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.

A former Southwest Conference rivalry is rekindled with the matchup of Arkansas and Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl, bringing two great fanbases and programs to the Memphis area for this SEC-Big 12 showdown.

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.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders are set to face off against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, one of college football’s most historic postseason games. Held every year since 1959, the Liberty Bowl has been a staple of the bowl season for years,

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MEMPHIS — Christmas will look different this year for the Arkansas football team. The Razorbacks (6-6) arrived in Memphis late Monday afternoon and will stay in town all week leading up to Friday’s matchup against Texas Tech (8-4) at the Liberty Bowl.

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.