FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman saw some long faces in the locker room at halftime on Saturday night, so he saw part of his role as being a psychologist.
The Razorbacks were trailing visiting Tennessee 13-0 at the time, but it wasn’t just the deficit that was disheartening. It was how the game got there.
Tennessee had scored on three of its first four series, had churned out 135 rushing yards on 30 carries and had dominated in time of possession by nearly a 2-to-1 margin at 19:56 to 10:04.
Pittman’s pep talk included the prediction that the Razorbacks would come out and score on their first possession, hold the Volunteers, then score again, and “we’re gonna be up before you know it.