Arkansas football coach sam pittman

Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman will return in for a sixth year in charge of the Razorbacks , according to a report from The Action Network Monday. Last week, Pittman said he was ready to ' fight like hell ' for the program.

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A source in early November told the Southwest Times Record that Pittman was not considering retirement and that he would return to Fayetteville in barring a late-season collapse that prevented the Razorbacks from playing in a bowl game. More: Where Arkansas stands in latest college football bowl projections after regular season. More: Arkansas football's loss to Missouri encapsulates season of missed opportunity.

Arkansas finished its regular season this weekend with a loss to Missouri. The Hogs went , which represents two more wins than they compiled in There was buzz last year that Pittman would be fired, but Yurachek gave the head coach a public endorsement following a win over FIU. He returned this year and has the Razorbacks headed to a bowl game for the third time in four seasons.

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When Pittman arrived at Arkansas, the Razorbacks were coming off back-to-back seasons with two victories under Chad Morris. Pittman has recorded at least three SEC victories in four seasons. Arkansas had only crossed that threshold twice in the previous eight years before his arrival. He has a career record as the Hogs' head coach.

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