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Arkansas sticking with Sam Pittman, Yurachek confirms

In a public statement released on Sunday, Hunter Yurachek confirmed that the Arkansas Razorbacks will be sticking with Sam Pittman as head coach.

ARKANSAS, USA — Despite a disappointing 2023 season and swirling rumors to the contrary, Sam Pittman will remain the head football coach at the University of Arkansas next season.

Following a 44-20 win over FIU on Saturday, Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek told the team that Pittman would remain on as head coach.

Yurachek confirmed that to the public in a statement on Sunday, which said: 

Pittman was hired in 2019 following the Chad Morris debacle. He won three games in his first season, the tumultuous COVID-afflicted 2020 season. Those wins were the first in SEC play for the Hogs since 2017.

Pittman followed that up with his best work, a 9-win 2021 featuring an Outback Bowl win over Penn State. 2022 had its ups and downs, but the team still went 7-6 with a wild Liberty Bowl win over Kansas.

The Hogs entered 2023 with high expectations, but after a pair of uninspiring wins over lesser opponents, things fell apart. Arkansas lost 6 straight, and Pittman fired offensive coordinator Dan Enos. 

The Hogs responded with their best game of the season, an overtime win at Florida. However, that was followed by a massive letdown, a 48-10 home loss to a mediocre Auburn team that had many wondering if a new direction was necessary.

Still, Hunter Yurachek has decided that patience is the way to go. 

The Hogs will not be bowl-eligible for the first time under Pittman, so Arkansas will close the season with a home game against Missouri on Black Friday (November 24 at 3:00 p.m. on THV11).

After that, will be an incredibly important offseason, especially with the hire of a new offensive coordinator. Much of the Razorback’s 2024 season is up in the air, but we now know at least that Sam Pittman will still be the head coach.

    

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