Sam Pittman isn’t engulfed in flames yet. But the seat under him is hot enough to make you sweat from where you sit. Athlon Sports gave him the pressure label after a 7-6 campaign in 2024 with a warning. “If Arkansas doesn’t exceed last season’s win total of seven, doubts will grow,” Steven Lassan wrote. For a struggling SEC program like Arkansas, stability is almost a mirage and regression is a pink slip in waiting. But maybe there’s one hopeful factor that’s returned to Fayetteville and that’s Taylen Green. The analytics may slot the Razorbacks near the conference basement with Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. But the intangibles say this team has something numbers can’t measure.
You’ve heard of QBs running film sessions. Maybe even hosting cookouts for the O-line. But leading a team Bible study? That’s Taylen Green’s lane and he runs it with purpose. An X post by Hogs Plus on August 13 takes fans inside one of his Bible studies in Episode 2 of Next Level with scripture open and teammates listening. “We normally do like a chapter a week, whatever I feel like, you know, God puts in my heart. Let’s go to Romans 4,” he said in the video. The message that day was patience, something the QB admits doesn’t come naturally. “I want stuff right now. I want football season right now,” he told his guys. “But it’s a process that we have to go through and we’re going to talk about it, to build character and to build all that in life.” It’s a rare blend of vulnerability and authority and it’s landed with his teammates.
Did you know that Taylen Green leads a team Bible study?
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— Hogs Plus (@HogsPlus) August 13, 2025
Transfer TE Jaden Platt, fresh from Texas A&M, says it was his first connection point in Fayetteville. “Taylen is a follower of Jesus Christ, and that’s something I looked up to in him,” he said. “He leads the Bible study, so that was really easy to connect with him on that level. And then from there, football just followed naturally.” For a guy with just two career catches, 52 yards, and a touchdown, finding a QB who invests in him off the field could be the spark to finally unleash his talent.
TE Rohan Jones calls it neighborhood accountability. The two live on the same street as Platt. They see each other at practice and in the driveway, and inevitably end up working routes when they could be playing video games. “We spend a lot of time together, not only football wise but outside of football,” he said. “That’s great for just building chemistry, building connection between us.” And in an offense with nine new pass catchers, chemistry isn’t optional.
And that chemistry will be tested early. Arkansas’ 2025 slate is a gauntlet. It has Notre Dame at home, then Texas and LSU on the road, with Ole Miss looming early. Taylen Green hasn’t shied away from it. In fact, he echoed Sam Pittman’s own mantra when asked about being underdogs almost every week. “We’re probably gonna be the underdog in most games,” he said. “But at the same time, we ain’t got none to lose. We can, that’s all we are saying is, just be the more tougher team. And as Coach Pitt says, they gotta play us.” And for all the faith, film, and fellowship, there’s an edge to the QB that runs just as deep. A lifetime of being overlooked that fuels every snap he takes.
Taylen Green’s intends to change overlooked narratives
If the faith angle shows who Taylen Green is, the “counted out” angle shows why he’s dangerous. “I’ve always been counted out my whole life. And that’s why I love Arkansas,” he said after Tuesday’s practice. “Arkansas, of course, is not in the ranks of going to win or always counted out. So that’s the mindset we have of just proving ourselves right.” The Razorbacks aren’t the betting darlings of the SEC. Vegas has them at 5.5 wins but for the QB, that’s the perfect hunting ground.
Taylen Green’s 2024 campaign tested his resolve with a lower leg injury against Tennessee, a reshuffled receiving corps, and three gut-punch one-possession losses where Arkansas led in the fourth quarter against Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and Missouri. Most QBs use that as an excuse. But the Hogs QB filed it under motivation. Daily film work with Bobby Petrino became non-negotiable. His footwork tightened. His decision-making sped up. His body transformed into the frame of a QB who can take SEC punishment and give it back.
The production already jumps off the page with 3,154 passing yards, 602 rushing yards, and 23 total touchdowns last season. But the context matters more. Only ten active FBS QBs enter 2025 with 4,000+ career passing and 1,000+ career rushing yards. And Taylen Green’s done it while still leaving room to grow. “I’ve always had that chip on my shoulder of just proving people wrong, but proving myself right,” he added. If Sam Pittman’s job security comes down to one player’s willpower, then he’s picked the right one.
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