A classmate went to Mississippi State, and we were stunned to hear him report back that the Bulldogs considered Arkansas their biggest rivalry outside of Ole Miss at the time. That was the late 90s, so Hog fans were just starting to get their bearings as to who was even in the SEC.

At SEC media days in July, Steve Sarkisian inadvertently described a good portion of college football in a single line. "I feel like when you go to Arkansas," the Texas Longhorns coach said, "I almost at times feel like they hate Texas more than they like themselves.

Texas appears to be in prime position to clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff with three regular season games left. The third-ranked Longhorns have just one ranked opponent among the three left on their schedule — Texas A&M.

Former Southwest Conference foes Texas and Arkansas have been playing football before the SEC existed. Now, they meet as members of that conference.