FAYETTEVILLE — Rivalry week started on Sunday with a lively practice for the Arkansas Razorbacks followed by a longer-than-normal Monday press conference for Coach Sam Pittman.
Due to the Friday kickoff for No. 21 Arkansas vs. Missouri at Reynolds Razorback Stadium and a shortened week featuring a Thanksgiving celebration, Pittman will not conduct his usual Wednesday media appearances: On the SEC coaches teleconference, his 1 p.m. video conference and his 7 p.m. “Sam Pittman Live” radio show.
So Pittman’s Monday news conference was loaded with questions about the nature of rivalries, the quick turnaround to respectability for the University of Arkansas under his watch, and the availability of some key players this week.