Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman agrees to new contract spiced with stability

Arkansas football train Sam Pittman goes to his desire task, so he and also his brand-new representative, Jimmy Sexton, made use of that in agreement settlements that have actually finished with a brand-new agreement and also a non-compete stipulation for Pittman.

The stipulation implies he will certainly decline one more task.

“It’s mosting likely to have a non-compete stipulation in it, which’s about all I’ll claim concerning it till (it is launched completely),” Pittman claimed Saturday. “I’m glad it does. It enables us to hire. There are a great deal of various points in recruiting, however among them takes place to be security. They can terminate me whenever they obtain great and also prepared to, however I can’t leave. Don’t wish to anyways, so we’re utilizing that.”

Pittman, 60, was Arkansas’ associate head train and also offending line train from 2013-15. He likewise has a Razorback statuary outside his lake house.

Information have actually not been launched, however Pittman claimed various other terms have actually been cleared up. Sexton, that came to be Pittman’s representative in 2015, had actually asked Arkansas to provide Pittman a seven-year agreement worth about $50 million, or $7.14 million a year, last December.

For years, Sexton has actually stood for several of the highest possible paid university football instructors in the country. Amongst his existing customers are Alabama train Nick Saban ($9.75 million a year), Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher ($9 million), Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin ($7.25 million) and also Georgia’s Kirby Smart ($7.1 million).

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Arkansas train Sam Pittman strolls the sideline throughout the very first fifty percent of the group’s NCAA university football video game versus Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Fayetteville, Ark. 
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Pittman had an income of $3 million in 2015 in his 2nd period as Arkansas’ train for 12th in the 14-team Southeastern Meeting. After a 3-7 period in his very first year in 2020, he led the Razorbacks to a 9-4 period in 2021 with a 4-4 surface in the SEC.

Arkansas defeated Penn State, 24-10, in the Wilderness Dish on Jan. 1 in the Razorbacks’ very first conventional Brand-new Year’s Day dish considering that the 2011 period when they defeat Kansas State 29-16 in the Cotton Dish. The 9 victories in 2015 were one of the most for Arkansas considering that it went 11-2 because 2011 period under train Bobby Petrino.

After the 2019 period, Pittman acquired a program that had 3 straight shedding periods and also was 4-20 total and also 0-16 in its previous 2 periods.

“I’ve consented to what they’ve supplied, and also they concurred when I concurred,” Pittman claimed after his group’s skirmish that functioned as its springtime video game on Saturday. “So, I don’t recognize what all that implies. Do you? I concurred. They concurred. So, I presume that implies we concurred.”

Asked exactly how he really felt concerning it, Pittman claimed, “Outstanding. Outstanding.”

Arkansas had 3 gain rated groups last period — 40-21 over No. 15 Texas, 20-10 over No. 7 Texas A&M and also 31-28 over No. 17 Mississippi State. The Hogs likewise shed a thriller at No. 2 Alabama, 42-34, and also 52-51 at No. 17 Ole Miss.

Arkansas head train Sam Pittman, facility, motions on the sideline throughout the 2nd fifty percent of an NCAA university football video game versus LSU, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Fayetteville, Ark.
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Pittman was arranged to make $3.25 million in 2022, according to his initial agreement.

Pittman claimed Arkansas is just one of the uncommon programs in the nation with the exact same head train, offending planner (Kendal Briles) and also protective planner (Barry Odom) headed right into a 3rd straight period.

“We’re attempting to market this agreement as security,” he claimed.