By DON KAUSLER JR.

Dan Enos is out as the Arkansas Razorbacks’ offensive coordinator. Receivers coach Kenny Guiton is in as the interim offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and play caller.

The drastic change will get its first test at 11 a.m. CDT Saturday when Arkansas (2-6, 0-5 in the SEC) visits Florida (5-3, 3-2).

The move was made after Arkansas extended a losing streak to 6 games on Oct. 21 with a 7-3 loss at Mississippi State.

The change can be explained statistically. Arkansas ranks last in the SEC in total offense (267.2 total yards per game in conference play) and No. 12 in scoring (19.4 points per game). It ranks No. 119 in the nation in total offense (305.9 yards per game), No. 114 in rushing (109.0), No. 102 in passing (196.9) and No. 82 in scoring (26.5).

But numbers alone don’t account for how the Razorbacks completely lost what little spark they have had this season.

“We’ve lost our spirit, and there’s a lot to be said about that,” fourth-year Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman said. “I think a lot of coaching has to do with enthusiasm, spirit, wanting to run through the wall for different people. We just never really had that on the offensive side of the ball. If you look at it defensively, there’s a lot of that there.”

Arkansas is coming off a much-needed bye week. Florida is coming off a 43-20 loss to undefeated Georgia, ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press poll. The Gators are 4-0 this season at home. The Razorbacks have never won a game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.

Despite its record and offensive struggles, Arkansas is ranked No. 35 in the latest ESPN Football Power Index rankings. Florida is ranked No. 40. Go figure.

Arkansas is a 6-point underdog.

Let’s look at a few details. …

FIRST DOWN

No peeking: Arkansas' practices were closed to the media this week, adding some intrigue to the Razorbacks’ new offensive plans. Media members usually get to see up to 25 minutes of practice on Mondays and 15 to 20 minutes on Tuesdays.

“We’ve had plenty of distractions,” Pittman said at a Monday news conference. “I’m just trying to close it in and make it about us this week, to be honest with you.

“I don’t have a problem with y’all coming to practice at all. It’s something with Kenny and his new role and things of that nature, I’m trying to take any added pressure that he might have off of him.”

Pittman later elaborated on his intentions.

“We’ve got to do everything we can do to put the best product on the field that we can,” he said. “So, I think, with all of what we’re doing, we’re just trying to make it about us. We’re going to kind of stay in the submarine this week.”

SECOND DOWN

Scaling back: Imagine the crazy formations and trick plays that were added to the playbook this week.

Actually, pages have been subtracted from the playbook.

“Man, we probably cut it down, I don’t know, if I’m guessing, 30 percent 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 versus 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.”

Pittman estimated another 5 percent was cut Sunday night.

“Some of the things we had in, I want to be able to do it where 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.”

Guiton will make his play-calling debut from the press box on Saturday. Pittman wants the former Ohio State quarterback to focus on the things quarterback KJ Jefferson and others do best.

“What I wanted to do was make sure we brought life back into the program, brought enthusiasm back into the program,” Pittman said. “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.”

Expect the Razorbacks to return to an up-tempo pace. Expect fewer drop-back passes.

THIRD DOWN

Rocket report: Star tailback Raheim “Rocket” Sanders might or might not play Saturday at Florida.

Sanders has been limited since injuring his left knee in the opener. Pittman said Monday that he anticipated Sanders at practice that day, “but how much he can do I don’t know.”

Sanders, a 6-2, 242-pound junior, missed 3 consecutive games with the injury. He played against Texas A&M and Ole Miss but sat out the past 2 games.

Sanders, from Rockledge, Fla., ran last season for 1,443 yards and 10 touchdowns. He ran for at least 100 yards 7 times. This season, he has not run for 100 yards total (34 carries, 91 yards).

In other news, cornerback Dwight McGlothern did not play against Mississippi State.

“He was full go,” Pittman said Monday. “He’s still trying to work his way into playing time. … He was able to play last week. It’s just right now he’s not starting for us.”

McGlothern started 4 of the first 5 games this season and leads the team with 2 interceptions to go along with 9 total tackles. McGlothern started all 13 games last year and ranked second in the SEC with 4 interceptions.

Offensive lineman Andrew Chamblee is in good shape after sitting out the second half against Mississippi State with a back problem, Pittman said. Chamblee is competing with Devon Manuel for the starting job at left tackle.

FOURTH DOWN

Job security? Pittman’s record at Arkansas has slipped to 21-23 overall and 10-21 in the SEC in three-plus seasons.

Is he on the hot seat?

At least 1 oddsmaker doesn’t believe Pittman is the most likely coach to be fired this season.

According to Dan Kilbridge, an oddsmaker for Bookies.com, the odds are 10-1 that Pittman will be the first coach fired this season. Kilbridge puts the odds on Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher at 8-1.

The head coaches with the least security are Indiana’s Tom Allen (3-2) and New Mexico’s Danny Gonzalez (4-1). Odds are 6-1 for Syracuse’s Dino Baber. Boston College’s Jeff Hafley joins Pittman at 10-1.

The odds are 20-1 for Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry and Virginia’s Tony Elliott, and 50-1 for Arkansas State’s Butch Jones.