FAYETTEVILLE — Could it be that real college football camp coverage is about to begin in the SEC?
Barring an 11th-hour change, the University of Arkansas and the rest of the SEC will open fall practices Monday in shorts and helmets to start their acclimatization periods. Other conferences already have started on that milestone path back to games this fall, including some scrimmaging Saturday. Meanwhile, the Big Ten, Pac-12 and other smaller conferences have elected to punt on fall football due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
University of Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman and his first-year staff will have their hands full trying to pump confidence back into a program that will open 2020 with a nine-game overall losing streak and a 19-game SEC skid.