For the third straight game, Auburn will kick off in the afternoon time slot. The Tigers' contest at Arkansas will begin at 3 p.m. CST and will be broadcast on the SEC Network, Auburn's third straight appearance on the channel.
The game will be Auburn's fifth mid-afternoon kickoff in the first 10 games, with the Tigers currently holding a 2-1 record in afternoon games, pending the result of the 3 p.m. game at Vanderbilt.
Auburn holds a 19-12-1 record against the Razorbacks, with last year's loss being Auburn's first to Arkansas since 2015. Auburn has not lost two straight to Arkansas since 2011-12.
It will be the first time since 2020 that the Auburn versus Arkansas game has kicked off in the mid-afternoon slot. Each of the previous two meetings between the two teams began at 11 a.m. CT.
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Matthew is a senior from Huntsville, Alabama, majoring in journalism. He started with The Plainsman in fall 2021.
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