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11/30 12:32 CST Arkansas hires Ryan Silverfield from Memphis as new coach after
2-10 season
Arkansas hires Ryan Silverfield from Memphis as new coach after 2-10 season
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) --- Arkansas hired Ryan Silverfield away from Memphis
as the Razorbacks' new coach Sunday after a miserable 2-10 season.
The Razorbacks announced Silverfield as their 35th head coach with athletic
director Hunter Yurachek saying Silverfield's ability to win games over a
sustained period separated him from the pack as the right choice.
Silverfield is 50-25 in six seasons at Memphis, and he was at his best going
10-3 in 2023 and 11-2 in 2024. The Tigers were ranked as high as No. 22 this
season before finishing 8-4. He also went 4-0 in bowl games, not counting the
Cotton Bowl in December 2019 that Silverfield coached after Mike Norvell left
for Florida State.
Memphis athletic director Ed Scott thanked Silverfield and wished him the best
in his next chapter. The Tigers named Reggie Howard as interim coach with a
national search for Silverfield's replacement under way.
Arkansas lost at home 31-17 to Missouri on Saturday to cap a season that
included an 0-8 record against Southeastern Conference opponents for the third
time since 2018. Bobby Petrino, a former Razorbacks head coach from 2008-11,
didn't win a game since stepping in as interim coach when Sam Pittman was fired
Sept. 28.
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