FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Two games into their 2026 schedule, the second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs have yet to be seriously tested, having beaten Tennessee State and Western Kentucky by a combined 110 points in back-to-back blowouts at Sanford Stadium.
The Bulldogs’ third game of the season should provide a bit more of a challenge, though given the struggles Arkansas has experienced so far in a 1-1 start, the Razorbacks probably aren’t a litmus test of what Georgia can expect from most of its Southeastern Conference opponents the rest of the way.
Arkansas hasn’t won an SEC game since Oct. 26, 2024, and a repeat of the 7-5 halftime deficit the last time coach Kirby Smart and Co. visited Fayetteville would be a major surprise.
That game served as the opener to a 2020 schedule that was altered and shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic as Arkansas and Georgia both played only SEC foes during the regular season. The matchup included quarterback Stetson Bennett IV, now an icon in Bulldogs football lore, shaking off his third-string status and leading the visitors to a 37-10 win. Georgia won national championships the next two seasons with Bennett fueling the offense.
Smart and his team learned a lot that day at Razorback Stadium, but circumstances in 2026 are far different.