In a game which was destined to come down to a kick, Alabama's freshman field goal and extra point specialist Leigh Tiffin was not up to the task.

While Arkansas' own place-kicker, Jeremy Davis, gave the Crimson Tide an early gift with a botched extra point, Tiffin gave the Razorbacks a touch of Christmas, Easter, Birthday and Hanukkah all rolled into one.

First, Tiffin missed wide right on 33-yard attempt with 13 minutes, 31 seconds left in the first half. Then, Tiffin missed wide right on a 30-yard attempt with 3 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

That was just regulation, though.

In overtime, things really turned ugly.

Thanks to another missed 37-yarder by Tiffin in the first overtime, the game continued. And after an Alabama touchdown to put the Tide ahead, 23-17, in overtime No. 2, it was Tiffin again helping out the Hogs, missing wide right yet again on the extra point.

Four plays later, Arkansas was in the end zone and the Razorbacks' kicker was putting the finishing touches on an unbelievable win.

"I don't know much about kickers. I try to stay away from them when they're doing their thing," said Arkansas coach Houston Nutt. "I'm just glad it was their guy that was missing, not ours."

First Turnover Comes At Perfect Time

With nothing but green grass in front of him as he scooped up an Alabama fumble late in the third quarter, Randy Kelly could think of just one thing.

"It looked like heaven out there to me," Kelly said. "I saw all that green grass and I just took off."

Yes he did.

After sophomore defensive end Antwain Robinson forced the fumble by knocking the ball loose from Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson, Kelly raced the final 39 yards to the end zone to help the Razorbacks erase a 17-10 deficit at the time.

"It felt real good just to get a turnover and help the defense out in a big way," Kelly said. "It just felt real good to be able to help out."

Just as important as Kelly's touchdown could be the forced turnover. Before Saturday, Arkansas was the only Division I-A team left in the country yet to force a turnover.

Against Alabama, the Razorbacks picked the perfect time to grab their first.

"You don't plan on anything," defensive coordinator Reggie Herring said. "Earlier in the game I thought we had a fumble and we just didn't get it.

"Hopefully this will help us get that monkey off our back as far as turnovers and hopefully we can build off of it."

Davis Nails The Big One

Forgot the miss earlier in the game. Alabama kicker Leigh Tiffin had enough of those to meet quota. All anybody was concerned with as far as Jeremy Davis went was the last one he made.

After sailing wide right on an extra-point attempt earlier in the third quarter, Davis -- a 5-foot-9, 195-pound sophomore from Fort Smith Southside -- had to watch and agonizingly wait for another chance.

Thanks to several more misses by his counterpart, Tiffin, at both the end of regulation and in overtime, Davis would get his shot at redemption when it counted the most.

Following Tiffin's fourth missed kick of the day, Arkansas needed only a touchdown and an extra point to win the game in double overtime.

Mitch Mustain and Ben Cleveland provided the touchdown.

Then it was up to Davis to provide the winning boot.

"I knew that if I did miss, we weren't going to lose the game," Davis said. "But if I made it, I knew we were going to win. So I'm just happy to contribute to the team."

No Harrison, No Problem For D-Line

With Arkansas defensive tackle Marcus Harrison forced to miss Saturday's game with minor cartilage damage in his knee, the other Razorbacks' linemen needed to step up.

Consider the job done.

Led by Jamaal Anderson (two sacks) and Antwain Robinson (forced fumble), Arkansas' defensive front did more than step up in Harrison's absence.

They even went so far as to at times dominate without him.

"I think it's great for those kids and great for our program to see kids step up," defensive coordinator Reggie Herring said. "And to be honest, those are guys that haven't been stepping up. They were nonexistent.

"For them to step up today, we challenged them and told them it was your turn to hold the rope, and they did a tremendous job."

Anderson, for one, knew it would be on the defense to win this game against a team like the Tide. Knowing Alabama liked to run, the junior defensive end expected he and his teammates to be ready.

"We knew we were going to have to step up being a man short," Anderson said. "And we knew if we stopped the running game, we could be the victor. And we were able to do that."

Hogs Offense Starts Strong In Second Half

After halftime, Alabama had to be feeling good. With the Tide defense controlling the game throughout most of the first 30 minutes, Alabama's 10-3 halftime lead seemed pretty strong as both teams headed to the break.

Thanks to a rejuvenated Arkansas offense, though, 'Bama wouldn't be feeling so good for long.

Driving 93 yards in 13 plays on their first possession of the third quarter, the Razorbacks gained almost as many yards on one drive as they had in an entire half. And it came at just the right time, too.

"That got us going," said tailback Darren McFadden, who rushed 8 times for 51 yards and a TD on the scoring drive. "We picked it up after that."

Sticking to what it does best, Arkansas relied on McFadden and the offensive line to lead the way as the Razorbacks rallied just in the nick of time.

"We got back to what we know," said offensive guard Stephen Parker. "We just started running the ball down the field."