Former UNC assistant Sam Pittman named head coach at Arkansas

Posted Dec 9, 2019
Sam Pittman, a former assistant at Arkansas, will be the Razorbacks' next head football coach. Pittman was the assistant head coach, offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Arkansas from 2013 to '15 before joining Kirby Smart at Georgia. Pittman, 58, also coached at Tennessee and North Carolina before going to Arkansas in 2013. (ESPN.com)

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