![]() Once you reach one, that ain't the goal, that's one of 'em. Because it's something nobody on our team had accomplished. People ask, Why do you hand out a ring for Outback Bowl? Because I wanted to. I was an O-line coach for a long, long time, never was able to lead a Power Five in rushing, but we were able to do that last year.Īpril 22nd we handed out bowl rings. We want to be a physical team on both sides of the line of scrimmage. I think what that does, it tells us what we're trying to do with our program. We were fortunate to have all three of them. No one on our team had ever had one of those trophies. That was a big deal to our football team, big deal, to have all three of our rivalry trophies. Finished ranked in the top 20 in the Coaches Poll. Our university continues to graduate student-athletes, Chris Evans, Felicia Saine, their crew, academics, we've graduated 100% of our football athletes who have exhausted their senior year of eligibility ever since I've been there. Like I said before, they're going to represent the University of Arkansas in a fine, fine manner. I'm excited for you all to meet those three kids. He's a returning captain from last season. KJ Jefferson was our leading rusher, leading passer, MVP of the Outback Bowl. Told the team yesterday if it was up to me, you know what I'm going to say, I wanted to bring the whole damn team. We brought KJ Jefferson today, Bumper Pool and Jalen Catalon. With that non-compete, I'm going to be able to coach throughout my career, hopefully, as long as we win, obviously, at the University of Arkansas. I wanted to sell stability in our program, and I wanted to show the state of Arkansas my loyalty to them. In the SEC contract non-compete clause, I wanted that. But Hunter kept working, and I felt like he worked for me, for the university, to make it fair. He went to work with Jimmy Sexton, with the board of directors. I say it that way, but he makes you feel you're working with him, not for him. Hunter Yurachek, I want to say a little bit about Hunter in that he's a wonderful boss. William King has done a lot for me through the SEC office, and certainly appreciate him. Certainly the best commissioner in football without a doubt. REPRESENTING THE STATE: How Sam Pittman wants Razorbacks football to reflect 'the great state of Arkansas'įOR 2025: Does Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman want to play Texas and Oklahoma? What he said BIG GAME WEEK 1: Laura Rutledge says 'SEC Nation' headed to Arkansas vs.
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