National pundit thinks Sam Pittman isn't going anywhere

Arkansas fans are near the tipping point when it comes to Sam Pittman. One fan even went as far as to buy a billboard ad asking the fifth-year head coach to step down. But according to one national reporter, Sam Pittman isn't going anywhere.

John Nabors of Inside Arkansas interviewed Brandon Marcello of 247Sports, and one of the topics they discussed was Pittman's job security. "As of this moment, nothing's gonna happen," said Marcello. "Sam Pittman will be the head coach at Arkansas in 2025 if they beat Louisiana Tech and/or Missouri. They get to a bowl game."

For fans, it might be slightly frustrating to hear what Marcello is saying. But from the university's view, Pittman made — or, more accurately, has the potential to make — significant improvements from last season to this season. Bowl Games should never be the standard for Arkansas football, but punishing a potential three or four-game win increase doesn't sit right either.

Marcello talked about why he thinks it's a bad idea to move away from the Razorbacks' current head coach, stating, "Arkansas is in a state right now where they need some consistency, some stability there." He continued, "Too many people out there have fallen in love with the idea that there are a dime a dozen Curt Signettis and Deion Sanders out there. They're not."

When Marcello talks about the head coach of Indiana, Signetti, and of Colorado, Sanders, He's talking about unproven coaches who create a thriving football culture and NIL system seemingly out of nowhere. Those are diamond in the rough type of coaches, and Arkansas has tried that with Chad Morris and Sam Pittman.

What about bringing in a coach that's achieved on the Power 4 level? Well, Arkansas will have trouble bringing in a high-profile coach until the NIL problem is fixed, although some fans believe the opposite to be true. But even if Hunter Yurachek were to bring in a big-name coach, NIL might still be a problem, therefore making it harder for said coach to recruit.

That's not to say this year, and Pittman's tenure at Arkansas, in general, hasn't been frustrating. The same problems persist. Making bad in-game decisions, losing one-score games, and not being about to pull off upsets when the game is all but won are just some of the examples that have followed Pittman year after year. If the coaching staff hasn't figured out how to fix them by now, there's a very small chance they'll do it in year six.

The best course of action is to boost NIL before letting go of Pittman. Marcello stated that Arkansas needs stability before moving on, and having a strong NIL system is one aspect of that stability. I'd argue it's the most important in Arkansas's case.

Regardless, it looks like the first-time head coach is going nowhere anytime soon.