[Cactus Jack]

So Beard to Ole Miss or Arkansas? Happy either way as a team that has to play them in the SEC.

There's a pretty vocal portion of the Razorback fan base who want him. He's currently at Ole Miss. Before there he was at Texas Tech and took them to the Final before leaving for Texas. He was fired by Texas after being arrested for domestic violence.

Some are against it, saying that their reputation is already damaged by hiring assistants like Petrino (and others).

There's also a bit of a complex as being seen than "less than" for taking Texas' cast-off, especially when they'll be in direct competition with them.

An interesting name I've seen in some hot stove discussions is Kellen Sampson, a Houston assistant to his father Kelvin. Jerome Tang, a former Baylor assistant and current Kansas State head coach is another name popping up in Big XII circles.