Chad Morris really wants fans to start taking QB Daulton Hyatt seriously

Cole Kelly and Ty Storey have been the two consistent names brought up for the starting quarterback job at Arkansas, but it appears Chad Morris also has another name in mind.

Daulton Hyatt redshirted last season after he signed with the Razorbacks as a 3-star quarterback and the No. 21 player in the state of Alabama in the 2017 class, according to 247Sports.

While he has yet to see the field, Arkansas’ new head coach had some great things to say about him Saturday.

Every time the quarterback battle is brought up, Chad Morris goes out of his way to bring up Daulton Hyatt alongside the usual suspects

— Tyler Cass (@TVTylerCass) August 4, 2018

Morris said the QB that “shot out of the blocks” is R-Fr. @daulton_hyatt. Morris said he went to him and said “nobody’s talking about you. What are you going to do about it?” #WPS #HammerDown

— Dorian Craft (@doriancraft) August 4, 2018

Morris: A guy who's really stood out (at QB) is Daulton Hyatt. Nobody's talking about him. I told him that, and ask him what he was going to do…if he's going to stand around, or if he's going to compete.

— Bo Mattingly (@SportandStoryBo) August 4, 2018

Hyatt has quite a task ahead of him if he wants to beat out Storey and Kelley for the starting job. Kelley has experience on his side after he stepped in and took most of the snaps last season when Austin Allen was injured. He helped Arkansas win a few games, and completed 57.6 percent of his passes for 1,038 yards and eight touchdowns.

As a senior in high school, Hyatt completed 66 percent of his passes and threw for 2,240 yards with 25 touchdowns. Obviously, the SEC is another animal in terms of competition, but if Morris likes him, it sounds like fans can expect his name to be tossed around a lot more going forward.

Nick Krueger

Nick covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.