Tuesday Gameday Vitals | Arkansas

Game Day Vitals

• Who | Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-3, 3-3 SEC) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-6, 2-4 SEC)
  
• When | Saturday, November 17, 11:21a.m. (Central)
• Where | Starkville, Mississippi - Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
• Tube | SEC Network - Play-by-Play: Dave Neal; Color Analyst: Andre Ware; Sideline: Cara Capuano [Ch. 47 DirecTV, Ch. 12 AT&T Uverse]
  
• Tickets | MSU Ticket Office - TiqIQ
• Spread | MSU by 6.5
• Series Record | Arkansas leads 15-6-1, in Starkville: Arkansas leads 6-4 (From Arkansas' Game Notes):

Arkansas has won three straight against Mississippi State and 12 of the last 13 matchups.

Opponent Information

• Arkansas Profile | University of Arkansas, Southeastern Conference, School's Athletics Website
• Season to Date | 4-6, 2-4 SEC (Season Stats)
• Last Week | South Carolina 38, Arkansas 20
• Who's covering Arkansas | Arkansas Expats, SBNation - Chris Bahn, Formerly of ArkansasSports360.com
• Of Interest | If you read this and know who to give credit for finding this, let me know:

No first year Arkansas football coach has ever beaten MSU (again, not sure who that originated from.)

Coaches & Players

• Head coach | John L. Smith [interim] (Weber State, '71) 1st season (4-6 at Arkansas, 132-96 overall)
  
• Top assistants | OC: Paul Petrino (Carroll College, '88) DC: Paul Haynes (Kent State, '92)
  
• Key Offensive Players | Check back for key offensive players in MBD's Know the Foe - Part 1 tomorrow.
• Key Defensive Players | Check back for key defensive players in MBD's Know the Foe - Part 1 tomorrow.