FAYETTEVILLE — The effect of covid-19 was front and center at Arkansas coach Sam Pittman’s first weekly radio show Wednesday night.
Pittman and Razorback play-by-play announcer Chuck Barrett sat surrounded by a plexiglass shield as they spoke during the hour-long broadcast at the Catfish Hole restaurant. The popular segment that allowed fans to ask questions was scratched from the broadcast to avoid passing of a microphone, and fans were told Pittman wouldn’t be able to sign autographs during breaks in the broadcast.
No athletes were in attendance.
It was a clear reminder that Pittman’s inaugural season as the Razorbacks’ head coach will be “a season like no other,” Barrett said shortly after he came on the air.