Some fans were critical of Dick after he threw untimely interceptions in conference losses against Kentucky (2), Auburn (1), and Tennessee (2), but he held his starting job despite a brief run from backup Nathan Emert.

On Nov. 17 in a home game against Mississippi State, he threw a career-high four touchdown passes and completed 14-of-17 attempts for 199 yards, earning him his first SEC Player of the Week honors.

On Nov. 23, Dick led Arkansas to a 50–48 win over top-ranked LSU, in which he made key passes to Peyton Hillis on a fourth-and-10 in the second overtime to extend the game, and again for a 12-yard touchdown to tie.

After the first two games, Arkansas faced stronger competition, and Dick's output gradually suffered until he hit a statistical bottom of 94 passing yards against Kentucky in a narrow loss.

[3] In his final game, Dick came off the bench to replace his injured brother Nathan and threw two touchdowns, including a fourth-down throw to receiver London Crawford with 22 seconds remaining, and led Arkansas 31–30 over LSU.

The play was reminiscent of the "Miracle on Markham", Matt Jones's game-winning TD throw to beat LSU in 2002, which was roughly the same distance in yardage and was to the same corner of the same end zone.

Dick's touchdown, the last pass of his career, would go on to be voted by fans as a finalist for the Pontiac Gamechanging Performance, a title awarded to the most outstanding play of the year in college football.