Arkansas’ season-opening victory gives them a great start in preparing for the rest of the tough schedule.
The win was sloppy, though, on both sides. Cincinnati left 10 points on the field after committing costly penalties in the red zone. Head coach Sam Pittman takes the win but doesn’t want the Bearcats back on the schedule.
“I mean, when Cincinnati was put on the schedule, I was s saying ‘why?’ to be honest with you,” Pittman said. “The schedule is the hardest schedule in football. You’ve just got to be 1-0, then next week 2-0. The great thing, I told the kids after the game, we have a lot to clean up, but we’re 1-0. I think that’s our fifth Top 25 team we’ve beaten in the last 20 or however many games we’ve been here.”
Pittman is right, though; with a schedule like this, you have to take it week-to-week, so let’s look at a few things we learned from opening week.