Report: Ole Miss close to hiring Chris Beard

Ole Miss is expected to announce the hiring of Chris Beard as its next coach early this week, ESPN reported Monday.

Per the report, the two sides were finalizing an agreement to bring the former Texas coach to Oxford, Miss.

Last week, ESPN reported that Ole Miss officials were doing their "due diligence" on Beard, who was fired by Texas on Jan. 5 after an alleged domestic violence incident was reported in December. He w