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

1. Beating the dog out of Texas, 2021

Fiction writers couldn't have written a more satisfying story than what happened on September 11, 2021. Here are some of the relevant storylines going into the game:

1. It was the first time OU or Texas played an SEC opponent since the new broke that they were moving to the conference.
   
2. The Big 12 banned the upside-down horns hand gesture in 2019, but when they moved to the SEC, the conference announce the horns down gesture would not be a penalty outright but judged on a case-by-case basis.
   
3. Arkansas's one season with Sam Pittman as the head coach showed promise, but Texas was the first real test after a weird year because of COVID-19 in 2020.

Although Pittman's first season showed progress, winning three conference games. However, most national media members saw this game as a walk in the park for Texas. Instead, Arkansas welcomed the Longhorns to the SEC with a 40-21 beatdown that wasn't even as close as the score shows.

In his first "real test" as head coach, Pittman passed with flying colors. Fans at the game rushed the field, feeling like the dark days of the program were finally behind them. However, the best part of the day might have been the call while fans were rushing the field and the memes that followed.

Joe Tessitore showed exactly how he's the best play-by-play announcer in sports. As a bonus, you can see the jumbotron showing the horns down logo, rubbing the loss in Texas' face even more.