The 10 best Arkansas football moments of Sam Pittman's Tenure

The future isn't looking bright for Sam Pittman going into the 2024-23 season. After a 4-8, Arkansas football is regarded as a bottom-tier SEC team yet again. But it hasn't been all doom and gloom in the last four years.

Some people are tired of hearing it, but Pittman did bring the program back from the depths of despair and even took it to heights no one thought possible for a career offensive line coach. And along the way, he gave Arkansas a few good memories.

With so much negativity surrounding the 2024 season, let's reminisce on the good things for a bit. If the season plays out how the experts say, there'll be enough time to wallow your depression then.

10 best moments of Sam Pittman's Tenure

10. Mississippi St. win, 2020

To set the context, Arkansas was in the midst of a 20-SEC-game losing streak. The last time Arkansas beat a conference foe was against Ole Miss, 38-37, in 2017. Sam Pittman was also in his first year and had to deal with COVID-19 plus the changing landscape of college football thanks to NIL and the transfer portal.

The Hogs were 0-1 when they traveled to Starkville to take on No. 16 Mississippi State in Mike Leach's first year as head coach. The Bulldogs had just beaten No. 6 LSU the week before, so most didn't have much hope for an Arkansas win. However, De'Vion Warren had other plans.

The senior from Monroe, Louisiana, torched the State with 100 yards and a touchdown on four receptions. It was a dogfight, but the Razorback came out victorious. Sam Pittman had officially done what Chad Morris couldn't do in two years.