With the news Thursday that Sam Pittman was bringing back Bret Bielema’s last offensive coordinator, at least they have a direction.
Dan Enos returning to Hogs taking over offense
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Sam Pittman has named Dan Enos as Arkansas’ offensive coordinator.
Enos returns to the Razorbacks with over 30 years of coaching experience, including three seasons as the Hogs’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2015-17.
During his three seasons in Fayetteville, he engineered some of the most productive offenses in school history with both the 2015 and 2016 Razorback offenses still ranking in the school’s Top 10 for total yards and yards per game.
Enos’ first offense on The Hill in 2015 remains one of only three offenses in school history to surpass 6,000 yards. In his lone season under Enos, Razorback quarterback Brandon Allen set three school records, including the career mark for touchdown passes with 64 and the single-game record for touchdown passes in a game with seven against Mississippi State.
That 2015 offense — with Pittman as the team’s offensive line coach — set the school record for touchdowns with 62, averaging 35.9 points per game (6th all-time at Arkansas) while rushing for 2,565 yards and passing for 3,486 yards.
The Hogs was one of two FBS programs with a 3,000-yard passer and 1,300-yard rusher in both 2015 and 2016, featuring a different quarterback and different primary running back in each season.
Enos has spent the past two seasons at Maryland as the Terrapins’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, helping the Terps to 15 total wins that includes bowl wins over Virginia Tech (2021 Pinstripe Bowl) and NC State (2022 Duke’s Mayo Bowl).
In 2022, Enos’ offense ranked fourth in the Big Ten in total offense and scoring, averaging 401.2 yards per game and scoring 28.2 points per game.
For the second straight season, QB Taulia Tagovailoa eclipsed the 3,000-yard mark passing for 3,008 yards as one of just three Big Ten QBs to top 3,000 yards passing during the 2022 season. Tagovailoa added 18 touchdowns while completing 67% of his passes to earn second-team All-Big Ten honors from the league’s coaches.
He finished third in the league averaging 256.0 yards of total offense per game as one of just three players in the Big Ten to gain over 3,000 total yards.
Freshman running back Roman Hemby led the way for the Terps on the ground, rushing for 989 yards and 10 scores to go along with 33 receptions for 298 yards and another TD.
Along with being named a Freshman All-American by College Football News, Hemby was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten as one of six Terps from the offensive side of the ball to earn the honor along with OL Jaylyn Duncan, TE Corey Dyches, OL Delmar Glaze and WR Rakim Jarrett.
The six total selections matched the school record for the most since joining the Big Ten and marked the second straight year that saw six selections from the Maryland offense.
Enos’ first offense at Maryland produced numerous school records in 2021 as the Terps set single-season bests in total yards (5,740), passing yards (3,960), completions (339) and completion percentage (69.3%).
Tagovailoa added seven single-season school records of his own in his first season in the Enos system, setting top marks in passing yards (3,860), completions (328), completion percentage (69.2%) and passing touchdowns (26).
Enos spent the 2020 season at Cincinnati as the Bearcats’ associate head coach and running backs coach.
The Bearcats went 9-1 during the pandemic-shortened season, winning the American Athletic Conference title and earning a spot in the Sugar Bowl before finishing the season ranked in the Top 10.
The Cincinnati offense ranked in the Top 25 nationally in nearly every offensive category, including rushing offense (212.4 yards/game) and points per game (37.5).
He spent the 2019 season at Miami after coaching quarterbacks at Alabama in 2018 as the associate head coach. With the Crimson Tide, Enos molded Tua Tagovailoa into an All-American, Walter Camp Award and Maxwell Award winner to help the Tide reach the national championship game.
During his one season with Enos, Tua Tagovailoa completed 69% of his passes while throwing for 3,966 yards and 43 TDs and just six interceptions to set an all-time FBS single-season passer rating (199.44).
The Tide averaged 45.6 points and 522.0 yards per game and set single-season school records for points (684), total offense (7,830 yards) and passing yards (4,854).
Before his first tenure at Arkansas, Enos was the head coach at Central Michigan for five seasons. He led the Chippewas to two bowl games, earning bowl eligibility in three of his five years at the helm.
During his time in Mount Pleasant, Mich., 23 Chips earned All-Mid-American Conference honors with four of his five offense passing for 3,000+ yards.
Enos began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater before landing his first full-time coaching job at Division III Lakeland College as the Muskies’ offensive coordinator for the 1994 and 1995 seasons.
A one-year stop at Northern Michigan (1996) led to two seasons at Southern Illinois (1997-98) before a single season at Missouri State (1999) as the offensive coordinator.
He moved back north to become the quarterbacks coach at Western Michigan (2000-02) for three seasons before a one-year stint at FCS power North Dakota State (2003) as the offensive coordinator.
His first tenure at Cincinnati came during the 2004-05 seasons working for Head Coach Mark Dantonio as the quarterbacks coach before leaving to coach QBs at Michigan State (2006) for coach John L. Smith.
A year later, Enos took over the Spartans’ running backs for two seasons when Dantonio took over the program.
Enos played quarterback at Michigan State from 1987-90. In two seasons as the starter, he led the Spartans to a 16-7-1 record, including a pair of bowl wins. He still ranks among the best in school history with 3,837 passing yards and 297 completions. His .621 completion percentage ranks fourth-best in Spartan history.
The Dearborn, Mich. native graduated from Michigan State with a degree in business administration in 1991 and earned his master’s in sports administration in 2006.
Enos and his wife Jane, have two children, a daughter, Lia, and a son, Alex.
The Dan Enos File
Birthdate: July 1, 1968
College: Michigan State, 1991 B.S. Business Administration, 2006 M.A. Sports Administration
Family: Wife, Jane; Daughter, Lia, Son, Alex
Coaching Experience
1991-93 Michigan State (Graduate Assistant)
1994-95 Lakeland College (Offensive Coordinator/QBs/WRs)
1996 Northern Michigan (Offensive Coordinator/RBs)
1997-98 Southern Illinois (QBs/WRs)
1999 Missouri State (Offensive Coordinator/QBs)
2000-02 Western Michigan (Quarterbacks)
2003 North Dakota State (Offensive Coordinator/QBs)
2004-05 Cincinnati (Quarterbacks)
2006 Michigan State (Quarterbacks)
2007-09 Michigan State (Running Backs)
2010-14 Central Michigan (Head Coach)
2015-17 Arkansas (Offensive Coordinator/QBs)
2018 Alabama (Associate Head Coach/QBs)
2019 Miami (Offensive Coordinator/QBs)
2020 Cincinnati (Associate Head Coach/RBs)
2021-22 Maryland (Offensive Coordinator/QBs)
Playing Experience
1987-90 Michigan State
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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Razorbacks come up short in second half once again
COLUMBIA, Mo. — With the game tied at 71 with one minute to play, Missouri went 8-of-8 at the line down the stretch to pull out a 79-76 victory over No. 25 Arkansas Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena.
Overall, Missouri was 30-of-40 at the line, including 21-of-28 in the second half.
Arkansas dominated many of the stats, most notably outrebounding the Tigers 42-23 thanks to nine from Makhi Mitchell and seven from Kamani Johnson. However, the Razorbacks committed 21 turnovers which led to the Tigers outscoring the Hogs 31-13 on points off turnovers.
The Razorbacks led by 10 twice in the second half before a 10-0 run by Missouri tied the game at 67 with 2:28 left. Arkansas grabbed a couple of 2-point leads over the next minutes, including a 71-69 advantage after two Makhi free throws with 1:13 left.
Deandre Gholston answered with a jumper to knot the game at 71 to set up the final flourish. Anthony Black kept the Razorbacks in striking distance with a layup and a 3-pointer before Sean East II sank two free throws with 2.8 seconds left to provide the final score.
Kobe Brown led Missouri with 17 points and Gholston had 16. East added 12, going 6-of-6 at the line.
Davonte Davis led Arkansas with 18 points, making a season-high three 3-pointers, and he added nine rebounds. Black finished with 15 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Ricky Council IV had 13 points and three steals. Jordan Walsh, who was +13 in 13 minutes played before fouling out, did not miss a shot in scoring 12 points. He was 4-of-4 from the field (2-of-2 from 3-point range) and was 2-of-2 from the line.
Arkansas returns to Bud Walton Arena on Saturday (Jan. 21 to host the Ole Miss Rebels. Tipoff is set for 11 am (CT) and the game will be televised on ESPN2.
FIRST HALF: Arkansas 35, Missouri 34
• Arkansas raced out to a 7-0 lead. Missouri did not score until 14:59.
• Arkansas shot 56.8% from the field, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, and was 11-of-12 at the line. However, the Razorbacks had 14 turnovers.
• Arkansas won the battle of the boards, 19-10, thanks to six each from Makhi Mitchell and Devo Davis.
• Davis hit a pair of 3-pointers and led Arkansas with 10 points.
• Arkansas help Mizzou to 36.7% shooting (including 3-of-14 from deep).
Game Notes
• Arkansas’ starting lineup was Anthony Black – Davonte Davis – Ricky Council – Kamani Jonson – Makhi Mitchell for the second time this season. This was the starting five for the season opener as well.
• Missouri won the tip.
• Ricky Council IV scored the first points of the game, a 3-pointer at 19:07.
• Jordan Walsh was the first Razorback sub for the first time this season.
• Arkansas had four players foul out and was whistled for 33 fouls.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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Hogs try to start, figure out way to win against Mizzou tonight
Who: No. 25 Arkansas Razorbacks (12-5, 1-4 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (13-4, 2-3 SEC)
What: Arkansas has won five straight versus Missouri.
When: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m. (radio pregame starts at 7:30 p.m.)
Where: Norm Stewart Court at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.
Television: SEC Network (Dave Neal and Jon Sunvold)
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Radio: ESPN Arkansas Radio 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home with Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman
Sirius-XM: 81 (Sirius), 81 (XM) • SXM App: Channel 84
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It’s the second time around tonight for Arkansas and Missouri.
The No. Razorbacks stay on the road to face the Tigers on Wednesday (Jan. 18). Tipoff at Mizzou Arena is set for 8 p.m. and the game will be televised on SEC Network and ESPN Arkansas Radio. The radio pregame starts at 7:30 p.m.
They played 14 days ago at Bud Walton Arena and the Hogs had to come from behind by 17 to pull out the win. The problem is they haven’t found ways to win since.
The Hogs desperately need a league win. Playing someone twice in 14 days doesn’t offer anybody much advantage.
“Missouri’s got the same game film that we do,” Eric Musselman said this week. “They’re an explosive offensive team when you look at their numbers and they’re a team that creates a lot of steals. So I think some of the same themes that we had going into last game we need to do.
“But we cannot get behind by 17 like we did at Bud Walton.”
Since that meeting, the Hogs still struggle at times getting started like they have most of the season, but now they can’t figure out how to finish the second half. That blew a shot at a win against Vanderbilt.
“We need to play better basketball earlier in the game,” Musselman said. “We certainly have to play better basketball finishing games than we have against Alabama at home. Got to finish a lot better than we did at Vanderbilt as well.”
Game Notes
• This will be the 60th meeting between Arkansas and Missouri all time and the second this season. Since Missouri joined the SEC in 2012-13 the borders rivals have played 23 times.
• Arkansas leads the all-time series, 33-26, and is 14-8 versus the Tigers in SEC play.
• Arkansas has won five straight and 6 of the last 7.
• Missouri does hold a 16-12 advantage all time when playing in CoMo, including a 6-4 mark in SEC games.
• The two squads faced off 14 days ago in Bud Walton Arena. It was Arkansas’ SEC home opener and Arkansas erased a 17-point deficit to beat the No. 20 Tigers, 74-68. Ricky Council IV scored 21 second-half points to lead Arkansas to a come-from-behind win. Overall, he finished with 25 points, making 11-of-13 at the line with a season-best seven rebounds. Joseph Pinion provided a big spark off the bench, scoring a career-high 13 points. Kamani Johnson was also a key factor in the win, getting eight rebounds and drawing six fouls. Arkansas erased its largest deficit of the season (17 points; 25-8 with 9:31 in the first half) thanks in part to an 8-0 run to end the first half and a 10-4 run to start the second. After Arkansas, took its first lead, Missouri bounced back to tie the game at 46 before Council drained a 3-pointer to put the Hogs up 49-46, a lead Arkansas would not relinquish.
• Since Eric Musselman’s arrival in Fayetteville, Arkansas has 85 wins. That total is the most in the SEC and 10th-most in the NCAA over that span.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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