Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman will return next season, athletic director Hunter Yurachek said Sunday.
The Razorbacks had high expectations this season but have posted a 4-7 record in Pittman’s fourth year, including 1-6 in Southeastern Conference play. Yurachek wrote in a social media post that he told the team Saturday night that Pittman would be back.
“This has not been the season any of us anticipated,” Yurachek said. “We have work to do. I am confident that together, we can meet the goals and expectations of our program.”
Pittman said after the Razorbacks’ 44-20 win over Florida International that speculation about his future had hurt recruiting and that some of the stories about him contained false information.
“Media has become opinions,” he said. “I wish we’d post the facts, and whatever the facts are, then we can deal with it.”