When I last sat down to write a column for this space on May 21, Arkansas had only six pledges in a 2021 recruiting class that was ranked last in the SEC and in the bottom half of the team rankings nationally.
Fast forward nearly 80 days and Sam Pittman and his staff have 18 pledges — nine slated for offense, six on defense, two listed as athletes and one kicker — and hope for the future.
That’s good enough for 28th in the 24/7 team recruiting rankings, a solid perch for a team that has won just 8 of its last 36 games overall, is riding a 19-game SEC losing streak and has been arguably the league’s worst gridiron program the past few seasons.