"Arkansas Basketball Coaching Carousel: Top Candidates and Shocking Moves"
Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard is reportedly a top candidate for the coaching vacancy at Arkansas following Eric Musselman's departure to Southern California. Beard's coaching career includes a successful stint at Little Rock and a promising start at Ole Miss, although the team struggled towards the end of the season. Recent reports have raised questions about the status of Beard's contract extension at Ole Miss, but records indicate that he did sign a new state contract. Beard's hiring at Ole Miss came after a midseason dismissal at Texas, and he has been in the spotlight for off-court issues in the past.