Hogs to start season vs. Louisiana Tech with afternoon kickoff

Arkansas' Austin Allen looks to pass against the University of Texas at El Paso Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, during the fourth quarter of play in Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville.

— Arkansas will open its football season in the afternoon for the fourth straight year.

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The Razorbacks' Sept. 3 game against Louisiana Tech is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. to accommodate an SEC Network broadcast. Arkansas' Sept. 17 game against Texas State has also been set to begin at 6:30 p.m. on the SEC Network Alternate channel.

Both games were announced Tuesday as part of the SEC's schedule for the first three weeks of the regular season. Arkansas' Sept. 10 game at TCU will start at 6 p.m. and will be shown on either ESPN or ESPN2, according to a Big 12 TV release last week.

The only other known game time for the Razorbacks next season is a 1:30 p.m. start for a game at Missouri on Friday, Nov. 25. That game will be shown on CBS.

All other game times will be announced 6 to 12 days prior to the game.