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

Dec 28, 2022; Memphis, TN, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Sam Pittman talks to ESPN reporter Taylor McGregor after defeating the Kansas Jayhawks in the 2022 Liberty Bowl at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Arkansas won 55-53. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2022; Memphis, TN, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Sam Pittman talks to ESPN reporter Taylor McGregor after defeating the Kansas Jayhawks in the 2022 Liberty Bowl at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Arkansas won 55-53. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports / Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
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5. Treylon Burks make Alabama look silly, 2021

Treylon Burks is arguably the GOAT of Arkansas wide receivers. If not the all-time greatest, he's at least the greatest in the 21st century. No game proved it more than the 2021 game in Tuscaloosa.

It felt like the Razorbacks were just a step behind Alabama the entire game. The game was never out of hand, but it never felt like they were in serious contention to win, either. That's thanks to Burks and some creative special teams calls.

Burks went scorched Earth on the Tide's secondary, burning them for 179 yards and two touchdowns. His most impressive feat โ€” and probably what guaranteed him a first-round pick in the NFL draft โ€” came in the third quarter when KJ Jefferson threw him a back-shoulder pass. Burks stops on a dime, makes the catch, and outruns the entire Alabama secondary for a touchdown.

**Bonus moment

One of the most electric special teams fakes you'll ever see happened in that game. With eleven minutes left in the fourth quarter, Arkansas faked a field goal where Blake Kerns made a one-handed grab for a touchdown.