University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Football
Coaching Staff (21)

Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield, one of the nation’s winningest coaches over the last three seasons, has been named the 35th head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Sr. Associate Director of Strength & Conditioning
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Linebackers/Assistant Position Coach
Cannon Gibbs joined Arkansas after spending three seasons at Florida in the role of quality control - inside linebackers. He arrived to Florida after spending the 2022 season as a graduate assistant working with the secondary at Southern Miss under current.

Special Teams Coordinator
Chad Lunsford joins the Arkansas staff after most recently serving as the special teams coordinator for Auburn in 2025. Auburn kicker Alex McPherson benefitted from working with Lunsford in his senior season, making a career-best 20 field goals.

Safeties/Assistant Position Coach
Charles Wilford is the safeties / assistant position coach for the Razorbacks after one season at Georgia State coaching the team's safeties. Before joining the Panthers staff, Wilford served as a quality control coach at Florida for three seasons (2022-24).

Director of Sport Science
Cole Forney comes to Arkansas after spending the five seasons at Florida A&M (2020-24) as the Rattlers' Director of Sports Performance. Prior to FAMU, he was a member of the strength and conditioning staff at Georgia.

Associate Director of Strength & Conditioning
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Cornerbacks
Eddie Hicks comes to Arkansas from Cincinnati, where he coached the Bearcats’ cornerbacks in 2025. The Cincinnati defense allowed 24.8 points per game to help the Bearcats earn an invitation to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Outside Linebackers/Assistant Position Coach
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Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
Jeff Myers was named Arkansas’ run game coordinator and offensive line coach by Head Coach Ryan Silverfield, joining the Razorbacks’ staff from Memphis. Myers coached the Tigers for three seasons with Silverfield, earning the title of running game coordinator in 2024.

Assistant Strength & Conditioning
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Defensive Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line
Kynjee' Cotton comes to Arkansas after spending the 2024 and 2025 seasons with the Miami Dolphins as the assistant defensive line coach. His two seasons in the NFL came after more than a decade of coaching in the collegiate ranks.

Defensive Line
Landius Wilkerson joins the Arkansas staff from Tulane, where he served each of the last two seasons as the defensive line coach. The Green Wave made their first appearance in the College Football Playoff during the 2025 season after winning the American Conference championship game to claim the...

Wide Receivers
Larry Smith has been tabbed to lead the Arkansas wide receivers by Head Coach Ryan Silverfield. Smith spent the last three seasons as the wide receivers coach on Silverfield’s Memphis staff after joining the Tigers from UAB.

Quarterbacks
Head Coach Ryan Silverfield selected a familiar name when he tabbed Mitch Stewart as Arkansas' quarterbacks coach. Stewart spent each of the last two seasons on Silverfield’s staff at Memphis, serving as a senior offensive analyst in 2024 before being promoted to QB coach in 2025.

Tight Ends
Morgan Turner will be in his fourth season at Arkansas after being retained by Head Coach Ryan Silverfield to coach the Hogs’ tight ends. Arkansas’ tight ends produced in a big way for the offense in 2025 led by Second-Team All-SEC selection Rohan Jones.

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Noah Franklin leads Arkansas' strength and conditioning efforts as Arkansas' Head Strength & Conditioning Coach. Franklin rejoins Silverfield’s staff after eight seasons with the Tigers, including the last six as the Director of Athletic Performance.

Assistant Strength & Conditioning
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Return to Play Specialist
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Defensive Coordinator
The veteran Ron Roberts takes over the Arkansas defense after leading the Florida defense each of the last two seasons. Roberts brings over 30 years of coaching experience, including head coaching experience at the high school level, Division II level at Delta State and the FCS level at Southeast...

Offensive Coordinator
Tim Cramsey rejoins Silverfield after serving as his offensive coordinator at Memphis for the last four seasons. In his four seasons calling plays for the Tigers, his offenses were among the nation’s best in scoring, ranking in the Top 25 all four years while averaging 36.
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