Prior to his hiring at Arkansas, Pittman spent almost his entire career, going back to the mid-1990s, as an offensive line coach at various college football programs.

He played defensive end at Pittsburg State from 1980 to 1983 and in his senior year was named a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-American.

His successor at Pittsburg State was defensive coordinator Bruce Polen, who had recruited Pittman in high school.

"[3] Sadler was fired after the 1995 season, and Pittman moved over to the University of Cincinnati, joining Rick Minter's staff as tight ends coach.

Rex Ryan followed Pittman to Oklahoma after Blake reshuffled his coaching staff at the end of the 1997 season.

[8] Oklahoma fired Blake after the 1998 season and Pittman moved over to Western Michigan University to join Gary Darnell's staff, again as offensive line coach.

[9] At the end of 1999 Pittman and offensive coordinator Bill Cubit departed Western Michigan to take up the same positions at the University of Missouri under Larry Smith.

[10] Missouri fired Smith at the end of the 2000 season; Pittman moved over to the University of Kansas under Terry Allen.

Pittman was considered a potential head coach at Northern Illinois after Jerry Kill, Novak's successor, departed for the University of Minnesota after the 2010 season.

[12] Davis was dismissed before the 2011 because of an academic scandal; Pittman was considered for the interim head coach job which eventually went to Everett Withers.

His lines paved the way for two different running backs, Jonathan Williams and Alex Collins, to rush for over 1,000 yards during his three years as the O-Line position coach.

", that he would use in social-media videos posted after Georgia secured commitments from significant recruits, beginning with quarterback Justin Fields in 2017.

Several of Pittman's former players lobbied for him to get the job, including writing an open letter to Arkansas administrators shortly after Morris's firing.

"[20] His first season as head coach proved a successful one, with the Razorbacks finishing 3–7 in an all-SEC schedule and snapping a 20-game SEC losing streak with a win over Mississippi State.

[22] Arkansas received an invite to the Texas Bowl to play TCU, however the game was eventually cancelled due to COVID-19 issues in the Horned Frogs' program.

[23] In his second season as head coach for Arkansas in 2021, Pittman led the Razorbacks to an 9–4 record, finishing 4–4 in SEC play; good enough to tie for third place in the West Division.

After a bye week, they defeated Auburn 41–27 in the last game before the Tigers fired head coach Bryan Harsin just two days later.

However, they lost 21–19 to Liberty the next week in a game where Jefferson was not 100% healthy, and that ended on a missed two-point conversion and a failed onside kick.

7 LSU in a game where Jefferson was out with a shoulder and clavicle injury and two other players were suspended after being arrested for disorderly conduct.

The Razorbacks lost four games (A&M, Liberty, LSU, Missouri) by a total of 9 points and finished the regular season with a disappointing 6–6 record.

[27] Five days after the 2023 season ended, on November 29, 2023, Pittman hired former Razorback head coach Bobby Petrino as Offensive Coordinator.

The two men went out to the yard, and while Pittman measured and sawed, Ryan was right there beside him telling stories about tornadoes, making work seem like fun.