Overview
- Arkansas-based reporters Trey Schaap and Josh Bertaccini report Golesh has accepted an offer, with Football Scoop saying other candidates were told they were out and talks are deep.
- No formal announcement has been issued by Arkansas or Golesh, leaving timing and terms unresolved.
- Golesh is 22-15 in three seasons at USF, including 8-3 this year, after rising to prominence as Tennessee’s offensive coordinator.
- He signed a six-year, $15.3 million deal at USF in 2022, raising buyout and transition questions and whether he would coach USF’s regular-season finale versus Rice.
- Arkansas dismissed Sam Pittman in late September, struggled under interim Bobby Petrino, and evaluated candidates including Kane Wommack, Ryan Silverfield and Eric Morris.