Arkansas football strength and conditioning coach fired

Arkansas energy and conditioning coach Jamil Walker has been fired, a number of sources informed the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Saturday. 

The transfer got here in the future after the Razorbacks concluded the common season with a 29-27 loss at Missouri to fall to 6-6 total and 3-5 in SEC play. 

Arkansas soccer coach Sam Pittman stated the Razorbacks have been “bodily dominated” within the loss — their third in 4 video games.

In March, Walker acquired a increase to $425,000 per yr and an extension via February 2024. It was the second consecutive offseason that Walker acquired a pay increase. His wage additionally elevated after he acquired curiosity from South Carolina following the 2020 season. 

Walker was certainly one of Pittman’s first hires at Arkansas in December 2019 after spending time with Pittman at Georgia, the place Walker was the affiliate energy and conditioning coach for the Bulldogs for 3 years. He beforehand labored in an identical position at Wisconsin. 

Walker performed soccer at Wisconsin and was a member of the Badgers’ 12-1 workforce that defeated Arkansas 17-14 within the Capital One Bowl to finish the 2006 season. 

Matt Jones contributed