FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football interim head coach Bobby Petrino is hiring longtime NFL assistant Jay Hayes to his staff as the Razorbacks’ defensive line coach, according to a report from On3’s Chris Low on Thursday.
Petrino fired defensive coordinator Travis Williams, co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson and defensive line coach Deke Adams on his first full day as the interim coach Monday.
While speaking on the SEC coaches teleconference Wednesday, Petrino said he was close to making a defensive staff hire.
Hayes coached in the NFL from 1999-2018, and spent 2020 coaching for the St.