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Line: Ohio State by 3 1/2 points
Series record: First meeting
What’s at stake: The Buckeyes are winless in nine tries against the Southeastern Conference in bowls. Arkansas is making its first appearance in a BCS game.
Facts and figures: The Razorbacks are 1-4 in the Sugar Bowl, all of those games before the BCS era. . . . The Buckeyes are in their first Sugar Bowl since beating Texas A&M 24-14 in the 1998 season.
The Associated Press



