Bowl Season is underway with 13 SEC teams playing in the postseason. Before toe meets leather for all the games let’s get to know some fun facts about the non-conference opponents from around the country they’ll be facing.
Here’s everything you need to know about the AutoZone Liberty Bowl between Arkansas and Texas Tech.
(Note: the “facts” are from Wikipedia, made up entirely, and meant to not be taken seriously. Enjoy!)
ABOUT THE SCHOOLS
Arkansas
Location – Fayetteville
Founded In – 1871
Tuition – $30,008
Enrollment – 32,140
Acceptance Rate – 80.5 Percent
Mascot – Southern Baptist who loves the Lord and hates NIL
Texas Tech
Location – Bumblef*ck Nowhere
Founded In – 1923
Tuition – $28,022
Enrollment – 40,969
Acceptance Rate – 71.0% Percent
Mascot – Gringo Cowboy Zorro
FUN FACTS & TRADITIONS
Arkansas
1. Have the names of every graduate engraved on sidewalks that stretch over 4 miles
2. 40 Minutes of Hell in Basketball, 40 Hours of hell if you piss off Hog Twitter
3. Arkansas’ mascot tusk weighs 475 lbs which is roughly 4 Eric Musselman’s and 1 Sam Pittman
Texas Tech
1. Bright young Air raid QBs and dimly lit concussion sheds.
2. LThe 1965 Texas Tech-Kansas game was the first college football game to use instant replay.
3. Texas Tech’s first mascot was a black calf…it was later slaughtered and barbequed after a big win in game three of the season
FAMOUS ALUMNI
Arkansas
John Daly – Chubba Watson
Joe Johnson – 45 year nba veteran
Jimmy Dykes – Basketball Gary Danielson
Pat Beverly – Ugly Crier
Darren McFadden – Ozark Peyton Manning
Regina George – Not that one. Nigerian olympian
Texas Tech
Patrick Mahomes – Not Jackson, and that’s all that really matters
Wes Welker – OG Julian Edelman
John Denver – Musician. Full of shit.
John Hinckley Jr – Shot Ronald Reagan
Kliff Kingsbury – NFL Ryan Gosling
Dallas Braden – Baseball Doug Funny
