At first, it seemed like Arkansas football’s best bet would be to try and hire its equivalent of an Eric Musselman.
Recently-fired head coach Sam Pittman brought the Razorbacks out of the ninth circle of hell and back to the surface. Now, the general feeling is that a young, energetic program builder is the way to go to achieve liftoff. Hotshot Group of Five head coaches like Alex Golesh and Jon Sumrall are in the conversation, as is native Arkansan golden boy Rhett Lashlee down at Southern Methodist.
Outside of your grandpa on Facebook clamoring for Nick Saban, most folks don’t think the Hogs are in position to shoot for the moon yet, a la John Calipari becoming the Head Hog last spring.