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“Well, they’ve run the ball well,” Smart said. He expects Arkansas to test his team’s defense. Smart was a defensive coordinator for Nick Saban at Alabama before returning to his alma mater to be head coach. He’s also got two really good coordinators and that’s part of being a good head coach, is having two guys with good experience at what they do.”
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A lot of our league is based on quarterback play and how you grow those guys and they’ve done a really good job of doing that. Then he is able to play KJ (Jefferson) and got experience. He had a quarterback that had SEC experience. With the portal and the transfer situation and recruiting the way it is, you can turn over a little quicker than maybe having to build it from the ground up. “I mean, it’s culture, it’s creating the right atmosphere, it’s getting key players at key positions. “There’s no brief way to describe it,” Smart said. 8 in the nation 14 games into his tenure? Smart was asked how Pittman could turn a program around that had won one SEC game in three years to No. The early kick should be very interesting. So I’m excited to see our guys get ready to play another big one.” “I’ve got a lot of respect for Sam and his staff. They’ve done a tremendous job creating a new culture and energy there at Arkansas. We wouldn’t expect anything less from him. Very thankful for what he did with our organization before he left and just an exciting atmosphere. I can’t wait to see the atmosphere with our fan base. “We’re coming into a home game excited about Arkansas coming to play at our place,” Smart said. Pittman was an assistant for Smart for four years prior to coming to Arkansas. But Smart expected Sam Pittman to build the Arkansas program the right way. 8 Razorbacks on Saturday in Athens.īoth teams enter the game 4-0 which is exactly where Georgia thought it would be at this point, but Arkansas is surprising to many around the country. 2 Georgia Bulldogs to be tested by the No. FAYETTEVILLE - Kirby Smart expects his No.