Arkansas Coach Bret Bielema Was Fired In Bizarre And Hasty Fashion

As the final week of the college football regular season approached, very few people were under the illusion that Bret Bielema would be the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks when the 2018 campaign begins. After all, Arkansas moved on from athletic director Jeff Long a few weeks ago, and in short, the writing was on the wall that Bielema would not survive.

However, the Razorbacks put up an impressive fight in a three-point loss to Missouri in the season finale, and that could have inspired at least some level of patience and respect for what Bielema was able to do down the stretch. Then, in the blink of an eye, it was over.

Again, there is nothing surprising about Arkansas parting ways with Bielema, but in this case, the (very lengthy) press release was ready to roll as soon as the game ended, and that wasn’t the only odd turn. In short, Bielema was let go as he walked off the field.

Bielema remained classy in the postgame press conference, indicating his support of the program moving forward amid the bizarre circumstances of his firing. Still, it has to be noted that the powers that be in Fayetteville did not handle this one well, and Bielema taking the high road bailed out the administration from what could have been an ugly scene in the immediate aftermath.