Former Arkansas coach Chad Morris returns to college football in analyst role at USF
Former Arkansas football coach Chad Morris has made a move back to college after a brief stint in high schools.
Morris was hired as a senior offensive analyst at the University of South Florida on Monday, leaving his post as coach of Allen (Texas) High School after just one season that ended in a loss in the state quarterfinals. The team finished 11-3.
Prior to t Arkansas, Morris was the coach at SMU, making steady improvements each year. He took an team and got the Mustangs back to a bowl game within three seasons, leaving for Arkansas before the 2017 Frisco Bowl.
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His time in charge of the Razorbacks was significantly less successful. Arkansas was 4-18 under Morris with zero SEC wins in two seasons. He was ultimately fired with two games remaining in the 2019 season.
Morris joins a USF program led by Jeff Scott looking to make a similar turnaround as conference foe SMU did. Scott and Morris previously worked together at Clemson from 2011-14 as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach and wide receivers coach, respectively.
"Chad and I have a great relationship and had a lot of success working together for four seasons under Coach (Dabo) Swinney at Clemson," Scott said in a school release. "We are very excited to welcome Chad to South Florida and I look forward to him working with Offensive coordinator Travis Trickett, our returning staff members and me as we employ a fast-paced and exciting offense."
Alberto Camargo is a sports intern with the Knoxville-News Sentinel. Contact him at acamargo@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter @albaretoe.
This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Ex-Arkansas coach Chad Morris hired as USF senior offensive analyst
