Arkansas head coach Chad Morris looks on as his team plays Texas A&M during the first half of an NCAA college football … Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). He went 41-21-3 at Arkansas and later went on to coach TCU and Ohio State to more success and ended up in the College Football Hall of Fame. Arkansas has an open date before traveling to LSU on Nov. 23. The move comes a day after the Razorbacks lost 45-19 at home to Western Kentucky to fall to 2-8 this season. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The last three weeks, the Razorbacks have been outscored 147-50 by Alabama, Mississippi State and Western Kentucky. Morris went 4-18 overall, including 0-14 in SEC games. Texas A&M won 31-27. Prior to that, he was offensive coordinator at Clemson and Tulsa, and for many years was a highly successful Texas high school coach. In 2 seasons he turned an 8-loss team into an 8-win team. Get the latest Arkansas Razorbacks Football news, photos, rankings, lists and more on Bleacher Report “I want to express my personal and professional regard to Coach Morris and thank him for his investment in the lives of our student-athletes.”. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Arkansas played back-to-back competitive SEC games earlier this season, losing to Texas A&M 31-27 and Kentucky 24-20, but has cratered since then. All rights reserved (About Us). The University of Arkansas fired football coach Chad Morris on Sunday, a day after the Razorbacks’ 45-19 home loss to Western Kentucky. Second-year coach was 4-18 with Razorbacks. Here is a look at the Razorbacks' assistant coaching salaries since 2010: “As part of my continued evaluation, I have come to the conclusion that a change in leadership is necessary to move our football program forward and position it for success,” Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek said. The loss dropped the team’s overall record to 2-8. Arkansas' assistant coaches will make $5.225 million in 2020, nearly triple the salary pool of $1.945 million 10 years ago. I have no doubt that as we move forward, we will identify a head coach that will help lead our program to that benchmark. The Arkansas coaching search is focused on several ... and USC (2010-13) but most recently three-year offensive coordinator for Alabama (2014-16) — at 25-13 and 18-6 through Year … Arkansas has fired head football coach Chad Morris after less than two seasons, the school announced Sunday. Arkansas has fired Bret Bielema after five seasons as its head football coach. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. “It is clear that we have not made the progress necessary to compete and win, especially within the Southeastern Conference. Before that, no coach had the task of taking over an Arkansas program with 8 losses since 1953, when Bowden Wyatt took over a 2-8 team. Arkansas head coach Chad Morris looks on as his team plays Texas A&M during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in Arlington, Texas. Morris, 50, was hired at Arkansas after three seasons at SMU, where he went 14-22. Barry Lunney Jr., Arkansas’ special teams coach and a former Razorbacks quarterback, has been installed as interim head coach. Throughout our history in football, as well as with our other sport programs, we have demonstrated that the University of Arkansas is capable of being nationally competitive. https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/12/bret-bielema-arkansas-lawsuit (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)AP.