Ranking Petrino/Williams vs Pittman’s Previous Coordinator Duos

photo credit: Craven Whitlow / Craven Whitlow / Arkansas AthleticsEarly on in his Arkansas football tenure, Sam Pittman received much praise for his choices of Kendal Briles and Barry Odom as coordinators. Given his own lack of head coaching experience, it was critical to choose the right seasoned hands for these positions. He seemed to have done just that.

In Kendal Briles’ three years at Arkansas, he continually averaged more per game than the year before and in his final season, the Hogs averaged about 32 points per game.

We need to look no further than the Liberty Bowl to prove that 32 points per game with a terrible defense can get you to a bowl game. Pretty much all of Arkansas’ success…