Arkansas coach Sam Pittman is shown prior to a game against Alabama on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
FAYETTEVILLE — To hear those around him tell it, University of Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman is what amounts to a kind of Pied Piper of football coaches.
But instead of luring rats out of town to drown in a river like Pied Piper legend, Pittman orchestrates harmony and success for a football program by preaching positive communication, belief in each other, toughness and togetherness.
Some prominent coaches have earned the reputation of being hard to work or play for.