There are always a few surprises this time of year, but it’d be hard to top Thursday’s news that offensive lineman Patrick Kutas plans to leave Arkansas and enter the transfer portal.
Less than 24 hours after Isaiah Sategna delivered the first significant blow of the offseason by announcing his departure, CBS Sports reported Kutas would be doing the same. The rising redshirt junior seemingly confirmed the news by retweeting it.
While Sategna may be a bigger name and arguably even a bigger loss given what the wide receiver room is set to look like in 2025, the departure’s shock factor pales in comparison to that of Kutas because Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman specifically said it wouldn’t happen.