Arkansas Coach Bret Bielema waited until the first team meeting before the spring semester to break the news that he was elevating Paul Rhoads to defensive coordinator.
Bielema posted the news, which had been expected for several days, on his Twitter account late Monday night.
"It was our first team meeting tonight & awesome reaction as I waited to tell our crew that Coach Rhoads is our new DC," Bielema posted.
Bielema had a discussion with former Iowa teammate Bob Diaco, the just-dismissed head coach at Connecticut, about the position last week, but Diaco accepted the defensive coordinator's post at Nebraska late last week.