burks registered receiving scores. Redshirt senior K A.J. Reed connected on a season-long 48-yard field goal to cap off the scoring.

3. – Sophomore WR Treylon Burks has scored a touchdown in three straight games, including a career-long 59-yard snag against Tennessee. He is the first Razorback to register a receiving score in three straight games since Jonathan Nance in 2017. The Warren, Ark. product leads the team and ranks seventh in the SEC with five receiving touchdowns while making 31 receptions on the year for 461 yards. His average of 92.5 receiving yards per game is fifth in the SEC and 7.2 catches per game is seventh. Playing in just 16 career games, Burks is 64 receiving yards away from 1,000 in his career. If he accomplishes the feat against Florida, he will be the fastest Hog receiver to 1,000 yards since at least 1997 (Boo Williams 1999-00; 18 games).

4. – Arkansas redshirt senior QB Feleipe Franks makes a return to the school where he began his career. From 2017-19, Franks was the Florida starting signal caller, most notably leading Florida to a No. 6 USA Today Coaches’ Poll ranking, a 10-3 record and a 41-15 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl Thrashing of No. 7 Michigan in 2018. He has given an immediate lift to the Razorbacks offense, throwing for 1,428 yards and 14 touchdowns, the most scoring tosses by a Hog since Austin Allen’s 25 in 2016. Last week against Tennessee, Franks completed 18-of-24 passes for 215 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. His 75% completion percentage is the highest of his Razorback career and his second-highest overall after completing 92.6% of his passes (25-of-27) for Florida against UT Martin last season. The Crawfordville, Fla. native has thrown for 200+ yards in each of the first six games of the season, the first Hog QB to do so since at least 2000.

5. – Arkansas’ 12 interceptions this season lead the nation after totaling six picks in 12 games last season. Against Tennessee, the Hogs made two picks for their third multi-interception game of the year, becoming the first Arkansas team to have three multi-interception games since 2015. Redshirt freshman DL Eric Gregory recorded his first career pick against the Vols, the first by an Arkansas lineman since JaMichael Winston in 2013 against Louisiana.

6. – Redshirt freshman DB Jalen Catalon made 12 tackles with an interception and forced fumble against Tennessee, winning his first career SEC Defensive Player of the Week award. Arkansas’ four SEC Defensive Player of the Week winners this year (DB Joe Foucha, LB Bumper Pool, LB Grant Morgan) is the school’s single-season high since joining the conference in 1992. Catalon has posted three 10+ tackle performances and leads the team with 36 solo tackles while ranking third in total tackles (58). Since 2000, the defensive back’s 58 total tackles are the most by an SEC freshman through the season’s first six games. He is the only FBS freshman to record 50+ tackles and multiple interceptions this season. Catalon is also the first Razorback freshman to have over 50 tackles in a season since Dre Greenlaw in 2015 (95).

7. – Junior LB Bumper Pool registered a game-high 14 tackles for the second straight week and has made 11+ stops in four of five games he has played this season. The Lucas, Texas product is averaging an SEC best 12.8 tackles per game, which ranks fourth in FBS. He is immediately followed in the conference leaderboard by redshirt senior LB Grant Morgan, who is averaging 11.7 tackles per game while leading the team in total tackles (70).

8. – The Razorback defense has made impressive strides this season and leads the SEC in turnover margin (1.33), interceptions (12), turnovers gained (15) and pass efficiency defense (117.05), while ranking second in passing defense (222.2), third down conversion defense (36.2%), and red zone defense (66.7%).

9. – The Hogs make their first visit to Gainesville since 2013 and are looking for their first-ever win inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida leads the all-time series, 9-2, but Arkansas won the last meeting, 31-10, in Fayetteville over the then-No. 10 Gators in 2016. Arkansas also won the first game of the series, 28-24, on Dec. 31, 1982 at the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, Texas. The Razorbacks and Gators have met twice in the SEC Championship Game with the Gators taking both contests in 1995 (34-3) and 2006 (38-28). The teams have met in the regular season just eight times in the last 30 seasons.

10. – Florida (4-1, 4-1 SEC) scored 38 first half points and downed No. 5 Georgia, 44-28, in Jacksonville, Fla. last week. The Gators are led by senior QB Kyle Trask who has thrown 22 touchdowns with eight going to junior TE Kyle Pitts. Florida is third in the SEC averaging 495.4 offensive yards per game while ranking ninth in total defense (402.0 ypg). Head coach Dan Mullen is 25-6 in his third year at Florida and over 12 seasons as a head coach has a 94-52 career record.