Armchair quarterbacking is a well-known jest amongst passionate football fans, but what we really need a term for is armchair athletic directing.
Coaching searches are tumultuous periods for college football programs to begin with. Since Arkansas made the decision to fire head coach Sam Pittman before the halfway point of the season, the class is left with a substitute teacher for months, rather than weeks. With a long gap between now and the end of November, all we’re able to do until then is speculate when it comes to the future of Arkansas football.
Speculation got an upgrade to potential on Sunday afternoon when Penn State football coach James Franklin was fired after reaching the halfway point in the season with a 3-3 record.