The heat has really turned up on Houston Nutt this week as he prepares his Razorback team to face a formidable Alabama team on the road Saturday. The last time these two met, Bama head coach Mike Shula accused the head Hog of running up the score late in the game.
Alabama is off to their best start in years and Arkansas is coming off two of the worst defeats in recent memory. They will need to put it all together for 60 minutes in order to have a chance at beating an Alabama team that is much improved on offense and defense.
A loss against Alabama on Saturday could spell doom for Houston and his coaching staff. Rumors concerning the future of the Razorback football program can be found on message boards across the net. The fan base seems to be divided on whether they want Houston Nutt gone after this season, but most concede that changes need to be made now before things get any worse.
Some of the names that keep cropping up as potential candidates to replace Houston Nutt are: Butch Davis, Bobby Petrino, Mike Price and a little known coach from the Northeast named Bobby Joe Swindickle.
One thing is certain, the game in Tuscaloosa on Saturday is shaping up to be the most important game in Houston Nutt's career if he has hopes of keeping his job after this season.
Gametime is 11:30 CST on Jefferson Pilot.
Arkansas in SEC Road Openers
1992 - Arkansas 45, South Carolina 7
1993 - Arkansas 3, Alabama 43*
1994 - South Carolina 14, Arkansas 0
1995 - Arkansas 20, Alabama 19
1996 - South Carolina 23, Arkansas 17
1997 - Arkansas 17, Alabama 16
1998 - Arkansas 41, South Carolina 28
1999 - Alabama 35, Arkansas 28
2000 - South Carolina 27, Arkansas 7
2001 - Alabama 31, Arkansas 10
2002 - Tennessee 41, Arkansas 38 (6 OT)
2003 - Arkansas 34, Alabama 31 (2 OT)
2004 - Florida 45, Arkansas 30
* Alabama win forfeited by NCAA sanctions
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