Arkansas secondary coach Lorenzo Ward agreed this morning to join Steve Spurrier’s coaching staff at South Carolina, according to The Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier.

  Ward’s decision comes as no surprise. He had spent the past few days mulling over an offer to coach alongside his close friend, South Carolina defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson.

  Ward, 41, was one year into a two-year deal at Arkansas that paid him $190,000 annually. It’s uncertain how much South Carolina would have to pay Arkansas to buy Ward out of his contract.

  Ward did not respond to a text message left on his cell phone Monday morning, and there was no answer at his house.

  Here is more on Ward’s hire from The Charleston Post and Courier.