Clearing the Air on What’s Really at Stake for Sam Pittman

photo credit: Nick WengerFAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas may have already clinched a bowl bid with its sixth win last weekend, but there is still a lot at stake for Sam Pittman and his team Saturday afternoon.

With a win over Missouri, the Razorbacks would finish the regular season with a 7-5 overall record that includes a 4-4 mark in SEC play. That would give the team momentum as it begins what will be a critical offseason for Pittman, who’s wrapping up his fifth season at the helm.

“I think 7-5, 4-4 in the league and beating a top-25 team, a top-five team, I think that would really help us in recruiting and recruiting through the portal,” Pittman said earlier this week. “Obviously, we’re going to a…