Arkansas learns times for three football openers

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas is set for Sam Pittman’s sixth season and the kickoff times are set for the first three games this fall.

The Razorbacks are coming off a 7-6 season that saw them defeat Texas Tech 39-26 in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. The Razorbacks welcome back AutoZone Liberty Bowl Player of the Game quarterback Taylen Green.

The 2025 season will begin on Saturday, Aug. 30, by hosting Alabama A&M at 3:15 p.m. in Razorback Stadium and televised on the SEC Network. It will be the first meeting ever between the two schools.

The next Saturday finds Arkansas in Little Rock taking on Arkansas State at War Memorial Stadium. It will also mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. and can be streamed on ESPN+ and the SEC Network+.

The Razorbacks will hit the road for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 13, when they head to Ole Miss to open the SEC portion of the schedule. The Rebels took a 63-31 win in Razorback Stadium last season. At Oxford, the game will kickoff either at 7 or 7:45 p.m. The game will be televised either on the SEC Network or ESPN.

The Hogs will go to Memphis on Saturday, Sept. 20. The Razorbacks return home on Saturday, Sept. 27, by hosting Notre Dame.

Following a trip to Tennessee (Oct. 11), the Hogs play three straight home games inside Razorback Stadium against Texas A&M (Oct. 18), Auburn (Oct. 25) and Mississippi State (Nov. 1). The Aggies are set to make their first trip to Fayetteville since 2013. The two teams have been playing each season in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Arkansas closes the regular season with three straight rivalry games, trips to LSU (Nov. 15) and Texas (Nov. 22) before the season finale at home against Missouri (Nov. 29).