Colleges: Hogs snare SMU’s Morris

Arkansas hired SMU’s Chad Morris as its new football coach. The 49-year-old Morris, a longtime Texas high school coach and former Clemson offensive coordinator, agreed to a six-year contract worth $3.5 million annually . . . .

Kansas State offensive coordinator Dana Dimel was named head football coach at Texas-El Paso, where he will take over the only Division 1 team that didn’t win a game this season . ...

Rice hired Stanford associate head coach and offensive coordinator Mike Bloomgren as its new football coach, signing him to a five-year contract.