Report: Chad Morris expected to target Clemson DC Brent Venables to join him at Arkansas
The Arkansas Razorbacks reportedly have their new head coach in SMU’s Chad Morris, as a hire was reported on Tuesday evening.
Now, Morris will have to assemble his coaching staff, and he’s expected to target a big-name defensive coordinator in Clemson’s Brent Venables.
Morris served as Clemson’s offensive coordinator from 2011 to 2014, working with Venables from 2012 to 2014. According to FootballScoop.com, Morris is going to target his former colleague for the Hogs’ defensive coordinator spot:
Sources tell us to expect Morris to target Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables for his defensive coordinator spot on staff. If Morris could land Venables, it would be huge news in the coaching world.
Naturally, “targeting” and “hiring” are two very different things, as every school with a defensive coordinator opening should be “targeting” Venables.
Whether he’d actually leave Clemson, a team in the national title hunt on a yearly basis, to join a team that has a rebuilding project ahead of it remains to be seen, but this is certainly an eyebrow-raising rumor.
Make him a 2 million dollar a year coordinator, and he just might accept the challenge.
Agreed.
Rumors are that we’re offering 2.5. Some Clemson fans were telling me he currently makes 1.8. Not sure if there’s any validity, but that’s a big price tag for a coordinator.
I just looked it up. He recently received a raise and is scheduled to make 1.7 this upcoming season.
Who are we gonna get to be Venables “Get Back Coach”?
ME ME ME!!!! Pay me $75k a year…lol.
So correct me if I’m wrong here. But a DC is going to leave the same position at a national power to go to a perennial loser. I just can’t see it. Clemson SC isn’t exactly a destination city but anywhere in Arkansas sure isn’t. And from Clemson you can get to Atlanta, Charleston, Charlotte , Savannah etc somewhat easy. Is it totally money or is it reunification with a friend? I really want to know.
It isn’t anything yet. i don’t see it myself unless it is strictly money or if there is some unknown unhappiness we haven’t heard about. Assuming neither are applicable then it doesn’t seem to make much sense. Venables made several HC candidate lists(including my vols) and I would bet if not this year he will be a HC next year for sure.
It is purely happening to piss you off.
Arkansas will still find a way to be bad lmao
iT doesn’t piss me off at all. I take my Dad’s mentality : Don’t let a 19 year old dictate what kind of mood you’re in.
Have you even been to Arkansas? Its not a dump like Georgia is. Check your facts moron
Um…its Arkansas…No good cities, Fayetteville is a glorified trash can. Meanwhile, Athens is known to be one of the best college towns in the nation. Enjoy your terrible football team and hillbilly state.
What nonsense are you spouting? Fayetteville is objectively a great place. Been ranked in the top 5 best cities for a few years now. I think #3 last year.
Yea arkansas is not bad at all, if you’re a sportsman like I am, it is paradise.
“I can’t wait to vacation to Arkansas!!” -no one ever
LegendDD2, plenty of people vacation to Northwest Arkansas for general MTB, crystal bridges, etc.
Fayetteville is a beautiful town and extremely safe- can’t say that about your town can you? WPS
I’ve been to both actually. UGA is not a dump. Say what you want. And by the way enjoy losing all the frigging time!!
Funny how everyone forgets how average clemson was until dabo got there…
Didn’t they win a natty ? How many did Arky win?
Ever been to Northwest Arkansas, specifically Fayetteville? Rated as the #1 SEC city by Forbes, and constantly rated as one of the top metros to live in by any major metric. Walmart is based here, Tyson, JB Hunt. NWA is amazing. Now, the reset of the state is more similar to Georgia. Pretty terrible.
And btw, Fayetteville is within 5 hours of Tulsa/OKC/Dallas/St Louis/Kansas City, so that point you made is moot.
Rest of the state*
It’s true DuckTalesLOL, literally no one who doesn’t live in Arkansas has gone to Arkansas since like… Hot Springs was relevant during MLB spring training wayyyy back in the day. Currently, over 7M visitors make it to Savannah alone each year. Fayetteville may be cool, but it’s not that cool. Facts.
I don’t think anyone that doesn’t live in Arkansas goes to Arkansas…
Your mom was here last night, sssoooooooo….
Not true my man. I live in Hot Springs Arkansas and its always full of tourist. Arkansas got the hillbilly rap when we had a dumb ass governor in the 50’s prevent the integration of central high in little rock. Our states reputation never really recovered from that. In reality Arkansas has some of the prettiest land you could ever see and some pretty great small towns.
Lots of people travel here for business. WalMart, Tyson, JB Hunt are all based out of the NWA region which means people doing business with them, suppliers, distribution, etc.
Sadly for you hogfan1, my mom is not interested in fat hillbillies like yourself
Walmart and Tyson chicken?
There’s not many college towns in the sec that I would consider living in permanently as an older person and mature professional coaches know that. Been to Tuscaloosa? Starkville? Fayetteville? College Station? And God forbid Baton Rouge? I have and for million plus in salary I’d move in a heartbeat, heck I’d move to Marfa, texas.
Only people judging college towns are young people concerned about nightlife.
Only thing these coaches consider is the job, is it good career or not.
I’m a Hog fan, but if Morris thinks he can get Venables to come here, because they are friends or something, he’s as foolish as the people who thought Gus loved Arkansas.
The only way this happens is if Venables is in a lovers quarrel with Dabo and he can’t land a HC gig. Still, he’s probably only going to be around for a year if he’s worth the money.
Keep talking Georgia fans, we will see how much your talking after the Oklahoma game.
Dude at the end of the day you’re still an Arkansas fan!
Do you know how many times this season commenters from opposing fan bases said, “you just wait UGA fans – you’ll lose by 100 next week – I guarantee it!” We’ve beaten everyone we’ve played this season. Keep talking. Talk is all you have.
Really? Georgia making fun of another state? LOL. Sure, Arkansas doesn’t have a garden spot like Cuthbert…
For you idiots in Georgia you may want to know that one of the top places on earth to fly fish is Arkansas. Several world records are from there. As an avid fly fisherman I have been there many times. People from around the world fly to Arkansas to cast a fly. Now I prefer Tennessee to live but Arkansas is a beautiful and diverse state.
Fly fishing? OMG!!
ADB, it’s a term used in describing a manner to fish for trout. Sorry I didn’t mean to confuse your dumbass, you don’t actually fish for flies. I know the fly is the state bird of Georgia but don’t worry, the “flies” used are fake. So no harming of your state bird occurs.
You’re pretty self conscious about yourself based on your comments.
aDB, Patagonia (the place not the name of the knock off jackets you steal at flea markets) and Arkansas are arguably the 2 best places on earth. So your statement of no one going to Arkansas for vacation is demonstrably ignorant. Actually some of the wealthiest people on EARTH vacation in Arkansas to fly fish. There are lodges in Arkansas with private landing strips so people can come from all over just to fly fish. Again, don’t get confused rube, it actually fishing for trout.
Patagonia and Arkansas are the two best places on earth? I’m assuming you’re talking about brown trout because that would be the main game fish species the two places have in common. Patagonia is world class fishery no doubt. But Arkansas as a top two spot? Give me a break. Have you ever been out west? Brown Trout in Montana? Wyoming? Or even the Green River in Utah? Your fly fishing knowledge is on par with your football knowledge. Pathetic.
Your mentality is backwards. I hope you and others continue to spew insults about how terrible a state Georgia is. I’m sick and tired of people moving here in droves. It’s ok to visit Georgia, but please please stop moving here, we are becoming crowded and overdeveloped. So you’re right, Georgia is a terrible place and no one should EVER move here!!
I assure you I am fully aware of the fishery they have in Arkansas, I have fly fished the White River and caught a personal best brown trout on a fiberglass 4 weight. I have great appreciation for what they have out there. But if for one second you think we don’t have jack here in Georgia, you’re out of your damn mind. How many other states are there where I can catch browns, rainbows and brook trout in the mountains, world class bass fishery middle GA, incredible striper fishery, carp flats on the hooch, amazing redfish and seatrout fishery on the coast. Plus, last summer I hooked and jumped two Tarpon off the coast of Cumberland island (yes Tarpon run this far up). All of this in the same state.
But still, never come here. We’re at capacity.
Took you a while to Google all of that ADB.
Google? Give me break. Your knowledge of fly fishing is questionable at best based on your post, and I’d gladly educate you. What makes you think I’m ADB? Check my post history, I’ve been around on this site longer than he has. I’ve read plenty of your idiotic comments over this past season. That’s for damn sure.
Yeah no. This is almost as far-fetched of a deal as Arkansas hiring Gus Malzahn as their head coach.
I don’t imagine Venables will leave Clemson to go to any school as DC. Period. I think it would take a HC position to get him and I don’t blame him. Not a knock on Arkansas at all, he wouldn’t leave to be DC at bammer, UGA or any school. Why would he?
Not going to happen, I’d bet. Venables makes great money for a DC there and Arkansas probably doesn’t pay that. Also, his son is about to sign with Clemson. He’s very happy at Clemson.
I’ll see him soon and will ask the big question.
Let’s address the fact coaches really could care less about location. Arkansas, Alaska, what coaches do care about is money, high promotion rate(like Alabama). Coaches take the jobs at Bama for a chance to learn under Saban and they know they will be successful even if they aren’t the best. The talent makes the look better. Go to Alabama and you could be a head coach in a year or two. Pruitt, Jimbo, Muschamp, Smart, McElwain, etc. Venables could go to Arkansas if he knows that a promotion is likely, unless he just likes be a DC. Then you just follow money, unless you don’t want to relocate because family loves where you are at, like Tee Martin. I have a hard time seeing Venables leaving Clemson till he gets a HC job offer. However, you don’t get the same exposure at Clemson as you do the SEC. Venables may get a HC job if he goes to ark and makes them a competive D or more a top 20 D, but one point to make is DCs hate, HATE, coaching when your OC runs high paced offense. It puts your D on the field a lot and stats are usually skewed because of that. All in all, if your Venables, don’t take that DC but maybe, go to Alabama? Now that would be unusual(won’t happen) but could you imagine? Roll Tide!
People will argue about my exposure of Clemson but you don’t have the headlines around Venebrales as you do the SEC cordinators, especially Alabama and Georgia’s.
*Venables
Can i just clear this up for both hog and dawg fan and say Clemson is a Sh*tHole