“I mean, I know we’re 3-6 and we’ve lost some close games. “I still think we have some inexperience on the offensive line that’s gaining more experience and getting a little bit better as each game goes on,” Yurachek said. 14 Missouri to finish 6-6 and become bowl-eligible. “That’s a decision he and I are going to make together.”Īrkansas has to win its final three games - all at home - against Auburn, Florida International and No. “He doesn’t have the ability to terminate a contract that has a multiple million dollar buyout in it. “Sam and I are on the same page with that,” Yurachek said of making a change at offensive coordinator. If Enos gets another coaching job, his salary will be subtracted from the buyout he’s owed by Arkansas. He was in the first year of a guaranteed three-year contract in his second stint at Arkansas, including $1.1 million this season, and he will be owed approximately $2.6 million for the balance of the contract to be paid in monthly installments. Then he and Pittman talked again Sunday morning when the decision to fire Enos was finalized.Įnos was hired from Maryland after last season to replace Kendal Briles, who left to be TCU’s offensive coordinator. Yurachek said the Mississippi State postgame meeting lasted an hour. Things he saw he thinks he needs to work on and how I can help him continue to win football games.” “We’re talking a little bit about the game, his feelings after the game. “Sometimes those meetings are five minutes, sometimes they’re an hour,” Yurachek said. Yurachek said he and Pittman, who has a 22-23 record in his fourth season at Arkansas including back-to-back bowl victories over Penn State and Kansas, meet after every game. “And we didn’t adjust quick enough on that.” “The Texas A&M game, I don’t make excuses for anyone, but when Luke Hasz got hurt on the first drive, that dramatically changes what our offense can do,” Yurachek said of the Razorbacks’ standout freshman tight end. The lone game the Razorbacks have lost by more than seven points was 34-22 against Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas. We’ve had some tough breaks.”įive of Arkansas’ losses have been by seven or fewer points, including 34-31 at LSU and 24-21 at Alabama. “And other than the offensive side of the ball for the Mississippi State game, when I looked at our team I thought we were well-prepared. I didn’t think we were well-prepared in any of those games. “I didn’t think we were competitive in any of those games. “The way I look at our program, I’ll make a comparison to when we didn’t have a great feeling in our mouth several years ago when we had back to back 2-10 seasons and evaluating our football program,” Yurachek said when asked about his message to fans who are concerned about a 3-6 record this season. Yurachek hired Pittman, a long-time offensive line coach whose previous stops included Arkansas from 2013-15, from Georgia to replace Chad Morris as the Arkansas coach after the Razorbacks were a combined 4-20 in 2018-19. “Felt like the team we expected to see from the start of the season on the offensive side of the ball.” “That opening drive, there was some creativity on some of the play-calling,” Yurachek said. “A big part of it was they were playing good, they were having success.”Īrkansas drove 75 yards for a touchdown on its first possession. “I thought that KJ and Rocket, everybody, they were having fun again,” Yurachek said. Sanders had season-highs of 18 carries for 103 yards and had 2 catches for 14 yards. Jefferson completed 20 of 31 passes for 255 yards and 2 touchdowns and rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown. The Razorbacks gained a season-high 481 yards led by quarterback KJ Jefferson and running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders. Guiton called plays for the first time against the Gators, and the Razorbacks (3-6, 1-5 SEC) won at Florida (5-4, 3-3) for the first time in six visits to Gainesville, Fla. 22 - the day after Mississippi State won 7-3 at Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville to extend Arkansas’ losing streak to six games.įollowing an open date, Arkansas won 39-36 in overtime at Florida last Saturday with Kenny Guiton being promoted from receivers coach to interim offensive coordinator. Yurachek said he and Pittman made the decision jointly to fire Dan Enos as offensive coordinator Oct. “We had to make a decision with four games left to try to re-infuse some energy, especially on the offensive side of the ball, and at least for one game in, it appears that was the right decision.” “I have all the faith in Sam Pittman as our head football coach,” Yurachek said to the crowd at the Home2 Suites. SPRINGDALE - University of Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek offered a strong endorsement of Sam Pittman on Thursday when he spoke to the Hawgs Illustrated Sports Club.
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