HawgBeat - This week in Arkansas football
HawgBeat goes day-by-day to break down the Arkansas football news from each day this week.
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FAYETTEVILLE — The word whirlwind is probably best to describe the week that it's been for the Arkansas football program.
Head coach Sam Pittman lost a lot of support after a 48-14 loss to Missouri that capped off a 4-8 campaign during Pittman's fourth year leading the program. After some notable transfer departures early in the week, it was basically all doom and gloom.
Shortly after the UA announced its newest NIL Collective — Arkansas Edge — an old friend named Bobby Petrino came along. By that point, most Razorback fans were bought back into the football program — at least for the offseason.
It's been hard to keep up with the constant news cycle from this week, so HawgBeat decided to go day-by-day to provide a refresher on all that's happened since Monday...
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MONDAY
9:38 a.m. - WR Sam Mbake to transfer
HawgBeat first reported news that sophomore wide receiver Sam Mbake was no longer a member of the Arkansas football team. After suffering a season-ending knee injury during fall camp, Mbake had a challenging fall that resulted in him moving on from the Razorbacks. He later officially entered the transfer portal.
5:32 p.m. - LB Chris "Pooh" Paul Jr. shocks Hog fans
The first surprising name to announce his intentions to enter the transfer portal was redshirt sophomore linebacker Pooh Paul. A former three-star prospect in the class of 2021, Paul has been a key defensive player the past two seasons for Arkansas. Across 11 games this season, he recorded 74 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.
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