FAYETTEVILLE — Entering my 14th season covering the Arkansas football program, I’ve learned over the years that the weekly press conferences, regardless of coach, are typically a mundane experience.
Monday’s, however, was anything but.
Shortly after Sam Pittman wrapped up his preview of Arkansas’ season opener against Alabama A&M, chaos broke out less than half a mile away from Razorback Stadium where the media had just peppered the coach with questions for 30 minutes.
A few minutes passed before we learned of the report of an active shooter at Mullins Library, though.
It is common for reporters to put their phones in airplane mode so they don’t go off during the presser, so it wasn’t until we emerged from the interview room, as 12:33 p.