Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn is placed being the following coach at Arkansas Condition.
An individual acquainted with the discussions told The Connected Press on Tuesday evening, verifying earlier reviews, that Malzahn will go back to the condition where he earned a reputation for themself like a senior high school coach before departing for nfl and college football.
Arkansas Condition has scheduled a 3:30 p.m. news conference on Wednesday introducing its new coach. Former Red-colored Baby wolves coach Hugh Freeze left the college a week ago being the brand new coach at Mississippi.
Arkansas Condition (10-2) will have Northern Illinois within the Godaddy.com Bowl on Jan. 8.
The 46-year-old Malzahn has offered as Auburn's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for 3 seasons, enhancing the Tigers win the nation's championship last season.
He won the Broyles Award last season, realizing college football's top assistant coach, and assisted Auburn and quarterback Cam Newton set nine school records this year - including points per game (41.2) and total offense (499.2).
Malzahn started his training career in northeast Arkansas at Hughes Senior High School, eventually moving forward and winning two condition titles in the private school Shiloh Christian in Springdale, Ark.
He later required at Springdale Full of the state's biggest classification, going 14- in 2005 and winning the condition championship while finishing within the top 5 in many national senior high school polls.
That team featured star gamers for example former USC quarterback Mitch Mustain and Tennessee Leaders receiver Damian Williams.
Malzahn introduced Mustain and Williams with him to Arkansas when he was hired because the offensive coordinator there for that 2006 season under then-coach Houston Nutt.
Following a season full of conflict with Nutt behind the curtain, one which brought towards the transfers of Mustain and Williams to USC, Malzahn left for the similar position at Tulsa.
The Golden Hurricane had among the nation's top offenses for 2 seasons under Malzhan, who had been hired at Auburn prior to the 2009 season.
Arkansas Condition won 10 games this year under Freeze the very first time since 1986, if this would be a person in the I-AA Southland Conference. The Red-colored Baby wolves were 45-63 in nine seasons before that under former coach Steve Roberts, but Freeze's enthusiasm and rapidly became predominant in Jonesboro, Ark.
The college marketed a "Have the Freeze" ticket campaign within the preseason, named for that former Memphis, Tenn., senior high school coach who had been mostly referred to as senior high school coach for left tackle Michael Oher, who had been later featured within the best-selling book and popular movie "The Blind Side."
The wins rapidly adopted, with Arkansas Condition acquiring an undefeated tell you the sun's rays Belt Conference having a 45-14 conquer Troy. The Red-colored Wolves' only deficits this year found Illinois and Virginia Tech.