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"Then you get some great players out of Texas. Texas and Texas A&M can't sign them all. When Arkansas has been good, it's always had players from Texas." NEW OUTLOOK Thet Arkansas coaching staff and players enter 2019 bristling with hope even though they're aware the Razor- backs are picked to finish last in the league by SEC media. A large crop of newcomers will have to be the bedrock of Arkansas' turn- around. "I think it's moving in the right di- rection, there's no question about that," said defensive coordinator John Chavis, who was part of four SEC championship teams at Tennessee and coached in five SEC championship games. "It starts with all the coaches buy- ing in and then all the players buying in. The difference, it's almost — I don't want to say night and day — but it's so much different than it was at this time last year. We have more trust. I think our players trust us more. There's no doubt in my mind that they're buying into the things that coach is giving them." Junior wide receiver Jordan Jones confirmed that view. "I took notice of that when guys started buying in," Jones said. "We start- ed getting onto each other. I think we're a lot closer than we were last year, too. It's not just hanging out with a specific group. It's hanging out with different people. "Our coaches are doing a good job with the brotherhood thing, getting old- er guys matched up with the younger guys so we get to know them a little bit better." Running backs coach Jeff Traylor pointed out two things when asked where the Hogs are in Morris' rebuild- ing plan. "Our D-line and O-line depth and just our commitment to our culture to really everybody buying in," Traylor said. "I know it's the most overused word in college football history right now. But this team really is bought in. We're extremely young. But the mes- sage Coach Morris is speaking, they're repeating and they're living it. That's been the biggest difference." Arkansas tight ends coach Barry Lunney Jr. was on Danny Ford teams that had losing records in 1992 and 1994 before claiming the school's first SEC West title in 1995. "We're on the right track," said Lunney, the longest-tenured assistant on staff entering his seventh season. "We've got a better feel, a better vibe than we did last year. We're working, our guys are working. "I think everybody is hungry to play. We can't accelerate that beyond the preparation, but I think our guys are excited to get the bad taste out of our mouth. We've just got to go prove it." Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Bob Holt contributed to this story 3184 N College Ave Ste 1 Fayetteville AR 72703 • 479.444.6300 Office Depot/Hobby Lobby Shopping Center AARON ADAMS, INC. Aaron B Adams Owner/ Agent (479) 443-5050 3075 N Market Ave Ste 1 Fayetteville, AR 72703 12 NWA College Football Preview 2019 Sunday, August 25, 2019 Hog bottom The Razorbacks are coming off their fifth winless conference season since 1931, and the first 10-loss season in school history. A look at the Hogs' worst records since joining the Southwest Conference in 1915: Season Record Pct. Comment 2018 2-10 .167 Chad Morris' debut came with the SEC running hot 2013 3-9 .250 Hogs lost final nine games in Bret Bielema's debut 2012 4-8 .333 After an 11-win season in '11, the Hogs unraveled 1992 3-7-1 .318 Jack Crowe fired one game in to Hogs' SEC debut year 1990 3-8 .273 SWC foes ran amok after UA announced move to SEC 1953 3-7 .300 Bowden Wyatt guided the 25 Little Piggies the next year 1952 2-8 .200 Otis Douglas shown the door after a 9-21 three-year record 1950 2-8 .200 Otis Douglas makes an inauspicious debut on the Hill 1945 3-7 .300 Coach Glen Rose doesn't make it to a third season 1943 2-7 .222 John Tomlin's one season ended with 61-0 loss at Tulsa 1942 3-7 .300 George Cole had better success as AD 1941 3-7 .300 0-6 in SWC in Fred Thomsen's 13th and last season 1932 1-6-2 .222 Lone win came against Baylor; tied Hendrix, Centenary Source: SEC media guide 2019 Morris v Continued from Page 11 NWA Democrat-Gazette File Photo/BEN GOFF Arkansas tight ends coach Barry Lunney Jr., shown during a game in 2018, says of this year's team, "We're on the right track. We've got a better feel, a better vibe than we did last year."