Sam Pittman reacts to Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M trying to score at end of game

In Week 5, the Texas A&M Aggies issued the Arkansas Razorbacks their third loss on the season, dropping them to 2-3. However, it is not the loss to the Aggies that has some Razorback fans looking at their head coach, Jimbo Fisher, sideways.

On the final drive of the game, with victory assured for Texas A&M, it appeared as if they were attempting to run up the score on Arkansas, as they called plays instead of kneeling out the clock. Razorbacks head coach Sam Pittman does consider Fisher a friend. So, on Wednesday, the Arkansas headman did his best to explain and share his thoughts on why his ‘friend’ would attempt to run up the score on Saturday.

“I don’t know. I mean, you would have to ask him. Each guy has his different reasons. I really can’t say why they tried to score there at the end. Maybe it’s the rivalry. I have no idea,” said Pittman.

“I believe Jimbo and I are friends. That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t want to beat me badly and make it look worse than what it is. But I don’t know. That’s probably a question that you would have to ask him. Just because I took it easy against Ole Miss in my first year, all that kind of stuff, that doesn’t necessarily make it right for everybody to do that. (Might just be a difference in philosophy or trying to get in the rankings or whatever that may be.”

The Aggies had a first-and-goal from the Razorbacks four-yard line. And instead of kneeling and running out the clock, Fisher had his offense run the ball a handful of times. Ultimately, Texas A&M was held out of the endzone when the Razorbacks thwarted the Aggies’ fourth-and-goal attempt from the one-yard line. That would also be the final play of the game, and Arkansas would end up losing by a score of 34-22.

Whether or not Fisher was genuinely attempting to score on that final drive is up for debate. Nevertheless, either way, Pittman is not worried about that game and that particular situation. He is currently focusing his attention on upsetting Ole Miss, the No. 13 team in the nation, on Saturday. A game Arkansas must win to keep pace in the hotly contested SEC West.