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By Matt Audilet
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On Saturday, the Texas A&M Aggies and Arkansas Razorbacks were scheduled to face off in an SEC matchup at Razorback Stadium with a kickoff time of 3:30 p.m. ET.
But due to potentially severe weather conditions in Fayetteville, kickoff has been delayed two hours to 5:30 p.m. ET.
"Due to this afternoon's weather forecast, kickoff for our game vs. Texas A&M has been moved back to 4:30 p.m. [local time] on ESPN," the Arkansas football program wrote in an announcement on X.
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Here's the forecast provided by the National Weather Service:
"Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4 p.m. Some of the storms could be severe. Temperature falling to around 65 (degrees) by 5 p.m. South wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible."
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After beginning its 2025 college football season with a 2-0 start, Arkansas has dropped each of its last four games. Three of those four losses came against ranked opponents: No. 17 Ole Miss, No. 22 Notre Dame and No. 12 Tennessee.
Now, the Razorbacks have another tough challenge against the No. 4 ranked Aggies.
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In last year's Arkansas-Texas A&M matchup at AT&T stadium, the Aggies came out on top with a 21-17 win over the Razorbacks.
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