ATHENS — One of Kirby Smart’s first acts on Sunday as Georgia’s official head coach was to inquire about the offensive coordinator at another SEC school. Evidently it was not a long conversation.

Dan Enos is just finishing his first year as Arkansas’ offensive coordinator, after spending the previous five as the head coach at Central Michigan. Smart called Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema to ask permission, Bielema told reporters on Sunday night.

Bielema: Kirby (Smart) called me earlier this morning to ask permission to talk to Dan. Enos has a no-compete clause w/SEC teams. — Thomas Murphy (@TomMurphyADG) December 7, 2015

But there’s a problem: Enos has a no-compete clause in his contract for other SEC jobs, as Bielemma explained to Smart.

Bielema: After Enos’ no-compete was mentioned, it pretty much ended the conversation. He thanked Jeff Long for included it in contract — Thomas Murphy (@TomMurphyADG) December 7, 2015

So unless something changes – like Georgia ponying up the dough to get Arkansas to relent – it appears Enos is off the table. The news does offer at least this insight on Smart’s thinking:

Enos used a pro-style offense at Central Michigan and at Arkansas, where he was charged with improving the passing in what had been the Razorbacks’ run-oriented attack. Arkansas improved this year: It ranked 31st in total offense and 33rd in passing offense, after being 63rd and 102nd in those two categories last year.