FAYETTEVILLE -- Four leading candidates have emerged for the vacant head football coaching position for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Sources close to the search who spoke on the condition of anonymity indicate Memphis Coach Mike Norvell, Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables and SMU Coach Chad Morris are high on the radar for the Razorbacks, who also have interest in Auburn Coach Gus Malzahn.
Norvell, Venables and Malzahn are preparing for conference championship games Saturday.
Sources also said the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville assistant coaches were informed by interim athletic director Julie Cromer Peoples during a meeting Saturday that a new head coach could be named by the middle of next week.