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Recruiting? The fans? The roster? Here are the challenges Sonny Dykes will face at SMU

After Chad Morris left to become the head coach at Arkansas, SMU hired Sonny Dykes as its new head coach. Dykes will be tasked with continuing the positive momentum that Morris began. Our insiders, columnists and contributors discuss what challenges Dykes will face at SMU.

What will be Sonny Dykes' greatest challenge at SMU?

Adam Grosbard: Getting the fan base excited. That is a consistent problem that SMU is working on solving. SMU can win, as June Jones and Chad Morris proved during their times here. But getting fans to be excited about the team and show up in numbers, in addition to attracting larger sections of neutral Dallas fans, is a challenge that schools like SMU have to face head on.