FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (AP) — Arkansas has hired Georgia assistant Sam Pittman as its head coach, giving the longtime offensive line coach his first chance to lead a college program. Pittman, an Oklahoma native, has been coaching at the FBS level since 1994. He has been in the Southeastern Conference, including a three-year stint at Arkansas, since 2012. He has spent the last four years at Georgia working for Kirby Smart. Arkansas is coming off a 2-10 season that led to the firing of coach Chad Morris after less than two seasons.
Pittman has ties to Hutchinson. The only time Pittman has been a head coach in college was in 1992-93 at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College. Hutchinson went 5-4-1 in 1992 and 6-5 in 1993.