Chad Morris says QB Ty Storey provided 'spark' in Arkansas win
Arkansas coach Chad Morris won his first game as Razorbacks coach over Eastern Illinois, 55-20.
Plenty of questions going forward will no doubt be how Morris plans to handle his quarterbacks after Ty Storey came off the bench to spark the offense, punctuated by a 28-point second quarter. Starter Cole Kelley struggled to get the offense going until after Storey came in the game.
Other concerns focused on the running game, which registered just 80 yards on 37 carries.
Key defender LB Dre Greenlaw, who was injured in the first half, did not return, and his status going forward was unknown, according to Morris.
Here are his post-game comments:
Chad Morris, after the game: "We’ve got a long way to go, but we had to start somewhere."
— Bo Mattingly (@SportsTalkwBo) September 1, 2018
Morris: We had scripted Ty Storey to go in for the fourth series. That was the plan all week.
— Bo Mattingly (@SportsTalkwBo) September 2, 2018
Morris on the run game: We’ve got to run harder, we’ve got to block better, we’ve got to hold our blocks longer.
— Bo Mattingly (@SportsTalkwBo) September 2, 2018
Chad Morris said Arkansas’ offense had six plays of 15-plus yards in the second quarter after Ty Storey entered the game.
— Scottie Bordelon (@NWAScottie) September 2, 2018
Morris: Storey deserved to start the second half. But we wanted to get Cole back in there.
— Wess Moore (@Wess_Moore) September 2, 2018
Morris: we will run the ball better. I guarantee you that.
— Wess Moore (@Wess_Moore) September 2, 2018
Morris: Very disappointed in our punt game. We’ve got to hit that head on and figure out what’s up.
— Bo Mattingly (@SportsTalkwBo) September 2, 2018
Morris: I thought Bumper Pool played really well for a true freshman to get put on that stage tonight. He’s really come on the past few weeks.
— Bo Mattingly (@SportsTalkwBo) September 2, 2018
Morris does not have an update on Dre Greenlaw.
— Scottie Bordelon (@NWAScottie) September 2, 2018
Morris: EIU was loading the box. Told Craddock let’s go over the top in the 2nd quarter.
— Wess Moore (@Wess_Moore) September 2, 2018
Morris: Cole went 6-8 but the name of the game is putting the ball in the end zone. It was scripted for Ty to come in for the fourth series. Ty provided the spark.
— Wess Moore (@Wess_Moore) September 2, 2018
Morris says CJ O’Grady was suspended for the game for a violation of team rules.
— Bo Mattingly (@SportsTalkwBo) September 2, 2018
The Razorbacks will travel to Colorado State next week.
