The Arkansas–Alabama football game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., it was announced by the network on Wednesday.

The SEC opener for the Hogs, Arkansas and Alabama will meet for the 18th time in 2007. The Crimson Tide hold a series record of 9-8 over the Razorbacks. Last season, Arkansas topped Alabama in a double-overtime battle that saw the Hogs come away victorious, 24-23, Sept. 23, in Fayetteville. The game was broadcast on CBS.

ESPN’s adding of the Arkansas-Alabama game marks the Razorbacks’ second nationally-televised game of the 2007 season.

For the 12th-consecutive season, Arkansas and LSU will meet in the “Battle of the Golden Boot” on the Friday (Nov. 23) following Thanksgiving in a game televised by CBS Sports.

Source - UA Sports Information