FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Razorbacks hired Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield to fill its void following the firing of sixth-year coach Sam Pittman, but the Hogs are going to have to stick to their word if he is to bring his level of success with him.
Perhaps coincidentally, once it seemed like the Razorbacks’ coaching search began to wind down just ahead of November, the Tigers’ season took a nosedive as they went 0-3 down the stretch to finish 8-4 after being ranked for much of the season.
While at Memphis, Silverfield went 50-24 overall, including back-to-back 10-win seasons, but fell just short of projections. The Tigers were expected to contend not only for an American Conference championship, but were a Group of Five favorite for a College Football Playoff berth, especially after taking down Arkansas back in September…