Hogs Rolling Under Pittman, but Next Step Could Be the Hardest Amere two seasons removed from the worst stretch in Arkansas football’s 128-year history, the Razorbacks will open the 2022 season with an upwards trajectory and higher expectations. The…
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- June 2022MagazineSports/Outdoors
After Saban Fracas, Framing Pittman as the Anti-Jimbo Has Never Looked Better
by Evin Demirelby Evin DemirelThe full dysfunctional glory that is the Nick Saban-Jimbo Fisher feud has come to outshine almost everything else under the sports sun. For good reason, too, considering it’s not every day that you see two veteran national title-winning coaches, one…
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It’s Official: Pittman’s New Deal is Signed
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRazorback head football coach Sam Pittman has signed his new contract extension, the University of Arkansas announced Thursday. That Pittman would sign a contract extension has been made public for weeks, but the contract now is signed and official. Pittman’s…
- MagazineOctober 2021
The Biggest Differences Between the ‘Old-School’ Approaches of Sam Pittman and Chad Morris
by Jim Harrisby Jim HarrisHiring Sam Pittman to coach the Arkansas Razorbacks — was it an amazing stroke of genius by Razorbacks athletics director Hunter Yurachek? Is it the best hire seen in the college football in years? Allow us to be a little…
- January 2021MagazineSports/Outdoors
Riding the Gravy Train: Change is Coming to College Football, and Arkansas Stands to Benefit
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterAs the Arkansas fanbase dusts off the dirt and debris accumulated after time served in the college football ditch, Razorback fans can find comfort in knowing that better days — and better paydays — are ahead. Starting in 2024, ESPN’s…
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Bret Bielema Sues Razorback Foundation for $7 Million
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFormer Razorback head football coach Bret Bielema is suing the Razorback Foundation for $7 million which he says is owed to him as part of the buyout agreement following his 2017 firing. The Foundation, the third-party guarantor of Bielema’s buyout,…
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Hogs Preview, Part 2: In Year Four, an Unproven Core
by Jim Harrisby Jim HarrisThis is Part 2 of Jim Harris’ Razorback football preview. Read Part 1 here. The second half of the season brings another College Football Playoffs contender, LSU, to Fayetteville immediately after a war with Alabama in Baton Rouge. The Tigers…