Sam Pittman impresses with balanced attacking play and aggressive defense for Arkansas
Yeah Coach! Travis Williams on leading Arkansas and staying true to himself | Interview with Andy Staples | 08/16/24
Arkansas stormed to 16th place with 14:0 in the first quarter State of Oklahomaand thus opens up offensive possibilities behind a balanced attack.
Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman analyzed what was going right on offense, which was pretty much everything in the opening verse.
CLICK HERE to go to PrizePicks and use code ON3 to get $50 guaranteed when you play in $5 lineups!
“We can run the football,” Pittman said on the ABC broadcast. “And any time we can run the football, we can run play-action. We protect it pretty well. They had a total blitz that caught us down there on our first drive.”
The Razorbacks finished the first quarter with 172 total yards of offense and moved the ball at will for the first 15 minutes, including 114 yards on the ground.
Watch College Football Games Live – Try Fubo for Free! Click HERE NOW
The offensive opened large gaps for the defenders, with Ja’Quinden Jackson He scored 10 runs for 64 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other hand, Arkansas played tough defense against Oklahoma State’s offense.
“We have to keep playing hard,” Pittman said. “We’re defending well. We’re making contested balls on defense. We have to put more pressure on the quarterback. Otherwise he’s going to pick us apart. So we have to get a little better at the pass rush, but we’re doing a good job against the run.”
Oklahoma State strikes back
Shortly after Pittman’s interview with the ABC broadcast team on the sidelines after the first quarter, disaster struck for Arkansas.
quarterback Taylen Green had been playing at an extremely high level as a dual-threat option, but eventually he came under pressure from the Cowboys. A pass rusher came at him from the outside and hit him on the throw.
The ball went out of bounds, and Kale Smith intercepted it for Oklahoma State and ran it all the way back, resulting in a 73-yard touchdown return.
With 8:50 minutes left in the first half, Arkansas was leading 14-7, but the Razorbacks’ momentum suddenly came to a halt.
