Why Arkansas football bet on Chad Morris

Arkansas football hired Chad Morris to recruit Texas, score points, and win. In a sentence, Arkansas hired Morris to change the direction of Arkansas football.

Chad Morris is the thirty-third Arkansas football head coach, agreeing to six-year 3.5 million dollar a year salary. Morris comes to Arkansas after lifting the once beleaguered SMU football program to a three-year record of 14 – 22.

Changing the Direction at SMU

SMU lost 10 games in Morris’s first season, six by 20 or more points. Morris’s overall record at SMU in three years was 14 – 22. The overall record is poor, but the Mustangs were 1-11 before Morris became head coach and rose to 7-5 in his third and final year. The improvement…