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After a month of firing Sam Pittman, Arkansas finds itself competing against a group of fish on a small pond, especially now that Florida and LSU are in the hunt, too. For now, their interim head coach Bobby Petrino remains their only confirmed candidate to take over the full-time role, but losing back-to-back games hasn’t exactly strengthened his case. In the midst of all that, Razorbacks also lost a key HC candidate for a contract extension. After leading his team to a 5-3 record and the college football playoffs last season, Rhett Lashlee was grabbing a lot of eyes from other teams. But SMU made sure that Rhett Lashlee stayed hooked on the program. Even if it means taking a hit to the wallet. As per Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger’s update, X: “Rhett Lashlee and SMU are finalizing a 2-year extension and raise to make him one of the top-10 highest-paid coaches in the country, sources tell @YahooSports. In his fourth season, Lashlee is 34-15 and led the Mustangs to the CFP last season. He’s fielded interest from other jobs.” Looks like Arkansas has to wait much longer than they expected. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad This is a developing story…
