FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas might find itself with only one returning quarterback next season unless something changes and UCF coach Gus Malzahn comes walking through the door in the next couple of weeks.
As the debacle against Missouri played out, freshman quarterback Malachi Singleton's mother took an opportunity to respond to a fan asking why Arkansas coach Sam Pittman isn't giving Malachi Singleton playing time today also given how out of hand things got. Clearly she was frustrated.
If y’all could see his film it’s crazy good. My phones blowing up asking why he’s not in there knowing he’s the best one. It’s really a SHAME. Ark could’ve won more games but they’re not utilizing talent.
— margaret whittemore singleton (@MargaretJ05) November 24, 2023
"If y'all could see his film it's crazy good," she wrote. "My phones [SIC] blowing up asking why he's not in there knowing he's the best one. It's really a SHAME. Ark could've won more games but they're not utilizing talent."
A lot of fans responded by saying she shouldn't want her son in the game behind this Arkansas line while others said the coaching staff was trying to keep him from getting hurt. However, some encouraged her to have her son transfer if Pittman keeps his position as head coach of the Razorbacks.
If pittmans the coach next year. Tell your son to transfer. It’ll be a smart thing to do!!
— CHRIS P BACON (@ChrisPBacon300) November 24, 2023
If we keep Sam, your son should transfer. That said, I doubt we'll make a good hire anyway.
— cosmodrum (@Jackietreehog3) November 25, 2023
As bad as I hate to say it … take your son and RUN … RUN FAST…. Would love to have him but he deserves better than to sit another year and then have the coach fired and waste all his time . Sad hog today .
— Jake (@tkhog) November 24, 2023
Singleton was a Kendal Briles recruit who had an offer from Malzahn at UCF. It's something his mother hasn't forgotten. When Malzahn's name came up, she wasted no words praising him for his ability to be a great play caller and utilize talent on his roster, a not so subtle reference to the previous comment about Arkansas not utilizing talent properly.
Oh but he’s got plenty practice film that proves he should be in there. Gus knows and is one of the best play callers in the nation. One thing about Gus is, he knows talent
— margaret whittemore singleton (@MargaretJ05) November 24, 2023
It could just be a mother blowing off steam like so many Razorback fans during another embarrassing home blowout. Perhaps the only two positive to be taken away were a Jacolby Criswell touchdown pass that ended the Hogs' season long offensive touchdown drought against SEC opponents at home and that when the clock hit 0:00, the season mercifully ended.
So much will develop over the coming week. Whether Singleton is part of those developments remains to be seen.
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