Pittman: "I want to stay here a long time"

Sam Pittman has long-term plans to continue coaching at Arkansas

Arkansas head football coach Sam Pittman said he's not going anywhere while addressing the media after the team's 38-point loss to Auburn."I want to stay here a long time," Pittman said.Pittman said only he and athletic director Hunter Yurachek know what's going on, and the rest is speculation. He said he's focused on beating Florida International this Saturday and not on his job security."The plan is to get this program back to where it deserves to be," he said.The Auburn game came a week after the Hogs' overtime win in Florida and two weeks after the firing of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dan Enos.With the Auburn loss, Arkansas was mathematically eliminated from bowl contention."We believe we can get this thing turned around," Pittman said of the team.Sam Pittman joined Arkansas in 2020, inheriting a team that had just gone through the worst two seasons in the team's 125-year history.Pittman brought the Hogs back to postseason play and the AP Top 25 in his second year. Arkansas finished 9-4 in 2021, the team's best record in a decade.Arkansas signed Pittman to a new contract, extending it through the end of the 2026 season and giving him a $3 million raise.The Hogs slipped a bit in 2022, going 6-6 in the regular season but winning the Liberty Bowl.The Razorbacks' 2023 season has not gone according to plan. After the loss to Auburn, the team's record stands at 3-7, winning just one game in conference play.

Arkansas head football coach Sam Pittman said he's not going anywhere while addressing the media after the team's 38-point loss to Auburn.

"I want to stay here a long time," Pittman said.

Pittman said only he and athletic director Hunter Yurachek know what's going on, and the rest is speculation. He said he's focused on beating Florida International this Saturday and not on his job security.

"The plan is to get this program back to where it deserves to be," he said.

The Auburn game came a week after the Hogs' overtime win in Florida and two weeks after the firing of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dan Enos.

With the Auburn loss, Arkansas was mathematically eliminated from bowl contention.

"We believe we can get this thing turned around," Pittman said of the team.

Sam Pittman joined Arkansas in 2020, inheriting a team that had just gone through the worst two seasons in the team's 125-year history.

Pittman brought the Hogs back to postseason play and the AP Top 25 in his second year. Arkansas finished 9-4 in 2021, the team's best record in a decade.

Arkansas signed Pittman to a new contract, extending it through the end of the 2026 season and giving him a $3 million raise.

The Hogs slipped a bit in 2022, going 6-6 in the regular season but winning the Liberty Bowl.

The Razorbacks' 2023 season has not gone according to plan. After the loss to Auburn, the team's record stands at 3-7, winning just one game in conference play.