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Razorbacks Get Boilermakers for Top 25 Charity Match-up

Playing Purdue will give Hogs' fans something to do while football takes a break
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Razorbacks Get Boilermakers for Top 25 Charity Match-up
Razorbacks Get Boilermakers for Top 25 Charity Match-up

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Arkansas Razorbacks

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas fans will now have something to do when football takes a week without playing a game just before Halloween. The Razorbacks announced Wednesday they will host a charity tip-off game on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Bud Walton Arena.

It's the second straight year the the Hogs play a preseason game against another Top 25 team. The Hogs, a top 20 selection in the early polls, will host Purdue, generally tabbed among the nation’s top three teams this summer. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m.

It will not be part of the men’s basketball season ticket package, and proceeds from the game will go to the United Way to assist with relief efforts from the tornados that affected Arkansas this past spring. Reserved seating in the upper and lower bowl will go on sale to the general public at a later date. Current courtside members and suite holders will receive information in the near future on purchasing their seats for this game.

Broadcast and complete ticket information, including when tickets will go on sale, will be announced at a later time.

“Both programs will be playing in high-level Thanksgiving tournaments, (Arkansas at the Battle 4 Atlantis and Purdue in the Maui Invitation) so this game will have an incredible level of competition to help prepare us both early on and through March, much like the Texas game did for us last year," coach Eric Musselman said in a press release. "What a great experience it will be for our fans to see a game of this caliber so early in the year.”

Purdue was the No. 1 seed in the NCAA East Regional this past season. The Boilermakers posted a 29-5 record, winning both the Big Ten regular season and tournament championships. Purdue feature 7-4 center Zach Edey, who was the consensus National Player of the Year last season.

Arkansas and Purdue have only met on two previous occasions with each team winning once, both coming on neutral courts. The first meeting was on Dec. 28, 1938. The Boilermakers won, 57-51, in the Sugar Bowl Classic (New Orleans, La.). The last meeting was in 1983 when the Razorbacks defeated Purdue, 78-68, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Tampa.

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Kent Smith
KENT SMITH

Kent Smith has been in the world of media and film for nearly 30 years. From Nolan Richardson's final seasons, former Razorback quarterback Clint Stoerner trying to throw to anyone and anything in the blazing heat of Cowboys training camp in Wichita Falls, the first high school and college games after 9/11, to Troy Aikman's retirement and Alex Rodriguez's signing of his quarter billion dollar contract, Smith has been there to report on some of the region's biggest moments.