Arkansas 17 - 7 Alabama (Halftime)

Greg McElroy will go down as one of the legends of Alabama football, because he quarterbacked the team to the 2009 national title. But he will not go into the NFL, which is where Ryan Mallett -- the Arkansas quarterback -- is heading.

This half has demonstrated -- quite vividly -- the gap between NFL talent and really good college-level talent. Alabama has a better team than Arkansas. But Arkansas has Mallett and Alabama has McElroy. Mallett is 15 of 22 for 250 yards, a passing TD and a rushing TD (he just scored on a QB sneak). McElroy is 9 of 13 for 92 yards with two huge interceptions.

Because of a prior commitment, I will not be able to live-blog the second half -- I'll write up a final report later this evening. But this was the best half of football I've seen all year.

By the way, if Arkansas wins this game, the next UCFC game will take place in two weeks in Cowboys Stadium when the Razorbacks take on Texas A&M.