Overview

• Arkansas fell to 2-3 after a 56-13 home loss to No. 22 Notre Dame, marking a third straight defeat.
• Contract terms set Pittman’s buyout at $9.8 million if his post‑2021 record is .500 or better and $6.9 million if it dips below .500.
• Pittman is now 29-27 since 2021, which The Sporting News notes is three more losses from falling below .500.
• Fans booed and chanted for his firing, and Pittman said he understood the anger, calling the showing “terrible.”
• Defensive problems persist — near the bottom of the SEC and 641 yards allowed to Notre Dame — with a bye week before No. 15 Tennessee and several ranked opponents still ahead as media outline possible successors.