Football - Arkansas Razorbacks

Arkansas Head Coach Ryan Silverfield has added five more members to his coaching staff with Kynjee’ Cotton set to serve as the Defensive Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line coach, Marcus Johnson coaching the offensive line, Clint Trickett leading the quarterbacks, former Arkansas assistant Deron Wilson returning as the team’s co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary coach and tight ends coach Morgan Turner remaining to lead the Razorbacks’ tight ends.

Three more assistant coaches have been named to Head Coach Ryan Silverfield’s first Arkansas staff with Eddie Hicks named the cornerbacks coach, Marion Hobby the defensive line coach and David Johnson the running backs coach.

During Week 15 of the 2025 NFL season, 12 of the 17 former Arkansas football players active on NFL rosters saw game action, with five former Razorbacks earning starts.

New Arkansas Head Coach Ryan Silverfield has hired his coordinators with Tim Cramsey named offensive coordinator, Chad Lunsford special teams coordinator and Ron Roberts defensive coordinator.

Arkansas will open the Ryan Silverfield era at home on Sept. 5 against North Alabama as part of a home schedule that features seven home games, including five Southeastern Conference games as part of the league’s first-ever, nine-game conference slate.

Arkansas placed three players on the 2025 Associated Press All-SEC teams, as senior TE Rohan Jones, junior DL Quincy Rhodes Jr., and senior RB Mike Washington Jr. all earned second-team recognition.

For the fifth time in the previous six years, Arkansas placed multiple players on the Freshman All-SEC teams, with offensive lineman Kobe Branham and kicker Scott Starzyk getting the nod from the league’s coaches.

Arkansas senior offensive lineman Fernando Carmona has been named a finalist for the 2025 Hispanic College Football Player of the Year, the Hispanic Football Hall of Fame announced Thursday morning.