FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas is set to take on Florida Saturday in what will be the last road game of the 2023 season.

Arkansas (2-6, 0-5) will finish up with three games in Razorback Stadium. Florida (5-3, 3-2) will be trying to get back on the winning track following Saturday's loss to Georgia. Arkansas is coming off a bye week following the 7-3 loss to Mississippi State that led to the firing of Dan Enos, the offensive coordinator. Enos was replaced by Kenny Guiton during the bye week.

"It'll be hard to say," Pittman said. "I think there's a little bit of a different feel in the building. Coach Guiton, I think everybody is excited for him. Obviously, I think we've got some bumps and bruises healed up a little bit better that what we had before, but it'll be hard to say. I'll know a little bit more how we adjust to the new offense and things of that nature, or the less offense I guess would be a better way to say it. We'll know more about that as the week progresses, I think."

Pittman was asked if he reached out to anyone or had experienced an in-season coordinator change?

"Man, I don’t think I’ve ever been through a mid-season coordinator change," Pittman said. "I’ve had a lot of jobs.  I’ve been through some late-season head coaches getting fired. It’s terrible. But I don’t know. I mean it’s terrible for everybody: Fans, players, coaches. But I don’t know if I’ve ever been through that. 

"What I wanted to do was make sure we brought life back into the program, brought enthusiasm back into the program. Accountability. And I’m not saying we didn’t have any of that before because it makes me sound like I’m blaming A guy, and I’m not. I already spoke about Dan and my respect for him. But something has to change, so I feel like we’ve done that. But I can’t remember ever having a coordinator change during the season, to be honest."

Under Guiton, Pittman plans to have less of the playbook used.

"We probably cut it down, I don’t know, if ’m guessing 30% of it we cut out," Pittman said. "We’re trying to do the things we do well and more specific to what we can do vs. how to attack a defense. Now, hopefully they’ll combine with checks and RPOs and the way to throw off that and run off that. But probably about 30%, and probably another 5 last night to be honest with you, because some of the things we had in, I want to be able to do it that everybody’s on the same page, blocking the right guys and playing as fast as we possibly can with the ability to have that tempo and all those type things.

"So you have to cut your play book down a little bit because of that. But what we’re doing, I think we’re doing pretty good. And so we cut a little bit out of it last night."

Quarterback KJ Jefferson should benefit from the change to the offense. This season, Jefferson has completed 143-of-219 passes for 1,547 yards, 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also has rushed 112 times for 200 yards and a touchdown.

"I think he’s excited about the change," Pittman said. "Again, no disrespect to anybody on that. But I think he’s excited about that. I think he’s a guy that we probably needed to take some offense off of, where he could play faster and be more confident with what he’s doing. But he’s healthy and becoming…even the last week, I think his leadership skills were better. I think any time a guy opens his mouth and talks, I think he’s got to back it up. To me, that’s what a leader does. If you’re not wanting to lead, you probably don’t talk, because you’re not wanting to back up what you say. He was more vocal last week than what he had been."

Jefferson and Guiton could get some help this week with the possible return of running back Raheim "Rocket" Sanders. In three games this season, Sanders has carried 34 times for 91 yards and two touchdowns. He has caught seven passes for 58 yards. Knee injuries have limited him to three games. He hasn't played since the Ole Miss game.

"Well, he's back, so we'll see," Pittman said. "I anticipate him practicing today, but how much he can do I don't know. When I talk to y'all again Wednesday, I'll know more then about that because obviously I don't know where he is physically."

Arkansas and Florida will kickoff at 11 a.m. on Saturday and televised on ESPN2.