Kickoff time confirmed for Arkansas football vs Vanderbilt Week 7 game

The Southeastern Conference has officially announced the kickoff time for Arkansas football's Week 7 matchup against Vanderbilt. The game is set to begin at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, October 17th. This will be broadcast on the SEC Network. When the schedule was first released, the Arkansas-Vanderbilt game was marked as a "flex" matchup, meaning it could either be an afternoon or evening kickoff.

Arkansas will face Tennessee this coming Saturday, October 10th, in Fayetteville. The Hogs game against the Vols is scheduled to start at 3:15 p.m. Arkansas suffered a 34-7 defeat against Texas A&M in their previous game, struggling both offensively and defensively. Vanderbilt, on the other hand, will host No. 11 Ole Miss in Week 6 before facing off against Arkansas.

The Commodores recently lost to Georgia and are dealing with an injury to freshman quarterback Jared Curtis. Historically, Arkansas has a strong record against Vanderbilt, with a 7-3 all-time win percentage, but the teams haven't faced off since 2018. Arkansas reporter Jackson Fuller provides this report for the Southwest Times Record, a publication part of the USA TODAY Network. You can reach him at jfuller@usatodayco.com or follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter.