3 reasons Gus Malzahn to Arkansas is entirely possible

By Jack Crosby | Nov 16, 2017

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - OCTOBER 24: Head Coach Gus Malzahn of the Auburn Tigers on the sidelines during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Razorback Stadium Stadium on October 24, 2015 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Tigers in 4 OT's 54-46. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

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FAYETTEVILLE, AR – SEPTEMBER 9: Fans of the Arkansas Razorbacks during a game against the TCU Horned Frogs at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Horn Frogs defeated the Razorbacks 28-7. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

It looks like he’ll have some coin thrown at him to make the move

On Thursday, one of the college insiders to report Arkansas’ interest in Malzahn was Bruce Feldman. In his report on Twitter, what stood out the most was when he noted that the big money boosters are the ones pushing for the program to bring in the current Auburn head coach.

Have heard there's been lots of push among #Arkansas BOT folks on the HC front. Some big money ppl driving for Gus Malzahn. Pretty messy there & Jeff Long got swept under in it.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 16, 2017

We all know that when it comes to a prominent, proud college football program searching for a new head coach and the people with the cash have a goal in mind, some crazy things can happen.

Right now, according to USA TODAY Sports, Malzahn’s annual salary at Auburn is a little over $4.7 million with a buyout of nearly $7 million. That would be a lot of money to rake up to lure Malzahn to Fayetteville. However, Arkansas boosters are tired of futility and desperately want the program to compete in the SEC once again. They were headed there before Bobby Petrino took a motorcycle ride with someone he shouldn’t have, and they’ve failed to really replicate that success since.

The people with the large wallets want to start winning now, and if Malzahn is their main target, they’ll start dumping out the piggy banks in no time.

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