FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas football program's slide to the bottom of the SEC began around the time that offensive line coach Sam Pittman left for Georgia after the 2015 regular season to take the same position with the Bulldogs.
Now Pittman is coming back to Arkansas, trying to restore to relevancy a Razorbacks program that has lost 19 consecutive conference games.
Pittman, 58, was announced as the Razorbacks' new coach on Sunday. His last game at Georgia was a 37-10 loss to LSU on Saturday in the SEC Championship Game.
Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek announced the hiring on his Twitter account and included video of him and Pittman holding a Razorback helmet.