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FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas easily stiff-armed Troy's upset bid on Saturday night, thanks to an object lesson courtesy of the Michigan Wolverines earlier in the day and a lot of romping from the dynamic duo of Darren McFadden and Felix Jones.

A crowd of 73, 926, the seventhlargest in Reynolds Razorback Stadium history, watched No. 21 Arkansas pull away in the second half, bludgeoning its visitors with 350 rushing yards in a 46-26 victory.

A field goal on the final play of the first half allowed Troy (0-1 ) to pull within 23-17, but McFadden and Jones spurred two quick-strike touchdowns midway through the second half and combined for 280 rushing yards for the Razorbacks.

Appalachian State's 34-32 upset of No. 5 Michigan earlier in the day served as the perfect red flag for an Arkansas team that was picked as an upset victim by at least one national writer heading into the game.

"We beat a good team, '' Arkansas Coach Houston Nutt said. " This is a championship team that went to a bowl game and won it.

WholeHogSports.com - ARKANSAS 46, TROY 26 : Off and running