Overview
- The university confirmed the hire Sunday, making Silverfield the Razorbacks’ 35th head coach and releasing video of his first team address setting championship expectations.
- Silverfield leaves Memphis with a 50-25 record, back-to-back double‑digit win seasons in 2023 and 2024, and a 4-0 mark in bowl games.
- Memphis acknowledged his departure, appointed defensive backs coach Reggie Howard as interim, and launched a national search for a replacement.
- Early recruiting movement followed, with two in-state prospects reported to Arkansas within 24 hours: RB TJ Hodges flipped from Missouri and 2026 LB Jakore Smith committed.
- Reaction in Fayetteville was mixed, including a small campus protest of roughly 20–30 people, as the SEC carousel also saw Alex Golesh take the Auburn job.