Head coach Sam Pittman led Arkansas football to its best season since 2011 with a 9-4 (4-4) record in the SEC, the toughest conference to play in America. For Pittman and the hogs, following last season up with a 2022-2023 season that is just as good or better will be difficult as they will play a much more difficult non-conference slate than it did last season. The hogs will face expected top 25 teams Cincinnati (9/3) and BYU (10/15) as well as fellow tough team Liberty (11/5; Homecoming) led by former Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze in non-conference play. However, Arkansas will get Alabama (10/1), LSU (11/12), and Ole Miss (11/19) at home inside Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Pittman will look to avenge two losses to Auburn in his tenure and score his first win over the tigers on “The Plains” come October 29 and will also host former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino and his Missouri State Bears come September 17 for Family Weekend in Fayetteville. Arkansas will not play in Little Rock and War Memorial Stadium as well. An even better season its expected in Fayetteville, and Razorback nation cannot wait.
Multiple game previews:
Nonconference Slate
South Carolina, Texas A&M
Alabama, Mississippi State, Auburn
LSU, Ole Miss, Missouri
Projected Depth Chart
QB: KJ Jefferson, RS Junior
RB: Dominique Johnson, Junior; Raheim Sanders, Sophomore
WR: Jadon Haselwood, RS Junior
WR: Warren Thompson, RS Senior
WR: Ketron Jackson, Sophomore
TE: Hudson Henry, RS Junior; Trey Knox, Senior
LT: Jalen St. John, RS Sophomore
LG: Brady Latham, RS Junior
C: Ricky Stromberg, Senior
RG: Beaux Limmer, RS Junior
RT: Dalton Wagner, RS Senior
DE: Eric Gregory, RS Junior
DT: Isaiah Nichols, RS Senior; Taurean Carter, RS Junior
DE: Landon Jackson, Sophomore
LB:Bumper Pool, RS Senior, Drew Sanders, Sophomore
CB: LaDarrius Bishop, RS Senior; Hudson Clark, RS Junior; Dwight McGlothern, Junior
S: Myles Slusher, Junior; Malik Chavis, RS Junior; Latavious Brini, RS Senior
K: Cam Little, Sophomore
P: Reid Bauer, RS Senior
KR: AJ Green, Sophomore
PR: AJ Green
Incoming Recruits (via 247sports)
137.Isaiah Sategna (#23WR) Fayetteville,AR Fayetteville HS
291.E’Marion Harris (#24OT) Little Rock,AR Joe T. Robinson HS
339.Andrew Chamblee (#28OT) Maumelle,AR Maumellle HS
378.Quincy McAdoo (#57WR) Clarendon,AR Clarendon HS
373.Patrick Kutas (#15IOL) Memphis,TN Christian Brothers HS
399.Rashod Dubinion (#22ATH) Ellen Grove,GA Cedar Grove HS
421.Sam Mbake (#62WR) Kennsaw,GA North Cobb HS
449.Nico Davillier (#60DL) Maumelle,AR Maumelle HS
545.Anthony Brown (#48S) Milan,TN Milan HS
560.Mani Powell (#52LB) Fayetteville,AR Fayetteville HS
562.Jaylen Lewis (#53CB) Brownsville,TN Haywood HS
562.Jordan Crook (#53LB) Duncanville,TX Duncanville HS
617.James Jointer (#49RB) Little Rock,AR LR Parkview Magnet HS
635.Tyrus Washington (#32TE) Leesburg,GA Lee County HS
919.Eli Henderson (#46IOL) Duncan,SC Byrnes HS
933.JJ Hollingsworth (#126DL) Greenland,AR Greenland HS
965.Dax Courtney (#53TE) Clarendon,AR Clarendon HS
NA.Kaden Henley (#129LB) Springdale,AR Shiloh Christian HS
NA.Max Fletcher (#6P) Australia ProKick Australia HS
NA.Eli Stein (#1LS) Cambridge,WI Cambridge HS
Transfer Additions
Read the breakdown I gave of the hogs’ talented transfer additions here.
Jadon Haselwood, Senior, wide receiver
Former School: Oklahoma
Latavious Brini, Senior, defensive back
Former School: Georgia
Drew Sanders, Junior, linebacker
Former School: Alabama
Dwight McGlothern, Junior, defensive back
Former School: LSU
Matt Landers, Junior, wide receiver
Former School: Toledo, Georgia
Jordan Domineck, Junior, defensive end
Former School: Georgia Tech
Landon Jackson, Sophomore, defensive end
Former School: LSU
Schedule Preview (There will be individual game breakdowns coming in the following Saturdays on the blog. My predicted results on this post are subject to change).
Cincinnati (9/3)
W
South Carolina (9/10)
W
Missouri State (9/17) (Family Weekend)
W
Texas A&M (9/24) (Arlington)
L
Alabama (10/1)
L
at.Mississippi State (10/8)
W
at.BYU (10/15)
W
at.Auburn (10/29)
W
Liberty (11/5) (Homecoming)
W
LSU (11/12)
W
Ole Miss (11/19) (Senior day/night)
L
at.Missouri (11/26)
W
Projected Record: 9-3 (5-3) SEC
