Kevin Sherrington, sports columnist for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered your questions in a recent live chat. Here are some highlights:

Do you think it would be wise for Chad Morris to leave SMU for Baylor? Tech and A&M seem like they're a year away from coaching changes, wouldn't it be better to make a bowl next year, wait for those two jobs open instead of trying to clean up Baylor?

Sherrington: I've thought all along that one of the major reasons that Morris, an Aggie, took the SMU job was to make himself obvious to A&M boosters once Kevin Sumlin left College Station.

Sumlin's not leaving now. He might have had a shot at an NFL job if he'd delivered a 10-win season or gone to the CFP. Even then that's no guarantee. That's a tough club to crack. Morris might wait a long time for the job at A&M.

As for Tech, yeah, I could see that job opening up after next season if they have another one like this one. But it's been a while since the Raiders have been any good. Baylor's a mess right now, especially with its incoming recruiting class. But it's easier to rebuild something that only recently was broken. Got a great new stadium, too. The new coach at Baylor gets to be a hero, if he can do it right and coach 'em up. Not as daunting as you think.

How do you see the coaching carousel going in Texas considering Texas, Baylor, Houston and maybe even SMU now could be looking for a new coach?

Sherrington: Well, if we believe the rumors, Chad Morris is the new coach at Baylor and Tom Herman is at Texas. Meaning the two offensive coordinators who started their head coaching careers at Texas schools just last year will already have moved on. And to new places in Texas. Crazy. If that happens, I'd think Major Applewhite would stand a good chance of getting the Houston job. As for SMU, I'd think Lincoln Riley, OU's offensive coordinator, or Doug Meacham, TCU's co-offensive coordinator, would be good hires.

Can you ever imagine Gary Patterson leaving TCU for a different job? If he's stuck around Fort Worth long enough to earn a statue, what could possibly draw him to a new school?

Sherrington: How about money and a big program? I don't think that's going to happen now. But if we're looking for a guy who made his name in Texas to all of a sudden jump up and get a big job, bet on the Pirate. If Mike Leach pulls off the upset this week and beats Washington, I'd expect his name to come up for a big-time job. He's better off on the West Coast, which suits his personality. But wouldn't it be a trip to see the Pirate at LSU?

View the entire chat here.