Arkansas hires Jets' Scott as defensive line coach

This is a 2015 photo of John Scott of the New York Jets NFL football team. This image reflects the New York Jets active roster as of Wednesday, February 11, 2015 when this image was taken. (AP Photo)FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas has hired an NFL assistant to fill its opening for a defensive line coach.

John Scott Jr. was hired Tuesday as the Razorbacks' defensive line coach, according to a release. Scott has spent the past two seasons as an assistant defensive line coach with the New York Jets.

Scott previously had worked as an assistant coach at Texas Tech.

“With our transition to the 3-4 scheme, John was a candidate that I came across early in the process,” Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said in a…