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Morris tabs Kelley Hogs' starting QB

FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas Coach Chad Morris no longer has to hear questions about who will be his starting quarterback.

Morris finally provided an answer Monday when he named redshirt sophomore Cole Kelley as the Razorbacks' starter for Saturday's season opener against Eastern Illinois.

But Morris added the long-anticipated announcement doesn't mean Kelley will hold the starting job all season.

"By no stretch of the imagination is this saying this is a lifetime contract," Morris said. "I shared that with Cole last night -- 'You don't have a lifetime contract. Your job is to get the ball in the end zone.