The over 68,000 fans in attendance were in a celebratory mood but the cheers turned to jeers as the Razorback fait

Bobby Petrino wasn't pleased with the officiating, but he treaded carefully when talking about Arkansas football's penalties vs. Mississippi State.

The Hogs suffered a heartbreaking loss in the final moments as they fell to Mississippi State, 38-35, and remain winless within the conference.

The Bulldogs have lost three of their past four games by an average margin of just over five points, including overtime losses to Florida and Tennessee.

Improvements for the University of Arkansas football team's defense have had to be measured in small increments over the last month since interim Coach Bobby Petrino installed Chris Wilson as coordinator and added Jay Hayes and Che Hendrix to the on-field staff with corners coach Nick Perry.