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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Austin Allen has never been a big believer in the Little Rock curse, especially after having won two state high school championships there.The Arkansas quarterbacks history of success in War Memorial Stadium carried over to Saturday, with his three touchdown passes helping the No. 20 Razorbacks (4-1) put an end to their recent capital city woes with a 52-10 win over Alcorn State.Arkansas was 1-5 in its last six games in its home away from home, including shocking losses to Louisiana-Monroe in 2012 and Toledo a year ago.Much to the delight of the central Arkansas crowd, those struggles didnt carry over to Saturday -- with the Razorbacks taking a 24-0 first-quarter lead and rarely being challenged after that against the Football Championship Subdivision Braves (1-3).Ive always liked Little Rock, even going back to high school I always liked Little Rock, Allen said. So, coming here and playing well and getting the win is something the whole program really needed.Allen finished with 206 yards through the air and completed 13 of 18 passes, and the junior -- in his first season as the starter -- now has 10 touchdowns and no interceptions in his last four games.He had plenty of help on Saturday, with running backs Devwah Whaley and Rawleigh Williams each topping the 100-yard rushing mark as well. Whaley finished with a career-high 135 yards on the ground on just nine carries, including a 75-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and Williams had 126 on 13 carries.Jared Cornelius added a pair of touchdown catches, and safety Henre Toliver added a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown -- the third time Arkansas defense has returned an interception for a score this season.Pick 6s are always nice, and to have three of them this year (is nice), Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said. ... Either on an interception, a fumble recovery or a blocked field goal, we have the athletic advantage going the other way, and obviously theyve created it and made it happen.Alcorn State, the back-to-back Southwestern Athletic Conference champion, was led by quarterback Noah Johnson, who threw for 158 yards and rushed for 55 more.THE TAKEAWAYAlcorn State: The Braves have now lost three straight under first-year coach Fred McNair, but they played well against the Razorbacks -- gaining 313 yards of offense, including 155 on the ground.Arkansas: The Razorbacks did what they had to against an inferior opponent, but there are concerns -- particularly during a scoreless second quarter -- heading into the toughest part of their schedule. Arkansas defense struggled at times to slow Alcorn State, though interceptions by Toliver and Josh Liddell aided its cause. Toliver returned his interception 70 yards for a touchdown, the third time this season the Razorbacks have scored after an interception.POLL IMPLICATIONSWhile the Razorbacks are unlikely to make a big move up in the polls following a convincing win over an FCS opponent, theyre not likely to fall much either. Their best chances moving up will come from here out, with seven straight Southeastern Conference games to end the regular season.UP NEXT:Alcorn State: The Braves return to FCS play by traveling to Alabama A&M. The biggest thing I told the kids is we grew up today, McNair said. ... Hopefully by playing this game now and staying healthy, it will carry over to next week.Arkansas: The Razorbacks begin their most difficult two-game stretch of the season, first by hosting No. 1 Alabama before following that up against No. 16 Mississippi -- also at home. Luis Gonzalez Jersey . 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Four mistakes Georgia made in the last 30 seconds of that epic loss to Tennessee illustrate how the Dawgs dont play with the mental discipline that good teams have.-- Junior tight end Jeb Blazevich didnt get out of bounds at the Tennessee 42 with 29 seconds left. Ten seconds elapsed before the next snap.-- Offensive tackle Tyler Catalina moved early, which forced head coach Kirby Smart to use his last timeout to avoid the 10-second runoff.-- After Jacob Eason appeared to bail his teammates out with that 42-yard touchdown pass, the Bulldogs received an excessive celebration penalty, which got them a 15-yard penalty, assessed on the kickoff. That allowed Tennessee to field the kickoff at its 32 and return it to the Dawgs 48.-- Georgia also was offside on the kickoff, which moved the ball to the Dawgs 43, close enough for Joshua Dobbs to complete the Hail Mary for the victory.2. Lets get this straight. No. 24 Utah ran 97 plays to Cals 49, didnt turn the ball over, held the ball for 42 minutes, 1 second and lost? Lets get this straight, too: Colorado already is the only unbeaten team in league play in the Pac-12 South? Colorado, which had won five games in its first five seasons in the Pac-12? And this: No. 15 Stanford and Oregon, the only teams to win the league since it expanded, lost by a combined 56 points this weekend? And the Ducks, 0-2 in league play, are last in the North? What is there to count on in the Pac-12 anymore? Well, theres this: Oregon whiffed on two more two-point conversions in their 51-33 loss at Washington State.3. Hey Rutgers, you have a role model in Colorado. The Scarlet Knights, after the 58-0 home loss to No. 2 Ohio State, have lost seven straight in the Big Ten by an average margin of 28 points. That is second to Boston College, which has lost 10 straight in the ACC, albeit only by an average margin of 12 points. That is more of a tribute to the Eagles defense lastt season, which led the FBS in total defense.dddddddddddd After victories of FCS Wagner and Buffalo, Boston College gets a dose of reality Friday night, when No. 3 Clemson comes to Chestnut Hill.4. My colleague Adam Rittenberg wondered aloud Sunday if No. 9 Tennessee is a team of destiny a la Auburn in 2013. You have to go further back, Adam. No team got more can-you-believe-it good breaks en route to the national title than the Vols in 1998, from the late pass interference call at Syracuse in the opener, to the hand-of-God fumble by Arkansas quarterback Clint Stoerner, to Florida State having to play the BCS Championship Game without starter Chris Weinke.5. No. 11 Wisconsin might have fallen a game behind No. 12 Nebraska in the Big Ten West, but the way the Badgers played in their 14-7 loss at No. 4 Michigan provided plenty of evidence that they should remain the division favorite over the Huskers. It will not be easy: The Badgers still have to play No. 2 Ohio State from the East. The Huskers do, too, but their other East opponent is Indiana, not Michigan. However, Nebraska has to come to Madison. More important, Wisconsins play at Michigan State and Michigan the last two weeks showed that it wont beat itself.6. Kudos to NCAA rules boss Rogers Redding for swiftly issuing an interpretation that clarified what anyone who watched the helmet-to-helmet blow that UCLA defensive back Tahaan Goodman delivered to Stanford wide receiver Francis Owusu a concussion on Sept. 24 knew: it should have been regarded as targeting. Its the fastest Ive ever seen them turn it around, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said. You knew what he thought of the no-call when he didnt fine Cardinal head coach David Shaw for railing against it three days after the game.7. Four unbeaten teams remain in the Group of 5 leagues: No. 6 Houston in the American, No. 19 Boise State and Air Force in the Mountain West, and Western Michigan in the MAC. The Cougars have the toughest road and the best opportunity to win not only the Groups New Years Six bowl slot but a playoff berth, thanks to that Nov. 17 home game against No. 7 Louisville. And a special shoutout to South Alabama, which ended San Diego States 13-game winning streak Saturday and earlier defeated Mississippi State of the SEC, but is 0-2 in the Sun Belt. Maybe that should be a shoutout to the toughness of the Sun Belt. ' ' '