Chad Morris Reportedly to Be Named Arkansas Head Coach After 3 Years at SMU

Arkansas has reportedly found its next head football coach, with Chad Morris set to take over the program after spending the past three years at SMU.Per Trey Biddy of HawgSports.com, Morris will be named the Razorbacks' head coach.The Razorbacks have been scouring the coaching market since firing Bret Bielema on Nov. 24 following a 4-8 season in 2017.Gus Malzahn, who was a walk-on wide receiver for two years in 1984-95 at Arkansas and was an offensive coordinator at the school in 2006, had been connected to the job before heagreed to a seven-year dealto remain head coach at Auburn.The 49-year-old Morris will be tasked with turning around an Arkansas program that has finished under .500 three times in the past six seasons and hasn't won 10 games in a season since 2011.Morris successfully rebuilt SMU in his three seasons with the program. The Mustangs were 2-10 in his first season and went 7-5 to earn a berth in the Miami Beach Bowl on Dec. 20 against Louisiana Tech in 2017.
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