FAYETTEVILLE -- Six weeks after the firing of Sam Pittman, the University of Arkansas enters its second open-date weekend riding a seven-game losing streak that would have hardly been fathomable after the Razorbacks destroyed Alabama A&M and Arkansas State by a combined 108-21 the first two games.

Yet a series of issues beset the program before and after interim Coach Bobby Petrino assumed command.

A high-powered but turnover-prone offense, a leaky defense and then a one-game nightmare penalty scenario all combined to push the Hogs to a 2-7 record and last place in the SEC standings with games against LSU, Texas and Missouri remaining.

In the period since Pittman's firing, the nationwide coaching carousel has only gotten wilder. FBS athletic directors largely held off from making major

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