FILE - Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman looks on during the first half of the Outback Bowl NCAA college football game against Penn State, Jan. 1, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. Pittman's task when he was hired in 2019 was to bring a team with 19 straight SEC losses back to national relevancy. He's done it, and now there's excitement around the program. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

FILE - Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson looks to throw a pass against Alabama during the first half of an NCAA college football game Nov. 20, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Arkansas feels confident in Jefferson. In his first year as the Razorbacks' starter, he guided the team to its best record in a decade. He passed for 2,676 yards and ran for 644, combining for 27 touchdowns. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

FILE - Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell stands on the field during an NCAA football intrasquad scrimmage, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Cincinnati. The sixth-year Cincinnati coach is tasked with following up a historic 2021 season that saw the Bearcats become the first team outside a Power Five conference to crack the College Football Playoff. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)

FILE - Cincinnati running back Ryan Montgomery (22) runs with the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Tulsa Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Cincinnati. Another competition playing out in camp is to replace 1,300-yard running back Jerome Ford. The returning candidates are senior Ryan Montgomery, who's been a top-notch punt returner for the Bearcats for three years, and senior Charles McClelland, who has had some bad luck with injuries. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

FILE - Cincinnati quarterback Ben Bryant drops back to pass during an NCAA football intrasquad scrimmage, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Cincinnati. With Desmond Ridder gone, Bryant jumped back to the Bearcats as a fifth-year player, and he's probably got the edge just by virtue of experience. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)