(AP) -Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek said Monday he felt sixth-year coach Sam Pittman had “lost the team” and it was time for a change.

The Razorbacks fired Pittman on Sunday, a day after a 56-13 home loss to Notre Dame.

“I just felt like how we performed on Saturday gave me an indication that maybe Sam had lost the team a little bit because they generally had played really hard for him throughout his tenure,” Yurachek said.

Yurachek promoted offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. It’s familiar territory for Petrino, who served as the Razorbacks’ head coach from 2008 to 2011 before he was fired due to a scandal . Petrino was brought back as offensive coordinator in 2023.

“Coach Petrino, as we met yesterday, he accept

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