Hiring of consultants a reason for optimism

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Joseph Steinmetz, chancellor at the University of Arkansas, speaks Friday, May 12, 2017, during commencement exercises for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the university in Bud Walton Arena. Something must have happened Tuesday to make the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville know it needed help.

After Chancellor Joe Steinmetz said he would hire the next athletic director after consulting with his advisory committee, he decided to let the Razorback Foundation pay for the vetting of applicants.

The news release Tuesday gave the impression the university is close to hiring an athletic director and that Korn Ferry, one of the most expensive search firms in the country,…