( Andy Shupe)
Arkansas assistant coach Cody Kennedy instructs his players Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, during practice at the university practice facility in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE — Practice habits begin at the top.
Two days before Arkansas’ football team opened preseason practice on a muggy Friday afternoon in Fayetteville, coach Sam Pittman outlined what he wanted to see from his third team during its first days back on the practice field: sharp coaching, sharp execution, fast paced, physical and organized.
In the 20 minutes open to media members on Day 1 of practice, Pittman had to like the attention to detail shown by his coaches.