AD Hunter Yurachek explains what made Sam Pittman a good fit for Arkansas job
The Arkansas Razorbacks have been one of the feel-good stories of the 2020 college football season.
As things stand now, they’re 2-2 and could be 3-1 if not for a controversial ending against Auburn. Their 2 wins match their total from each of the past 2 seasons, and since they both have come against SEC foes, it’s even more impressive for a team that had been 0-16 against SEC squads the past 2 seasons.
On Monday afternoon, Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek joined “The Paul Finebaum Show” and said that first-year coach Sam Pittman’s eagerness to be at Arkansas was what made him attractive for the job:
Arkansas AD @HunterYurachek: “Sam Pittman wanted to be the head coach at the University of Arkansas. He was not scared about taking over a program that had two straight 2-10 seasons. He embraced that challenge."
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) October 26, 2020
Arkansas was an absolute mess when Pittman took over, but he took on the massive challenge with a smile on his face. The results have followed quickly.
Pittman was an assistant at Arkansas from 2013 to 2015, so he already had ties to the program. It seems he’s happy with his job and plans on being around a long time.
I didn’t see the Finebaum clip, but
That’s ok Hunter. You don’t have to mention the Kiffin/Leach snubs. We’re glad we have Sam now too.
also I wonder how much stock Hunter put into the fact that a bunch of ex-Razorbacks, especially linemen, put in their vote for Sam.
all those loses to North Texas, colo St, Western kentucky and SEC blowouts were not because of lack of talent on the team.
I’ll be the first to admit that I was a bit skittish with the Pittman hire. I knew he was a great OL coach and I knew how much guys like Dan Skipper would run through a brick wall for him, but I wasn’t sold on him being the head guy. Then he goes out and gets Barry Odom for DC. Smart on so many levels as he’s a great DC and has HC experience that Pittboss could tap into. I knew we had talent, it was just finding the right guy that could tap into that talent and bring it to the surface. I predicted 4 wins to start the season, now lets get those other 2 wins and snatch a couple more. WOO PIG!!!
Great Hire ! Congratulations Arky fans…You’ve a got a good one here.