The rumor floating around the internet is that former Arkansas wide receivers coach Michael Smith might possibly make his return to the Razorbacks in the same capacity.
Now, the idea of retreading yet another Bret Bielema staffer will likely generate a bit of eye rolling and scoffing among the Hogs’ fan base following the Dan Enos experiment at offensive coordinator. However, there are two things to remember here:
1. Until head coach Sam Pittman walks up to a podium and makes it official, everything is nothing more than rumor.
2. Former Arkansas receiver Drew Morgan wants you to be fully aware how much he supports his old college position coach.
Just a few days ago, he became one of several assistants fired at South Alabama following a season in which the Jaguars won their first-ever postseason game and also knocked off Big 12 runner-up Oklahoma State in Stillwater, 33-7. In between stops he coached receivers at Kentucky during one of the most successful stretches in Wildcats’ football history, including a 10-3 season that ended with a win over No. 12 Penn State in the Citrus Bowl. While the holidays are obviously slowing things down, it would make sense that Pittman will want to have someone officially in place by the time the next set of transfers arrive on campus shortly after the new year. Thus, the time for rumors will soon be at an end and players can react to something official.
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