The 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football schedule has been announced, and let me tell you something, it’s absolutely vicious. There’s a good chance that it will be the toughest schedule in the country yet again, which would be the 4th year in a row for the unlucky Razorbacks.

The 2016 Razorbacks will have home games against Alabama, LSU, and Ole Miss, which was expected. The rather surprising (and unfortunate) news is that their SEC East home opponent will be the Florida Gators. As Houston Nutt said in 2006 “How come we never get Vandy?”.

One thing that Bret Bielema is excited about is the increased exposure in Texas for the Hogs. Not only will the Razorbacks square off with the Texas A&M Aggies in Cowboys Stadium, but the Razorbacks also will travel to Fort Worth to take on the (currently) #5 ranked TCU Horned Frogs.

Also on the schedule are away games at Auburn, Mississippi State, and Missiouri. The remainder of the Hogs games are their out of conference opponents, which are scheduled to be Louisiana Tech, Texas State, and Alcorn State. The Razorbacks will certainly need to win those games next year to get some momentum together before facing this schedule.

The Arkansas Razorbacks will certainly have their work cut out for them in 2016. While the defense will be returning pretty much everyone, the offense will be without some key skill players. However, with all the injuries this year, maybe the increased game experience for all these underclassmen will give the Hogs a leg up on 2016. Hopefully.