"I'm so proud of our guys," said Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt. "There were five or six times where they could have just let go of the rope, but they never gave up. I appreciate the courage, the guts of our team to fight the way they did."

Arkansas clinched the game when Jeremy Davis, making his second start as a placekicker, split the uprights on the PAT attempt, sending the crowd of 74,869 into bedlam, and sending the Razorback players charging onto the field in celebration.

"Jeremy Davis...that kick was huge," Nutt said. "You can't take an extra point for granted. I know he was burning up after missing that extra point earlier in the game, but he's a competitor."

While Alabama's defense shut down freshman phenom Mitch Mustain, the Razorback defense came up with some big plays of their own, including a 39-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Randy Kelly. The fumble recovery was the first turnover forced by Arkansas, making them the last team in 1-A football to force a turnover.

"The defense, they did the job today," said Nutt. "They got that touchdown, scored for us. Sam Olajabutu...this guy could barely walk in between plays. He's really beat up. But he gave his all every play, and that's what you expect of him every time."

Nutt also had praise for his linebacking corps, which featured three newcomers, that held Bama's star running back Ken Darby to just 64 yards on 26 carries.

"Adrian Davis, Wendall Davis, Matt Hewitt, what a job they did," said Nutt. "Matt Hewitt...we move him to linebacker and give him a crash course, 72 hours before game time. Reggie (Herring) was in his ear all week long, and you know that's not easy. They did such a great job."

The win today gives Arkansas a 6-1 record in overtime games, including 2-0 in overtime games vs. Alabama.

"I love overtime," Nutt said. "Our players love overtime. They know, deep in that fourth quarter, that they're going to win that ball game. I didn't want to play another overtime though. I feel really bad for their kicker (Leigh Tiffin), but I'm glad he missed that extra point. I just felt, all game, that something was just going to happen."

This game meant a lot to the Arkansas program, and its fans, who were in desperation for an important win.

"We owed these fans in Fayetteville a win," Nutt said. "Take a look outside. We have the most beautiful stadium in America. Opposing coaches, they tell us all the time we have the best locker rooms of any stadium. We have the best facilities in America. These fans, they deserved to see us win. We needed it, and they needed it. We're going to make a lot of phone calls, a lot of text messages to recruits. You win a game like this, on national television, that really helps your program out. When recruits see all these freshmen playing, and making big plays, that really motivates those recruits, and that helps us out."

And now, Arkansas is 2-0 in the SEC for the first time since 1998, sits in first place in the SEC West standings, and will have two weeks to prepare for a showdown with Auburn.

"We're banged up pretty badly in there," Nutt said. "But it's great to be 2-0 in the SEC. I'm tickled to death for these guys. We'll use this extra week to heal up, and then get ready for Auburn."