Arkansas Pulls Away from Vanderbilt Late, 31-21
Vanderbilt threw two interceptions, and one of them went back 25 yards for a touchdown. That is how Arkansas, down 7-0, got level in the second quarter without scoring on offense.
Sedrick Alexander ran in from 4 yards with 13 seconds left in the first quarter for the opening score. Joker Johnson's pick-six tied it, Junior Sherrill caught a 24-yard Jared Curtis touchdown to put Vanderbilt back up 14-7, and Cam Settles ran in from 11 yards with 38 seconds to go in the half to tie it again at 14.
KJ Jackson put Arkansas in front with an 8-yard run early in the third, the only lead change of the game, and Makhilyn Young tied it at 21 with a 3-yard run with 5:42 left in the quarter. Arkansas answered late: Settles scored from 3 yards with 9 seconds left in the third for 28-21. Nobody scored until Max Gilbert's 39-yard field goal with 24 seconds left made it 31-21.
Arkansas outgained Vanderbilt 438-390 and had no turnovers, while Vanderbilt gave it up twice. Both teams are 3-4. For fantasy, Sherrill went for 99 yards and a touchdown on 8 catches, and Alexander had his best game of the year.
Keep an eye on the turnover column: Curtis threw 19 of 31 for 274 yards and a touchdown, but both of his interceptions hurt, and Johnson's return counted for seven points by itself. Take that touchdown away and Vanderbilt would have been the team ahead at halftime, 14-7. Antonio Jordan had 5 catches for 74 yards for Arkansas.