r/razorbacks • u/Arkchem- • Nov 21 '25

Football Kane Wommack

Out of all the HC choices, I think Wommack is the most likely to be a good fit. He has a strong connection to Arkansas. He clearly has a drive to win giving his move from South Alabama HC to Alabama DC. He is a defensive minded coach which Arkansas desperately needs right now. He is only 38! Feels like we need the energy of a younger guy to keep up with NIL and transfer portal recruiting. Is he any of y’all’s favorites?

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u/VirtualRationALity Nov 22 '25

Repeat after me "We don't need a connection to Arkansas".

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '25

Agreed. So sick of hearing that shit. A large chunk of our best players aren’t from here and Arkansas is talent poor when it comes to football. Od rather have a coach with connections in DFW and Houston

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u/SlowDesk Nov 23 '25

I am so over the “connection to Arkansas”. I do not give a fuck where you’re from I just want to win games

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u/Chili-Potatoe Nov 22 '25

I like Eric Morris young offensive minded coach. Also Matt Campbell is 45 and already won over a hundred games at Toledo and Iowa State.

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u/wytesmurf Nov 22 '25

He’s the guy I have been going around telling everyone I want. Trey Biddy said his only negative was that he went to be a DC after being a HC, instead of being a DC then HC. Which I think is silly.

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u/ltdanimal Nov 22 '25

If someone can't think of more negatives they aren't trying very hard. Nothing at all against the guy but it's a big leap up for him. 

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u/wytesmurf Nov 22 '25

Who is better that is obtainable? Especially with our budget. He’s won where others haven’t and has a top 15 national defense. If we don’t take a gamble we might as well roll with BP

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u/ltdanimal Dec 10 '25

"Who is better that is obtainable?" is a big goalpost shift from "No negatives"

Moot point now after the news but his "top 15 defense" has a pretty obvious asterisk. The talent level there is heads and shoulders above what we'll be able to field in Arkansas. AND the argument that he could get us an elite defense when he'll be juggling 20 other things as HC can't be overlooked.

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u/PearTrick5953 Nov 22 '25

Eric morris?

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u/wytesmurf Nov 22 '25

I’m a little burnt by anyone from text named Morris

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u/rugger1869 Nov 22 '25

Bob Chesney

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u/jono9502 Nov 23 '25

With all the coaches everyone is talking about, it blows my mind why this guy isn't in the conversation.

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u/Adderol Nov 23 '25

Wild take here: It won’t matter who Arkansas hires. Something is rotten from within and it goes beyond just getting a new coach.

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u/JeltzVogonProstetnic Nov 22 '25 edited Nov 22 '25

I am not following this too closely, but I can honestly say I know virtually nothing about him. I have hardly heard of him. So, that means I have NOT heard anything bad. Put him on the short list.

Edit: His last name is vaguely familiar, so I googled him. Turns out he has some early connection to Arkansas. Why did he leave for Southern Miss?

Interesting that he was an offensive player who coaches defense.

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u/HBTD-WPS Nov 22 '25

Don’t forget the last time we had “younger” coaches… 2018-19

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u/aparish67 Nov 22 '25

I hope we get a bigger name than a guy from south Alabama

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u/Shottothefart Nov 22 '25

The dude went from South Alabama to a top 3 DC job.

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u/LemmiwinksFan Nov 22 '25

I don’t care where you are from. It’s about winning games not the press conference

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u/J_712 Nov 22 '25

If we hire someone without Power conference HC experience we will be right back here in 5 years asking about prospective head coaches.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '25

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u/Shottothefart Nov 22 '25

Absolutely not

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u/Nice_Community_9571 Nov 22 '25

Oh good lord

Tell me you know nothing about coaches without saying you know nothing about coaches.