FAYETTEVILLE -- The last big mystery regarding the University of Arkansas' depth chart was solved a couple of minutes into Coach Chad Morris' season-opening news conference when he announced senior Ben Hicks as the starting quarterback.
Hicks, a two-year starter at SMU for Morris and offensive coordinator Joe Craddock in 2016-17, transferred in January and went through spring drills with the Razorbacks. He edged out junior transfer Nick Starkel, who arrived in the summer.
Morris said he met with the top quarterbacks Monday morning and shared his decision.
"I shared with them ... just, hey, there's going to be many opportunities through the course of this season," he said.