Arkansas football watched ‘The Polar Express’ in locker room

A video emerged on social media Saturday accusing Arkansas football players of watching “The Polar Express” at halftime of the Razorbacks’ 48-10 loss to Auburn. 

During his Monday press conference, Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman confirmed the video was real and said he was disappointed with the video leaking to the public, saying it broke a team rule.

“It’s also a team rule you don’t post anything after Friday night, after we leave on Friday,” Pittman said. “So the young man made a mistake, sent it to a friend, friend sent it to his brother, brother put it out on what have you. I’ve already addressed it and I think we’re fine there.”

Pittman said the player who sent the video was deeply remorseful for his mistake.

When pressed further, Pittman said it is not normal for players to be watching the television at halftime of a game, and the head coach didn’t know that there was a television in the locker room. However, he also downplayed the impact it had on the Razorbacks’ performance.