Arkansas reportedly hires safeties coach
Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Ryan Silverfield is close to completing his coaching staff and he added to the secondary on Tuesday, according to a report from Matt Zenitz.
Georgia State safeties coach CJ Wilford is expected to take the same position with the Razorbacks after one season with the Panthers. Wilford has also worked at Florida, Louisiana and Southern Utah, becaming the country’s youngest Division I position coach in 2018 when he was with Southern Utah.
The Moorpark, Calif., has some SEC experience having served as a quality control coach at Florida in 2024. He worked with reported new Arkansas defensive coordinator Ron Roberts with the Gators as a defensive backs analyst.
Reported hires thus far for Arkansas include:
OC – Tim Cramsey
RB – David Johnson
WR – Larry Smith
OL – Jeff Myers and Marcus Johnson
DC/ILB – Ron Roberts
Safeties – CJ Wilford
Special Teams – Chad Lunsford
Strength and Conditioning – Noah Franklin
Football General Manager – Scott Gasper
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