The Razorbacks will be without a number of top contributors, but QB Taylen Green will still take the field for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Joey McGuire grew up on the Texas-Arkansas border with his family season-ticket holders for the Razorbacks, a team known locally as the Hogs. The number for his first landline telephone as a teenager literally ended in 1464 — or 1HOG.

Green’s return to Arkansas gives him a second year to develop under offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino, who withdrew his name from consideration from the Charlotte head coaching job Dec. 3. The dual-threat quarterback was chosen by Petrino out of the transfer portal last December after three seasons at Boise State.

Here are five things to know about Texas Tech’s bowl opponent, the Arkansas Razorbacks... When: Friday, Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. Where: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tenn. Last meeting: Texas Tech defeated Arkansas, 35-24, on Sept. 19, 2015 in Fayetteville, Ark.

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The Liberty Bowl reunites old Southwest conference foes for the first time in nine years. The last meeting between the two was a 2015 Texas Tech win in Fayetteville with a score of 35-24.