Previews praised both quarterbacks, as Jalon Daniels returned from injury to a productive end to the season and KJ Jefferson ranked highly in the SEC in passing yardage.

The Razorbacks saw some personnel changes leading up to the game: defensive coordinator Barry Odom became the head coach at UNLV and both sides of the ball saw departures and opt-outs, including Drew Sanders, Bumper Pool, and Jadon Haselwood.

Arkansas scored theirs but Kansas was unable to do the same after Jason Bean's pass fell incomplete, giving the Razorbacks a 55–53 triple overtime victory.

CBS Sports said that quarterback play would be a high point for each team, with Jalon Daniels and KJ Jefferson each performing well over the course of the season.

[13] Sports Illustrated praised Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels for his performance early in the season, but he suffered an injury during the Jayhawks' game against TCU and missed four weeks before returning to action.

[10] College Football News said that the Razorback defense could have a "slew of problems" with Kansas's offense as they gave up a large number of yards to many opponents in the regular season.

[16] The Razorbacks were missing several players for the game due to either the NCAA transfer portal, injury, or NFL draft preparation; on offense, wide receiver Ketron Jackson and tight end Trey Knox transferred after the end of the regular season and wide receiver Jadon Haselwood decided to opt out of the game for the draft.

[15] On defense, linebackers Bumper Pool and Drew Sanders did not play due to injury and draft preparation, respectively, while tackle Isaiah Nichols opted to transfer.

Jake Bates' kickoff went out for a touchback and Daniels completed a pass for 35 yards to Lawrence Arnold to quickly advance into Arkansas territory.

The Razorbacks concluded the drive with 23 seconds left as Jefferson rushed for a 3-yard touchdown, stretching the lead to seventeen points.

The ensuing kickoff by Bates went out for a touchback and Daniels completed an 11-yard pass to Arnold to convert a third down after a pair of short rushes by Neal.

Jefferson passed to Jaedon Wilson for a 17-yard gain to enter the red zone and Dubinion reached the Kansas 7-yard line with a rush on the next play.

[22] The Jayhawks offense began the fourth quarter with an incomplete pass from Daniels intended for Tanaka Scott, and they settled for a field goal which brought their deficit down to 15 points.

Jefferson passed to Hudson Henry for a gain of 11 yards but Max Fletcher was forced to come on to punt, and the kick was downed at the Kansas 16-yard line.

The teams then traded three-and-outs: Kansas lost 4 yards on the first play of their next series and were unable to gain any yardage, prompting them to punt and down the kick at the Arkansas 35-yard line.

The Jayhawks converted third down on their next series with a 6-yard pass from Daniels to Thomas, but were pushed back with a sack on the next play for a loss of four yards.

Green carried on the first two plays of the Razorbacks' ensuing drive, gaining 7 yards in total, before Jefferson converted third down with a 43-yard pass to Landers.

After a sack by Jordan Domineck, Daniels found Kevin Terry for 30 yards and then passed to Douglass Emilien for a 10-yard touchdown, pulling Kansas within eight points.

Daniels started quickly as he passed to Grimm for a 17-yard gain on the first play of overtime, and three straight rushes by Thomas advanced the Jayhawks to the Arkansas 2-yard line.

On 4th & Goal, Daniels completed a pass to Jared Casey in the end zone for a touchdown, and Piepergerdes added the extra point to put Kansas ahead by seven.

On their corresponding overtime possession, Jefferson began with a 19-yard pass to Landers and handed the ball off to Dubinion on the next play, who was able to find the end zone for a touchdown.

Daniels started Kansas's possession with a 3-yard rush and the Jayhawks were called for holding on the next play, bringing them back to the Arkansas 32-yard line for 2nd & 17.

They failed, on an incomplete pass by backup quarterback Jason Bean,[23] and the game ended after three overtimes with Arkansas defeating Kansas, 55–53.

[4] On December 29, the day following the game, the targeting call on Arkansas cornerback Quincey McAdoo in double overtime was overturned following a review of the play by the NCAA Football Rules Committee and coordinator of officials Steve Shaw.

[26] The conclusion of the review was that the play by McAdoo was not targeting and that he should not have been disqualified for the remainder of the game; additionally, he did not have to sit out the first half of Arkansas' 2023 opener against Western Carolina.