FAYETTEVILLE -- The day before his first national signing day as head coach at the University of Arkansas, Sam Pittman is chatting with one current Razorback player after another in the midst of 80-plus interviews over parts of three days.
A reporter slips in and shakes hands, and the 58-year-old Pittman eases back around his desk and slides down in his chair in the never-hurried manner that defines the laid-back, longtime offensive line coach.
Now in his 10th day as Arkansas football coach, Pittman turns to Kyle Parkinson, UA associate athletic director for communications, and says he'd like to land eight signees during the early period that runs for the next three days.