Tulsa Visits Arkansas in Week 4 Showdown Saturday Night

OriginalGlobal Sportscast deskSep 26, 2026 · 10:07 UTC

The short version

Tulsa (3-0) plays at Arkansas (1-2) on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. CT at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville.
The game is available via SEC Network+; the source also states it airs live on ESPN, with Richard Cross and Charlie Strong on the call.
Dexter Williams II is expected to start at quarterback for Tulsa with Baylor Hayes nursing a knee injury.
Arkansas fell 45-17 to Georgia in its SEC opener last Saturday.
BetMGM odds as of Sept. 25: Arkansas favored by 7, over/under 50.5, moneyline ARK -275 / TU +220.

The unbeaten Golden Hurricane head to Fayetteville on Saturday, Sept. 26, for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff against the Razorbacks on SEC Network+.

The 2026 college football season reaches its fourth week with an in-state-flavored matchup in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-0) take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (1-2). Kickoff at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium is set for 7 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Viewing options for the game include SEC Network+, where the broadcast can be streamed. The source also notes the game airs live on ESPN. Handling the commentary are Richard Cross on play-by-play alongside analyst Charlie Strong, working from the booth at Razorback Stadium.

Arkansas enters the game looking to rebound after a rough start to Southeastern Conference play. The Razorbacks dropped their league opener to Georgia by a 45-17 count last Saturday and sit at 1-2 overall.

Tulsa, by contrast, arrives undefeated. One notable lineup situation surrounds the quarterback position: Baylor Hayes is dealing with a knee injury, and Dexter Williams II is expected to get the start under center. Damari Alston and KJ Jackson are cited among the key players for the Golden Hurricane and Razorbacks, respectively.

Betting markets, per BetMGM odds listed as of Friday, Sept. 25, paint Arkansas as the favorite at home. The Razorbacks are laying seven points, the over/under sits at 50.5, and the moneyline reads Arkansas -275 with Tulsa at +220.

Tulsa's path to 3-0 has come through three September victories. The Golden Hurricane opened with a 24-10 win over Oklahoma State on Sept. 5, edged Sam Houston State 23-17 on Sept. 12, and shut out East Texas A&M 42-0 on Sept. 19. All of those results came with kickoff times listed in Central Time.

After the trip to Fayetteville, Tulsa's remaining 2026 schedule includes a Thursday night home date with North Texas on Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. on ESPN, a road game at Navy on Oct. 10 at 2:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, and a visit to Rice on Oct. 17 with the time still to be announced. Army comes to town Friday, Oct. 23 for a 7:30 p.m. game on ESPN2. The Golden Hurricane close the campaign with trips to Tulane (Nov. 7) and UTSA (Nov. 27, the Friday after Thanksgiving) plus home contests against Florida Atlantic (Nov. 14) and Charlotte (Nov. 21), with those four times still undetermined.

The game is one of nine SEC-affiliated contests on the Week 4 slate, all times Central. Texas plays at Tennessee at 11 a.m. on ABC, South Alabama visits Kentucky at 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network, Ole Miss travels to Florida and Oklahoma goes to Georgia, both at 2:30 p.m. on ABC and ESPN respectively, and Vanderbilt plays at Auburn at 3:15 p.m. on SEC Network. The evening window features South Carolina at Alabama at 6 p.m. on ESPN, Texas A&M at LSU at 6:30 p.m. on ABC, Missouri at Mississippi State at 6:45 p.m. on SEC Network, and Tulsa at Arkansas in the 7 p.m. nightcap on SEC Network+.