With two months left in the regular season when he decided to fire Sam Pittman, Hunter Yurachek gave himself a lengthy runway to find the next Arkansas football coach.
Nine weeks might as well be an eternity when it comes to a coaching search, especially for an SEC job in football. Anonymous message board posters, radio show callers and plane trackers on social media can make it hard to separate fact from fiction.
Considering it’s still the middle of the season, current coaches can even get testy when certain names surface.
Take, for instance, the rumor that circulated last week that Missouri offensive coordinator Kirby Moore interviewed with Arkansas.