Arkansas provides an update on Sam Pittman’s status after new COVID test results come in
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Following news that Sam Pittman had tested positive for COVID this week, the Razorbacks were hopefully their coach would be able to test out of it — as Nick Saban managed to do leading up to the Alabama-Georgia game — but that won’t be the case.
On Tuesday, Arkansas announced Pittman’s second test confirms the results of the first test.
That means Pittman won’t be making the trip to Florida as the Razorbacks are set to take on the Gators on Saturday. The good news is Pittman has been Pittman is asymptomatic up to this point.
With Pittman out, interim head coach Barry Odom will serve as the head coach for the Razorbacks in Saturday’s game.
Here is the statement released by Arkansas on Tuesday:
— Arkansas Razorback Football (@RazorbackFB) November 10, 2020
Following his initial diagnosis on Monday, Pittman shared the following comments during his Monday press conference.
“I’m embarrassed, I wish I wouldn’t have got the COVID,” Pittman said. “To be honest with you, I haven’t done anything different than what I’ve done ever since we were on Test 33 and the countdown was down to 12 before the regular season. I got a call this morning at 6:30 and said that I had tested positive, so I went up this morning to retest because I feel the same as I have all year.
“I was ready to get going with Florida, we’ll certainly continue that, that won’t be a problem with our coaching staff. I’m just disappointed. You get into coaching to coach, and I’m just disappointed I’m not going to have that opportunity to do that, assuming the test wasn’t incorrect and that I don’t get three negative tests in a row, which I’m hoping I do.”
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