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5 Things You Can Definitely Expect From Chad Morris's Offense

1. Limited quarterback runs

When Morris walked into SMU, he had a dual-threat quarterback in Matt Davis that ended up leading the team in rushing. Things will be very different at Arkansas with a young group of quarterbacks that are all battling for the job, but they're all pocket passers for the most part. That'll limit what Arkansas can do at times on offense without a dual-threat quarterback, but Joe Craddock is used to a pocket passer. Whoever wins the quarterback battle will likely keep things going through the air rather than with his legs.

2. Need a wide receiver to step up

First of all, expect big things from Mike Woods this season. The staff thinks he can be a big play threat right away, but there's still a need for other receivers to step up, a problem Morris encountered in his first season at SMU. Courtland Sutton had almost 900 yards and nine touchdowns while no other receivers topped 300 yards or two touchdowns. That was a total rebuilding year, but still, Arkansas needs big play wide receivers. An intriguing one is Jared Cornelius, who will return for his senior season after tearing his achilles. He's shown flashes through his career and with Justin Stepp coaching him up, maybe he can get the most out of him.

3. Tight ends involved

At SMU, the staff failed to really get the tight ends involved in the passing game, something that was declining each year at Clemson, but continued at SMU. Tight ends got the ball less and less as strong wide receivers at Clemson and SMU emerged. With plenty of depth at tight end, Joe Craddock will have a lot at his disposal while the receivers remain unproven. Cheyenne O’Grady and Austin Cantrell figure to be heavily involved in both the passing and run blocking game. Expect the two-tight end set to be used often.

4. New terminology

While the Arkansas players have been getting used to a new language to speak on offense, so has the coaching staff. The staff believes they need to tweak a lot of the terminology, calls, etc. on the offense. North Texas is one of Arkansas' non-conference foes and the Mean Green probably have a pretty good grasp on some of the calls that the staff had in place from SMU. It's only natural that the terminology get updated a bit on the offense, which will help give the offense a fresh look in that regard.

5. Commitment to the run

With Devwah Whaley, Maleek Williams and Chase Hayden in the fold and adding Rakeem Boyd, you can bet Arkansas will be ground and pound to try and wear defenses down while opening up things for the deep shots down the field. Even with the deep shots, Arkansas' offense is a run-first offense. That couldn't be more true in the first year as the team will be looking for wide receivers to step up. That running backs group is strong and resembles what Morris had in his last year at SMU, where Xavier Jones, Braeden West and Ke'Mon Freeman all combined for over 2,000 yards. It's a deep unit that can be productive for the Razorbacks.

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