 Hatfield took the Clemson job in January 1990, less than a week after Ford resigned, without even visiting the campus.Ford proved to be a solid recruiter, as his replacement at Arkansas, Houston Nutt, went on to win 17 games in the 1998 (9-3) and 1999 (8-4) seasons combined, to include a 1998 SEC West co-championship and a Cotton Bowl championship on January 1, 2000 with a victory over Texas.Both of those squads included players Ford had recruited to Arkansas.