When Bobby Petrino returned to Sam Pittman ‘s Arkansas in 2024, he wanted to be on the field. Although the year before at Texas A&M, he stayed in the booth while Jimbo Fisher kept a hand on the offense. But with the Razorbacks and QB Taylen Green , Petrino believed the sideline was the right place. Now, heading into 2025, Arkansas is shaking up its sideline operations once again. And here, Pittman revealed Petrino’s sideline role for 2025.
On August 27, TorresOnArkansas tweeted that Bobby Petrino will move to the booth this season to call plays, and Sam Pittman confirmed during the SEC’s weekly teleconference. “ That’s how we’re going to start ,” stated Pittman. “ Bobby actually approached me and felt like he could see the field better, be a better offensive coordinator up th