It's early August. The sun's shining, and the Hogs are six days into fall camp. In any other typical season, the excitement around Razorback Nation would be breaking through the ceiling. However, this isn't a typical year.
Arkansas football heads into the 2025-26 season with little fan confidence. Since Sam Pittman arrived on campus, he's 30-31 and 14-28 in conference play. The records don't tell the entire story, as Pittman got off to a hot start.
Not counting the 10-SEC-game, COVID-19 schedule in 2020, Pittman's first unencumbered year in 2021 brought Arkansas its first winning season since 2016, and its first 9-win season since current offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino was the head coach in 2011.