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First change happens after Saturday’s debacle with Hogs
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It didn’t take long for some changes to happen after Arkansas’ 7-3 loss to Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon. If you didn’t see offensive coordinator Dan Enos’ time being very short after that debacle, you really weren’t paying attention.
Arkansas Communications announced the move by press release.
Coach Pittman has relieved Dan Enos of his duties effective immediately.
Kenny Guiton will takeover play calling duties for the remainder of the season. https://t.co/gKhAKAsrnX
— Arkansas Razorback Football (@RazorbackFB) October 22, 2023
The wide receivers’ coach is taking over play-calling duties, but no word who is going to be coaching the quarterbacks, but it was clear starter KJ Jefferson was increasingly annoyed with some things. He was captured on the ESPN broadcast at one point rolling his eyes and his body language clearly indicated something was wrong.
It was the second coaching stint with the Razorbacks for Enos, who has made a career of short stays at various places for the last few years. There was no word about a permanent choice there as coach Sam Pittman has a ton of problems to deal with and naming a full-time coordinator is just one of them.
The Hogs, stuck at 2-6 on the season, are also 0-5 in SEC play and have a much-needed week off. They will play at Florida on Nov. 4, looking for the program’s first win at Gainesville, Fla., needing to run the table on the remainder of the season to reach bowl eligibility.
Pittman will only be with the media Monday at noon, but there will be no media access to any of the practices or anything else this week. Don’t look for many more changes in the coaching staff at least as long as they have a mathematical shot at getting to a bowl game this year.
Hog Reaction – Abysmal offensive performance leads to 6th straight loss, 7-3 to Miss St
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A letter from fan straight to Razorbacks’ coach after loss
(Editor’s Note: This was written by a true fan of the Arkansas Razorbacks immediately after the 7-3 loss on homecoming to Mississippi State on Saturday. The emotions are raw and real, so take all of that into account.)
Dear Coach Pittman,
I do not get it. And I feel comfortable speaking for many of us when I state we as Arkansas Football fans do not get it. No, most of us are not coaches, especially at a D-I SEC school. So, please, explain to us — in plain language, no coach-speak, and with full transparency — what exactly is going on?
We lose at home to a sub-par BYU team. We then travel to LSU and lose by three. We chase that loss with two more against Texas A&M by 12 and Ole Miss by 7.
At this point, we as fans are hanging onto the rope and many of us still have our trust in you.
What happens next? Our state’s flagship program travels to Tuscaloosa and gives Alabama all they can handle. We even had multiple chances to win the game in the fourth quarter. Yet we fall short, again by 3. We as fans can see the panic button, but the faithful majority is refraining from pressing it at this point.
I would like to pause here for a second to remind you, we are a simple but great state, Coach. We do not have much to do in the ways of consistent entertainment within our borders, so Arkansas Football is our passion. Outside of God and Family, for many of us, it is our life. Our pride rises and falls with the wins and losses columns of our beloved RAZORBACKS.
This state, this university, and this team, especially the players and staff, they all mean something to us. I know they do to you as well.
I have ignored the speculations set forth by other fans. I have been one of your greatest supporters and backers since the moment your hire was announced.
You and your staffs have done some great work here in the past few years; however, this season, something is gone. The fire? The light? The drive? What has changed?
I feel like an entitled kid here, Coach, begging like Haley Joel Osment’s character to his mom in the movie “Secondhand Lions”. With his words in our heads, we are in the stands, watching from home, and even listening on the radio, thinking, “Do something that’s best for me.” And by “me”, I mean the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS fan base.
You and yours have brought us some great memories over the past few years, but something (either singular or plural, but definintely major) has to resolved for the future. Egos (if those are the cause) need to be shut down. Half-truths? Those are no better. A lack of accountability? I like to think you are better than that. Tell us what it is?
Are you the man for the job still? I like to think so, but I will look you square in the eye (if given the opportunity) and say I looked downwards to you at the end of the Mississippi State game and felt a new sensation. A new emotion. Coach, honestly, in that moment, I was embarrassed, ashamed of our program, and not a fan of yours. Granted, I know it is an emotional knee-jerk reaction, but we just lost to a team we should have dominated, in our place, and on homecoming nonetheless.
Add to it, we scored 3 points. Do I need to repeat that? THREE. DAMN. POINTS! And we did not even get a sniff of the endzone after the first quarter interception.
You are worried about your career and your family, I get it. And, it bears no repeating, I know you care about this program, but either step up, or step aside. We are humiliated, but we still love you. Just get this thing figured out, especially before we play Missouri.
You are probably not reading this, nor do I probably want you to, but if you ever do, I hope you read this with your heart and take it with the respect and understanding of a passionate ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS FOOTBALL fan. We hate losing, Coach. We hate it more than anything.
People often use the cliche, “Well, that’s easy for you to say.” No, in this case, it truly is not. As a person, this is painful. As a writer, this is brutal. As a huge supporter of yours, Coach, this is gut-wrenching. And as a HOGS fan, this is heartbreaking.
No, again, the high majority of us are not football coaches, nor will we ever be, but we are fans, we love our RAZORBACKS and this state, and we deserve better. Get it fixed.
God Bless,
Every Razorbacks Fan
Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman has no answers for debacle Saturday
Complete press conference that may leave more questions than answers surrounding future for Hogs with four games left.
Razorbacks trying to put good spin on ugly loss to Mississippi State
Defensive back Alfahiym Walcott, offensive lineman Brady Latham and linebacker Chris “Pooh” Paul after 7-3 loss to Bulldogs on Saturday.
LIVE BLOG: Hogs come crashing down; join Hog Reaction on ESPN Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It’s a good bet Arkansas didn’t play on playing a horrific homecoming game Saturday against Mississippi State, but that’s exactly what happened.
The net result of one of the worst games in recent memory (and that’s on both sides of the ball, by the way), the Razorbacks lost to the Bulldogs, 7-3, in a game that was just as ugly as the score indicates.
Cam Little had a field goal on the Hogs’ first possession and Mississippi State got a touchdown later, but the rest of this one was as bad as anything seen around here in a time everyone had hoped disappeared.
You can join Hog Reaction on ESPN Arkansas following the broadcast postgame of the network. That will be taking phone calls with views from Hog fans with Tye Richardson, Derek Ruscin and Olivia Couch, presented by the Teague Law Firm and Signature Bank.
It’s been rumored all week Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers wouldn’t be able to go in today’s game against Arkansas. That’s turned out to be the case with senior transfer Mike Wright taking all the first team snaps in warmups. Rogers is nowhere to be found.
The Razorbacks’ Sam Pittman and players have talked all week about “hoping” to get a win and break a five-game losing streak as they come back home for the first time in over a month. Nobody wants to remember the last time they were playing at Razorback Stadium.
It’s a Chamber of Commerce type day in Northwest Arkansas with virtually no wind, a lot of sunshine and very moderate temperatures. We’ll have the running summary of scoring and big plays here with postgame video and coverage later.
You can listen online at the link below in selected markets or on the radio at 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.
LIVE BLOG
1Q 12:30: Alfahiym Walcott picks off Wright’s pass on the second play of the game and the Hogs couldn’t do a whole lot with that gift. KJ Jefferson did find Ty Washington for a 19-yard gain, but again the offense stalled inside the 10-yard line. Cam Little comes on for a 24-yard field goal and an early lead and confidence in the defense. Hogs 3, Bulldogs 0
2Q 13:03: Uh-oh, That may be very premature, coming at the start of the second quarter, but Wright engineering a 69-yard drive in nine plays and 4:32 of the clock to score on a 2-yard pass to Jo’Quavious Marks. Wright has 45 yards rushing and the Hogs are struggling to keep him contained. Bulldogs 7, Hogs 3
3Q 4:03: An interesting sequence of events. The Hogs drive down before getting stopped and Little comes on for a field goal, but they can’t get everything decided in time and end up with a delay penalty. Max Fletcher came in to deliver a punt that backed Mississippi State to the 3. Either Pittman has more confidence in the defense or thinks they can play a field position game. We’ll see, but put that one in the memory bank.
4Q 1:14: Normally this wouldn’t be a mention, but Mississippi State misses a Kyle Ferrie 29-yard field goal bad left. Bulldogs 7, Hogs 3
Trevon Brazile’s return highlights Hogs’ big win over UT-Tyler
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Khalif Battle scored a game-high 14 points — 12 in the second half — and No. 14 Arkansas cruised to a 92-39 exhibition win over UT-Tyler Friday night at Bud Walton Arena. It also saw the return of Trevon Brazile, who was injured in December last year, but Jalen Graham sat out the game with back spasms from an injury.
The Razorbacks ran out to a 20-4 lead and never looked back. Arkansas also used an 11-0 run early in the second half to put the game away.
Arkansas was 11-of-34 from 3-point range as Joseph Pinion and Jeremiah Davenport each made three and Battle added two. UT Tyler was just 1-of-20 from 3-point range and committed 20 turnovers.
FIRST HALF
• Jeremiah Davenport nearly out-scored the Patriots in the first half. He scored 11 points, making 3-of-5 3-pointers.
• El Ellis added seven points and Devo Davis had six.
• Arkansas held UT Tyler to 0-of-8 shooting from 3-point range.
• The 12 points by UT Tyler were the fewest by an opponent in an exhibition game on record (dating back to 1993).
• Arkansas forced 13 turnovers while committing just two, one being a lane violation on a free throw.
SECOND HALF
• It was a slow start to the second half with Arkansas out-scoring UT Tyler, 3-2, in the first three minutes. Tramon Mark and Joseph Pinion led an 11-0 run. Mark had a 3-pointer and a dunk while Pinion had a pair of 3’s.
• El Ellis had three assists in the second half and finished the game with nine points, four assists, four steals and zero turnovers.
• Battle scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Arkansas starters were El Ellis, Joseph Pinion, Tramon Mark, Chandler Lawson and Baye Fall.
• Arkansas controlled the tip as UT Tyler knocked the tip out of bounds.
• El Ellis scored the game’s first points on a fastbreak layup.
• Davonte Davis and Makhi Mitchell were the first subs.
• This was the first meeting between Arkansas and UT Tyler.
• Arkansas is 72-10 all-time in exhibition games. The Razorbacks had a streak of 35 consecutive exhibition wins snapped with a 90-60 loss at No. 12 Texas last year. However, Arkansas has won 36 straight exhibition games at home and is 63-9 all-time in home exhibition games.
Arkansas will take another step in its preparation for the 2023-24 season opener on Oct. 28 (Saturday) by playing the second of its two exhibition games. The charity contest will be played vs No. 3/2 Purdue with tip-off set for 3 p.m. at Bud Walton Arena.
ANDY’S PICKS: Can Hogs get ‘must-win’ game against Bulldogs?
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — You can go ahead and make whatever confident statement you want about Arkansas’ game Saturday with Mississippi State. Compare all the analytics and stuff you want, but the games often don’t follow along those things, whether you want to know it or not.
Both of these teams have more questions and answers by the halfway point of the season. Nothing everybody planned back in August for the Razorbacks has seemed to fall into line like expected … with the exception of the defense appearing to be vastly improved. Sure, they’ve given up some big plays but that’s the nature of college football these days.
Rules favor the offense, which makes Zach Arnett’s decisions where to go with the Bulldogs’ offense since taking over for the late Mike Leach. They had one of the most explosive offenses in the league with Will Rogers, who has run the Air Raid basically his entire life. Now he’s having to learn something completely new and the result has seen some struggles.
Think it’s going to be a cakewalk for the Hogs? They still have some things to figure out, too, especially on offense. With top running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders sounding more and more like he’s out for the rest of the year, the burden falls on quarterback KJ Jefferson to carry things on his shoulder.
All of that sounds good, but considering he hasn’t made it through a complete season as the starter without getting banged up enough to miss at least one game it’s a cause for concern. The Bulldogs may not be good, but they are very physical and stick to the time-honored traditions in the state of Mississippi.
That simple tradition has held true at Starkville and Oxford. Ole Miss is more interested in winning the party after whatever the final score is while Mississippi State simply views every game as a full-blown fistfight and they want to beat up the other team, regardless of outcome. None of that has changed in over 100 years.
Hog fans might want to say they are desperate, but so are the Bulldogs. It’s also a morning kickoff, which seems to favor the visiting teams, who always appear locked and loaded for them.
Then there’s that “hope” word we’ve heard from Sam Pittman and the Hogs’ players this week. While you may not find that cause to raise an eyebrow, it always has with me. It doesn’t exactly invoke a lot of confidence or a sound of confidence. Pittman gets somewhat of a pass because coaches have to do that. They don’t want to give anyone a headline for motivationn.
The game will kick off at 11 a.m. on ESPN. You can listen to the game at HitThatLine.com in select markets and on the radio at ESPN Arkansas 99.7 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.
Arkansas Gameday show on ESPN Arkansas starts at 6 a.m. with Tye Richardson and Christian Johnston presented by The Stadium Shoppe on Razorback Rd. and KC Insurance Partners. The IMG/Leerfield pregame show begins at 8 a.m. with Phil Elson hosting joined by Rick Schaeffer and the on-air broadcasting crew.
Hog Reaction on ESPN Arkansas will follow the broadcast postgame of the network (probably 3:30 or so). That will be taking phone calls with views from Hog fans with Tye Richardson, Derek Ruscin and Olivia Couch, presented by the Teague Law Firm and Signature Bank.
Since Peter hasn’t submitted a thing, he may be forfeiting again like he did the first week of the season. It’s tough coasting this much through a college football season, but he’ll probably have another shot at witty things.
Mississippi State at Arkansas (-6.5): The Hogs will have to continue the fast starts they’ve had the last few weeks, which may something far too realistic for fans to hope continues. If you’ve watched the Razorbacks enough over the last several years you know the most consistent thing is inconsistency. The Hogs should have better players that are good enough to pull out a another close win in this one and Cam Little has won this matchup before. Hogs 31, Bulldogs 28
Tennessee at Alabama (-9): This has not been a normal Nick Saban-the type group of Crimson Tide and everybody is expecting the Vols to be better than last year when they knocked out Alabama in Knoxville. That’s not where this one’s being played and Tennessee isn’t as good as last year, either. But the Tide’s defense is still pretty good. Crimson Tide 28, Vols 24
South Carolina at Missouri (-7.5): It’s probably fascinating for Hog fans to see the Tigers already bowl-eligible and Arkansas to still be four wins short … and a key matchup against Mizzou at the end of the year. The Gamecocks have been vastly improved and can put points on the board with Spencer Rattler having probably the second-best season of anybody else in the league behind LSU’s Jayden Daniels. And it may be time for the the Tigers to have a down week. Gamecocks 34, Tigers 31
Ole Miss (-6.5) at Auburn: This one has all sorts of old storylines to be dredged up about Tigers coach Hugh Freeze previously being with the Rebels. Half the fans in the stadium won’t remember a whole lot about that. It was six years ago and the news cycle in sports doesn’t run that long. Freeze is improving Auburn, but Ole Miss is making a run at something special and it’s really kind of hard to figure out how they are doing it because their wins haven’t always been pretty. Still, though, it should be good enough to down the Tigers. Rebels 37, Auburn 28
Army at LSU (-32): This game may be a bettor’s dream. Oh, not that Army’s going to win the game because that probably isn’t going to happen, but that the Tigers’ defense can make it happen. Zach Arns said on Ruscin & Zach on Thursday it may take LSU until the second quarter to figure out where the Black Knights have the ball on offense. But that probably won’t be enough unless you’re betting the line. Tigers 38, Army 24
