Arkansas football is trying something different and it’s noticeable before a single snap is played.
Under new head coach Ryan Silverfield, the Razorbacks are leaning into a growing trend across college football: stockpiling assistants across the entire staff on both sides of the ball. According to Arkansas’ newly posted organizational chart, the program now boasts 12 full-time assistants, a significant shift from the Sam Pittman era, when the Razorbacks stayed close to the old NCAA limit of 10.
That change is not accidental.
Pittman was very open about the financial realities that shaped his staff decisions.