Things have been refreshingly quiet in the transfer portal, but Arkansas’ 2026 recruiting class has — as expected — taken a beating since Sam Pittman was fired a little over a week ago.
What was once a borderline top-25 group with 27 commitments has shrunk to just 15 players and plummeted to No. 67 in the 247Sports Composite rankings. The Razorbacks, now sandwiched between San Diego State and Appalachian State, are dead last in the SEC.
Before Pittman’s ouster, some cracks were already showing. In the preceding weeks, four-star offensive lineman Bryce Gilmore flipped his pledge to Texas Tech and four-star linebacker JJ Bush visited multiple other SEC programs.