Arkansas’ $33.5 million hire, Ryan Silverfield, isn’t playing it safe anymore. Critics keep circling his lack of SEC experience, but he’s leaning harder than ever on the record that actually set him apart. Seven years of NFL success before most coaches his age had even earned a headset. Silverfield believes it’s exactly why he’s ready to prove he belongs among the giants.

“I don’t know how many head coaches in college football under the age of 50 coached for seven years in the NFL,” Arkansas head coach Ryan Silverfield said in conversation with Fox16 Courtney Mims. “ I don’t think there’s any, right? And then also I’ve had, you know, coach Belichick’s coached for a long time in the NFL, a little bit older. And this is his first year finishing up as a head college coach

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