Sam Pittman praises offensive line, reacts to strong win over South Carolina
Arkansas took care of business in its SEC opener Saturday, dispatching South Carolina, 44-30.
Sam Pittman was pleased with his team’s performance Saturday in a raucous atmosphere. He noted the play of running back Rocket Sanders and an incredible performance from the Razorbacks offensive line, which helped Sanders and company rush for 295 yards on the ground.
Sanders totaled 156 of those 295 yards.
“I think he’s becoming an all-around back a little bit more,” Pittman said postgame on Sanders. “I thought he played really really well.”
Pittman went on to praise the student section, which he said is always there and loud ready for gameday.
It wasn’t all good news on an overwhelmingly good day for the No. 19 Razorbacks. Pittman also confirmed that freshman linebacker Jalen Catalon is out for the season with a shoulder injury.
Sam Pittman confirms it: “Jalen Catalon is having reconstruction surgery on his shoulder and is done for the year. He’s really down and I’m down for him.”
— Josh Bertaccini (@RedZone921) September 10, 2022
Here’s more that Pittman touched on during his postgame press conference:
“I think he played a heck of a game. He’s getting better each week as he’s understanding. If you see today, versus when he came in in Spring, you would think it was a different person.” – Pittman on Drew Sanders performance
— Pig Trail Nation (@PigTrailNation) September 10, 2022
“I was really proud of our offensive line. We asked them to control the game and I think they did.”
– Sam Pittman on his offensive line that helped the Hogs rush for 295 yards against South Carolina
— Mason Choate (@ChoateMason) September 10, 2022
Sam Pittman said when Bumper Pool returned the onside kick against South Carolina he came to the sideline and said “Hands baby!” to Pittman.
— Mason Choate (@ChoateMason) September 10, 2022
Sam Pittman says nickel Myles Slusher will be back next week.
— Christina Long (@christinalong00) September 10, 2022
