Sam Pittman denies ditching his players, as Bielema claims

Georgia's new offensive line coach Sam Pittman has come out and denied Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema's claims that the assistant coach attempted to run away before addressing his players. During Saturday's post-practice interview, the Razorback coach took issue with how Pittman handled his exit from Fayetteville. 

Without a doubt, the Bulldogs have hired one of, if not the best, offensive line coach and recruiter in the nation in Pittman. After rebuilding Tennessee's offensive line under Derek Dooley and sending a handful of linemen to the NFL, Pittman has been instrumental in creating one of the SEC's best offensive lines at Arkansas. 

Pittman has taken issue with Bielema suggesting he ran out on his players. 

Where the truth lies is likely to remain unknown, however the Arkansas coach clearly feels he has been wronged. 

“(Pittman) kind of always made the comment that, ‘You don’t have to worry about me going. You can set the buyout wherever you want it,’ ” Bielema said. “I just believed it, and obviously it didn’t come true.”