Arkansas beats Mississippi State 21–14 and takes the College Football Belt
The 4th reign for the program; it ends Mississippi State’s 7-day reign.
Arkansas took the lineal College Football Belt on October 3, 2020, beating Mississippi State 21–14 on the road in week 5. It is reign 310 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 4th for Arkansas.
Mississippi State had held it since September 26, 2020: 7 days and 0 defenses.
Arkansas last held the belt in 2016, 1,470 days before this one; that reign lasted 14 days with 1 defense.
The reign lasted 7 days and 0 defenses, ending October 10, 2020 against Auburn.
The game
Arkansas seized the College Football Belt from Mississippi State with a 21-14 victory in Starkville, overcoming an early deficit through resilient play and opportunistic defense. Mississippi State struck first when Greg Brooks Jr. returned an interception for a touchdown just 15 seconds into the game, then added a touchdown pass to JaVonta Payton to take an early lead. However, Arkansas clawed…