Arkansas to hire running backs coach with SEC experience, per report
By David Wasson
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New Arkansas coach Ryan Silverfield continues to add to the Razorbacks coaching staff, as he is expected to announce that David Johnson will coach the Hogs running backs.
That’s according to a report from CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz:
Johnson has coached Florida State running backs as well as served as the Seminoles’ recruiting coordinator since 2020. He previously worked in the SEC at Tennessee, coaching the Volunteers running backs in 2019 and their wide receivers in 2018.
Johnson, who was a 2-time all-conference wide receiver at Nicholls State in 1992 and 1993, also has collegiate coaching experience at Memphis and Tulane.
Arkansas is coming off a 2-10 season that saw the Razorbacks lose 10 straight after season-opening home victories against non-conference opponents Alabama A&M and Arkansas State. That performance led to Sam Pittman being fired on Sept. 28 and Bobby Petrino being named interim coach.
Silverfield, whose Memphis team beat Arkansas 32-31 earlier in the season, was named the Razorbacks head coach on Nov. 30.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
