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Arkansas Razorbacks fired head football coach Sam Pittman and appointed Bobby Petrino as the temporary head coach on Sunday after the team’s crooked loss to Notre Dame who fought Irish.
Razorbacks had no answer to the fighting Irish violation in the defeat of 56-13. Notre Dame put 42 points on Arkansas in the first half. Quarterback CJ Carr had four touchdown -Pas, and Jeremiyah Love ran in two scores.
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Arkansas coach Sam Pittman talks to offensive Lineman Shaq MCROY (71), after Mcroy ran for a touchdown against Notre Dame during the first half of a NCAA College -Football match on Saturday 27 September 2025 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
The loss dropped Arkansas to 2-3 a year, but it was apparently the last straw for the university.
“I would like to thank Coach Pittman for his service and dedication to the University of Arkansas throughout his time as a header,” said athletics director Hunter Yurachek in a statement. “From day one you could tell how much this option meant to him. At this point, I feel a change is needed to put our student athletes and program in the best position to succeed.
“The goal of our football program is to be very competitive in the southeastern conference and compete for a national championship. As we move on in the process of finding our next head coach, I am sure we will be able to provide the necessary resources for our staff and team to reach our goals. We will begin a national search for our next head coach and this search will include Coach Petrino who has expressed his desire for his desire to have his desire for his desire to have his desire to have his desire to have his desire to have his desire to have a desire to coach Petrino. to be a candidate for full -time job. ”
Arkansas coach Sam Pittman leads to the dressing room after a loss to Notre Dame in a NCAA College -Football match on Saturday 27 September 2025 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
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Pittman was 32-24 since taking the Arkansas job in 2020. The team made three bowl games and won each of them. Razorbacks were 7-6 last season and won the Liberty Bowl.
Petrino coached in Arkansas from 2008 to 2011. He was fired before the 2012 season began officially, after a motorcycle accident triggered a scandal in the program.
Arkansa’s razorback head coach Sam Pittman responds during the first quarter to the Mississippi rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 13, 2025. (Petre Thomas/Imag images)
He was at the end of the main coach in Louisville in 2018. He is 119-56 at 14 years as the main coach of college football.
