At SEC media days in July, Steve Sarkisian inadvertently described a good portion of college football in a single line. "I feel like when you go to Arkansas," the Texas Longhorns coach said, "I almost at times feel like they hate Texas more than they like themselves.

According to Arkansas, the school adopted its nickname after football coach Hugo Bezdek referred to his players as a "wild band of Razorback hogs" after beating LSU in 1909. Arkansas athletic teams were originally called the Cardinals.

The Texas Longhorns have yet to secure a statement win in 2024, but Douglas Farmer believes that added motivation will propel them to cover the double-digit spread against Arkansas on Saturday.

Former Southwest Conference foes Texas and Arkansas have been playing football before the SEC existed. Now, they meet as members of that conference.

However, Arkansas coach Sam Pittman has had to waste precious preparation time this week educating his players on the rivalry and convincing them they should care more than any other random game against a highly ranked SEC team.