The burning question in college football is not, "Is Sam Pittman on the hot seat?" No, the Arkansas head football coach entered the season safe and he's still safe. Last summer there was chatter from media outlets saying he wouldn't last the season, but those outlets are out-of-state and out-of-touch with Arkansas athletics.

FAYETTEVILLE — When Arkansas coach Sam Pittman spoke at SEC media days in July, he didn’t shy away from talk of being on the hot seat after the Razorbacks finished 4-8 in 2023. In fact, Pittman brought up the subject before he was asked about it.

Sam Pittman may have saved his job at Arkansas by officially getting the Razorbacks to bowl-eligible status over the weekend, but his status is the furthest thing from his mind. Pittman’s squad defeated Louisiana Tech 35-14,

Arkansas lost in back-to-back weeks to No. 19 Ole Miss and No. 3 Texas, which showed that head coach Sam Pittman's squad isn't yet ready to tak

Michigan, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt were nationally ranked at the time that Texas dispatched those teams, and Georgia, which handed the Longhorns their only loss this season, was and is ranked. Unranked Arkansas hosts Texas Saturday at noon, but head Hog Sam Pittman isn't lending any credence to the Longhorns skeptics.