FAYETTEVILLE -- Sam Pittman knows offensive line play.
The first-year University of Arkansas coach plans to tap into his stock in trade as a key step in rebuilding the Razorbacks' football program.
Trusted offensive line assistant Brad Davis, who already turned down a job offer from Texas A&M since becoming the first assistant to sign on with Pittman, is expected to help execute the campaign to recruit, sign and develop the Razorback offensive front into a force.
Pittman spent 26 years on the college level handling all or parts of the offensive line -- he coached tackles and tight ends in 1996 at Cincinnati -- and Davis has had a continuous 16-year run as an offensive line guru (half of that with the additional title of run game coordinator) since he capped his career at Oklahoma by being named the Sooners most valuable offensive lineman in 2002.