Sorry, this photo of Bret Bielema is just too awesome not to include. Also, long live the Southwest Conference.
After some rumors, speculation and reports, the home-and-home series between Arkansas and Texas Tech is finally official. The two will meet in on Sept. 13, 2014 in Lubbock and Sept. 19, 2015 in Fayetteville.
“With the Texas Tech series, we are renewing a Southwest Conference rivalry and strengthening our non-conference schedule while gaining valuable exposure in Texas,” Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long said. “With the landscape of the college football postseason changing, it is imperative that we schedule competitive non-conference matchups that will benefit our program.”
It’ll be the first meeting between the two schools since 1991. Arkansas leads the all-time series 28-7.
“We are thrilled to begin a home-and-home series with the University of Arkansas,” Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt said. “Texas Tech and Arkansas had many memorable games while conference foes in the Southwest Conference, so this should be very exciting for the fans. We feel like we will be placing ourselves in great position as we kickoff the College Football Playoff era in 2014, with a non-conference opponent the caliber of Arkansas and a challenging Big 12 schedule.”