Arkansas paid Bret Bielema $12 million to go away and gave Chad Morris a six-year, $21-million contract to improve their football program. Two years later, it's not working.
While Morris inherited a four-win program without a double-digit-win season since 2011 and a dramatic turnaround wasn't expected immediately, losing to San Jose State wasn't expected either. Now, after the San Jose State loss, 16 games into his run as Arkansas head coach, Morris is struggling. He's 4-12 with several blowout losses and wins over Portland State, Colorado State, Eastern Illinois and Tulsa.
Even if Morris' job is safe, how long is his leash? Steven Lassan (Athlon Sports) and Andrew Doughty discuss on the September 22nd episode of the High Motor podcast: