ESPN.com · Dec 6, 2017
SMU's Chad Morris is leading candidate at Arkansas, sources say
SMU's Chad Morris, who was the architect of high-scoring offenses at Texas high schools and Clemson before rebuilding the Mustangs' program, has emerged as the top candidate to replace Bret Bielema at Arkansas, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
Morris, 49, has a 14-22 record with the Mustangs, but his team's performance has improved dramatically over the past three seasons. SMU went 2-10 in his first season in 2015, 5-7 in '16 and 7-5 this season.
The Mustangs will play Louisiana Tech in the DXL Frisco Bowl on Dec. 20 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN).
The Razorbacks fired Bielema last month after a 4-8 finish in his fifth season. Arkansas hired Houston's Hunter Yurachek as its new athletics director on Monday.