Arkansas named Memphis' Ryan Silverfield as its 35th head coach in program history on Sunday.

Silverfield, 45, guided the Tigers to an 8-4 record this season and a 50-24 mark since replacing Mike Norvell as the team's coach in December 2019. Norvell left for Florida State prior to the team's game in the Cotton Bowl.

Arkansas posted a short video clip of Silverfield in Razorbacks gear to X on Sunday afternoon, in which the coach promised to bring "a lot of success to the Hogs."

"It became clear during our conversations that Coach Silverfield shares our vision of making the College Football Playoffs and competing for a national championship," athletic director Hunter Yurachek said in a statement. "With our new and significant financial investment in the football program, we are confident

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