Mountain Home hired former University of Arkansas and NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett as an assistant coach Thursday night.
Mallett, who was a second-team All-SEC selection for the Razorbacks in 2009 and 2010 under Bobby Petrino, will coach quarterbacks and be a social studies teacher at Mountain Home, which is in Class 6A.
First-year Mountain Home Coach Steve Ary said in an interview with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in March that Mallett had worked on a volunteer basis with the Bombers, and the school was planning to hire him as a full-time assistant coach.
Mallett led the Razorbacks to a victory over East Carolina in the Liberty Bowl in the 2009 season, then guided the school to a BCS bowl appearance in the Sugar Bowl against Ohio State the next season.