Bobby Allen - Secondary

Bobby Allen, who was co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach in 2000 moved to the Defensive Line for 2001 and back to inside linebackers for 2002. He moved to the secondary for 2003 and cornerbacks for 2005. He had the title of co-defensive coordinator in 1998 then was elevated to the defensive coordinator's position for the 2000 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl. With Allen coordinating the effort, Arkansas held Texas to a Cotton Bowl record minus 27 yards rushing in the Razorbacks' 27-6 victory. The Hogs sacked Longhorn quarterbacks eight times. It was a season high for quarterback sacks for the Razorbacks.The 1999 season was another solid one for Arkansas' inside linebackers. Jamel Harris finished as the Hogs' second leading tackler with 77 stops and Quenton Caver was third with 70. Senior Delancey Kent, who had played little during his first three years, stepped up and made 40 tackles. Harris, Caver and Kent combined to make 187 tackles, seven more than Allen's four-man rotation made in 1998. That was quite an accomplishment considering J.J. Jones, a starter, was injured early in the season and missed the last nine games. He has been granted a medical hardship and will return in 2000. The Cotton Bowl was Allen's third bowl game as a coach and fourth overall. He played in the 1980 Peach Bowl while at Virginia Tech and was an assistant coach for Minnesota at the 1985 Independence Bowl and for Arkansas at the 1999 Florida Citrus Bowl.

Steve Caldwell - Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Ends

Steve Caldwell was named defensive ends coach at the University of Arkansas on January 6, 2010.
Caldwell most recently spent 14 seasons at Tennessee. The Vols defense was ranked in the top four among league schools in total defense 10 times while he was at Tennessee and UT's defensive unit led the SEC in fewest rushing yards allowed three times during the span. In 2008, the unit ranked first in the league and tied for third nationally in total defense allowing 263.5 yards per game. In 2005, Caldwell helped spark the Vols defense to the best rushing average allowed in the SEC (82.5), which ranked second nationally.
A dean's list student himself at Arkansas State, Caldwell played four years of football for the Indians as a defensive end and linebacker.
His first taste of coaching came over three seasons at his alma mater, from 1978-80. From Jonesboro, Caldwell moved on to Northwest Mississippi Community College, where he coached the offensive line for four seasons and was part of a national championship team in 1982.
He then came back to Arkansas State, coaching linebackers under head coach Larry Lacewell during a notable period of success for the Indians. Arkansas State advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals three straight seasons from 1985-87, including a 1986 squad that finished 12-2-1 and lost in the national championship game. The Indians' only other blemishes that season were a loss to Mississippi State and a tie against Ole Miss.
Caldwell's 1985 linebacking unit helped Arkansas State lead Division I-AA in total defense with an average of only 258.8 yards per game.
Subsequent jobs took him to Tennessee, Pacific and Nevada, the latter school as co-defensive coordinator for the 1994 Big West Conference champions. Caldwell coached briefly at Mississippi before accepting Fulmer's offer to join the Vols.

Kris Cinkovich - Wide Receivers

Kris Cinkovich was named wide receivers coach at the University of Arkansas on January 6, 2010.
Cinkovich spent the previous six seasons at UNLV where he helped build the wide receivers unit into one of the strongest units in the nation.
Cinkovich came to UNLV from Las Vegas High School, where he oversaw the Wildcats for nine seasons, building one of the state's top programs en route to compiling a record of 79-24. In 1995, he took LVHS to the playoffs for the first time in 15 years and in 2001 brought the school its first state championship since 1959.
Cinkovich's squads won three regional titles and were ranked among the best on the West Coast three times by USA TODAY.
Cinkovich was a graduate assistant coach at UNLV in charge of running backs on Jim Strong's 1991 Rebel staff before moving to Green Valley High School as offensive coordinator for three seasons.
Prior to becoming joining the UNLV staff in 1991, Cinkovich was the wide receivers coach in 1990 and also served as the offensive coordinator at Carroll College from 1987-89. He started his career coaching linebackers at Central Washington in 1986. Cinkovich was an offensive lineman who played collegiately at Spokane Falls Community College in 1979 and 1980 and Carroll College in 1981 and 1982. While at Carroll, he was on an offensive line that blocked for Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino, who played quarterback from 1979-82.
A 1984 graduate of Carroll College in Helena, Mont., Cinkovich earned his master's degree from Central Washington in 1987.

Paul Haynes - Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs

Paul Haynes was named defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for the Razorbacks on December 9, 2011.
Haynes most recently spent the last seven seasons at Ohio State where he was the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach in 2011 after working with the defensive backs from 2005-10. While Haynes was in Columbus, the Buckeyes compiled a 66-11 record, won six Big Ten titles and played in six straight BCS games while consistently putting one of the best defenses in the Big Ten on the field. The OSU defensive backs earned five first-team All-America citations and 10 first-team All-Big Ten selections under Haynes' direction.
Haynes has coached at Michigan State, Louisville, Kent State, Northern Iowa, Ferris State and Bowling Green in addition to one year as defensive quality control with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he worked with then offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino.
Before the 2011 season, Haynes was promoted to co-defensive coordinator and the Buckeyes ranked fourth in the Big Ten in turnover margin and fifth in the conference in pass defense and sacks.
Haynes spent the 2002 season at Louisville, where he coached the cornerbacks under former Arkansas coach John L. Smith. In 2002, the Cardinals ranked fifth in C-USA and No. 35 nationally in pass efficiency defense (112.9 rating).
Haynes followed Smith to Michigan State for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. In those two years, the Spartans were 13-12 overall and 9-7 in the Big Ten and advanced to the Alamo Bowl against Nebraska in 2003.
In 2001, Haynes was with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, where he served as the defensive quality-control coach. His duties included assisting the defensive coaching staff in all aspects of game preparation -- compiling scouting reports, breaking down opponent film and writing the playbook. He also helped coach the secondary.
He worked for two years at Kent State, where he coached the secondary in 1999 before taking over the duties as assistant head coach and safeties coach in 2000. Prior to joining the Kent State staff, Haynes coached the running backs and secondary at NCAA I-AA Northern Iowa in 1997-98.
Haynes served as secondary coach at Ferris State for two seasons, from 1995-96. Haynes began his coaching career at St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, Ohio, in 1993, before moving on to Bowling Green as a graduate assistant in 1994.
Haynes walked on at Kent State University in the fall of 1987 and went on to play four years of football for the Golden Flashes. As a freshman, he led the team in interceptions. As a sophomore, he led the team with 116 tackles. After missing the 1989 campaign with a knee injury, he started his final two years and wound up his career as the seventh leading tackler in Kent State history with 440 stops.

Tim Horton - Running Backs / Recruiting Coordinator

Tim Horton was named running backs coach at the University of Arkansas on July 18, 2007.
Horton is came to Arkansas from Air Force where he was hired last January as the Falcons' offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. He spent one season as the running backs coach at Kansas State in 2006 helping the Wildcats to a Texas Bowl appearance.
During his first tenure at Air Force from 1999-2005, Horton coached receivers for six years and running backs for one. He mentored former Falcon standouts Matt Farmer, Ryan Fleming, Alec Messerall and Jason Brown. Horton was honored by the Colorado Chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as one of its coaches of the year in 2004.
Horton received his coaching start at Appalachian State in 1990 and helped guide the Mountaineers to a 67-32 record during his eight-year tenure that included Southern Conference titles in 1991 and 1995 and five appearances in the Division I-AA playoffs.
From 1990-92, Horton coached Appalachian State's receivers and tight ends before taking over as the Mountaineers' running backs coach in 1993. He also served as the program's recruiting coordinator.
A graduate of the University of Arkansas, Horton earned his bachelor's degree in marketing management in 1990. While at Arkansas, he was a four-year letterman and three-year starter as a split end and punt returner for the Razorbacks under head coach Ken Hatfield. He caught 49 passes for 942 yards and one touchdown in his career, including hauling in 23 catches for 453 yards as a senior in 1989. Horton returned 78 punts for 657 yards in his collegiate career.
Horton's four years at Arkansas proved to be among the most successful in school history as the Razorbacks compiled a 38-11 record, won back-to-back Southwest Conference titles in 1988 and 1989 and appeared in four straight bowl games. In fact, Horton's graduating class remains tied for the school record for the most wins in a four-year period.
A two-time academic all-conference selection, Horton was a second-team all-conference selection in 1989 and served as the Razorbacks' team captain that season. In high school, Horton was a two-time all-state running back at Conway (Ark.) High School.
Horton and his wife, Lauren, have one daughter, Caroline, and one son, Jackson. Horton is the son of former Arkansas player, Razorback assistant coach, UCA head coach and current Razorback Foundation vice-president Harold Horton. His father lettered for the Razorbacks in 1960-61 and served on Coach Frank Broyles coaching staff from 1968-80.

Chris Klenakis - Offensive Line

Chris Klenakis was named to the Razorback football staff as an assistant coach for the offensive line on January 15, 2010. Klenakis has 19 years of Division I experience and came to Arkansas from Nevada where he was at the helm of the "Pistol" offense that had prolific production and a powerful running game led by the offensive line for the last six seasons
Fourteen offensive linemen coached by Klenakis have gone on to the NFL.
Prior to his most recent stint at Nevada as offensive coordinator, Klenakis held the responsibility for three years at Southern Mississippi (2000-02) and one at Central Missouri (2003).
Klenakis helped Central Missouri finish the 2003 campaign with a record of 9-2 and a share of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association title for the first time since 1988 with a 7-2 league mark. Central ranked second among all NCAA Division II schools in scoring offense (41.5 ppg) and was 25th in rushing offense.
While at Southern Mississippi, he helped the Golden Eagles set eight offensive school records and advance to a pair of bowl games (the GMAC Mobile Bowl in 2000 and the Houston Bowl in 2002).
From 1990-99, Klenakis was an assistant coach at Nevada, serving as offensive coordinator from 1997-99. Under his guidance, Nevada set 24 NCAA records and annually ranked among the national leaders in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense. Klenakis helped lead the Wolf Pack to Big Sky Conference titles in 1990 and 1991 and an NCAA I-AA national runner-up finish in 1990. He then helped lead the Wolf Pack to five Big West Championships, and to three Las Vegas Bowl appearances.
Klenakis was a two-time Nevada High School Coach of the Year while leading Churchill County High to a three year record of 21-9.
He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education and History from Carroll College in 1986, where he was a four-year letterwinner as an outside linebacker. In 1992, he completed his Master's of Exercise Physiology at Nevada.

Kevin Peoples is in his second season as part of the University of Arkansas football staff and assumed duties as defensive tackles coach in December, 2011.
Peoples served as the Razorbacks' Director of High School Relations for two seasons after spending nine seasons as the defensive line coach at Arkansas State. In his first two seasons in Fayetteville, Arkansas posted consecutive 10-win seasons for just the third time in school history and played in the first BCS game in school history with an appearance in the Allstate Sugar Bowl following the 2010 season.
Peoples, who joined the ASU staff in January 2002, was selected from 500 coaches as one of the recipients of the AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year Award for the 2002-03 season. The award is set up to recognize those coaches that made a significant contribution to their teams and have generally gone unnoticed.
Prior to coaching at Arkansas State, Peoples spent the 2001 season coaching defensive tackles at Northwestern State University. He spent the 2000 season with the XFL's Las Vegas team after coaching the defensive line and special teams at Northern Arizona in 1999. From 1997-98, Peoples was the defensive line coach at Central Missouri and in 1996, he worked with the defensive ends and the kickoff coverage team at Northwestern State.
Peoples began his coaching career at Carroll College in Montana in 1993 for two years before joining the staff at Blinn Community College in Texas for the 1995 season. The team at Blinn went on to win the national junior college championship in 1995.

Bobby Petrino - Head Coach

Former Atlanta Falcons and University of Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino was named head football coach at the University of Arkansas on December 11, 2007.
Petrino's distinguished coaching career of 25 years includes collegiate experience at Arizona State University, the University of Nevada, Utah State University, Auburn University and the University of Louisville as well as tenures with both the Atlanta Falcons and the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.
Prior to his most recent tenure as the head coach of the Falcons, Petrino enjoyed four ultra-successful seasons (2003-06) at Louisville. His teams posted a combined record of 41-9 in his tenure.
In 2006, Petrino guided the Cardinals to a 12-1 record, including a 24-13 win over No. 12 Wake Forest in the BCS FedEx Orange Bowl. Louisville finished with a final No. 6 national ranking in the Associated Press poll, the highest ranking in school history. The Cardinals won their first Big East Conference title, ranked second in the nation in total yards (484.6 yards per game) and fourth in the nation in scoring offense (37.8 points per game).
His 2004 Louisville team went 11-1, won the Conference USA championship and beat No. 10 Boise State in the Liberty Bowl, 44-40, to end the season ranked No. 7. The Cardinals led the nation in total offense (539.0) and scoring offense (49.7), and set an NCAA record by scoring 50 or more points in five-straight games.
Petrino was named the head coach at Louisville in 2003 after working as the offensive coordinator at Auburn in 2002. In his one season with the Tigers, Auburn went 9-4 and led the Southeastern Conference in pass efficiency and third down conversions, and was third in scoring, rushing and total offense. Auburn beat Penn State in the Capital One Bowl that season, 13-9.
Before going to Auburn, he spent three seasons in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was the quarterbacks coach in 1999 and 2000, and the offensive coordinator in 2001.
In his first stint at Louisville, he was the offensive coordinator for the Cardinals in 1998. In that one season, Louisville was the top-ranked NCAA Division I-A team in scoring and total offense while recording the biggest turnaround in the nation. The Cardinals improved from 1-10 in 1997 to 7-5 in '98.
The Helena, Mont., native was the offensive coordinator at Utah State for three years (1995-97) before going to Louisville. While in Logan, Utah, he helped Utah State set a school record by averaging 468.5 yards of total offense during the 1996 season.
In 1994, he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Nevada. The Wolfpack ranked second in the nation in passing (330) and total offense (500) per game, and was third in the nation with 37.6 points a game.
In 1992 and '93, he was the quarterbacks coach at Arizona State where he assisted in the development of future All-American and NFL star Jake Plummer.
Prior to his two years at Arizona State he was the quarterbacks coach (1989) and offensive coordinator (1990 & 1991) in three seasons at the University of Idaho. He was the wide receivers coach at Weber State in 1987 and '88.
He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Carroll College in 1983 and then moved to Weber State as a graduate assistant and quarterbacks coach in 1984. He went back to Carroll College in Helena, Mont., as offensive coordinator in 1985 and '86. Carroll had the top-ranked offense in the NAIA ranks in both of his seasons on the staff.
Petrino earned a bachelor's degree in physical education with a minor in mathematics from Carroll, where he played quarterback and twice earned NAIA All-America honors. He led the Fighting Saints to three straight Frontier Conference championships and was named the league's most valuable player in 1981 and 1982. U of A Coaching Records.

Paul Petrino - Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks

Paul Petrino was named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Razorbacks on December 6, 2011.
Paul Petrino most recently completed his second season as offensive coordinator at Illinois, and has 20 years of collegiate experience and an impressive offensive background, which includes national top-10 rankings in scoring and total offense.
Petrino guided an Illini offense that broke school records for total points (423) and points per game (32.54) in 2010 and featured running back Mikel Leshoure, who broke the single-season school rushing record with 1,697 yards. Illinois averaged 42.1 points and 448.9 total yards over the last seven games of the season and notched a 38-14 win over Baylor in the 2010 Texas Bowl.
In 2009 as offensive coordinator at Arkansas, the team averaged 37 points per game, which ranked eighth in the NCAA, while also posting top-15 rankings in passing offense at No. 10 (303.3 ypg) and total offense at No. 14 (439.3 ypg). Razorback quarterback Ryan Mallet was the nation's sixth-rated passer, averaging 285 yards per contest and throwing 29 touchdowns. The Razorbacks broke the school record for passing yards with 3,640, eclipsing the previous record that was set under Petrino in 2008.
Petrino coached at Louisville from 2003-06 and in 2007 with the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. He was the receivers coach in Atlanta after working the four previous years as offensive coordinator and receivers coach at Louisville.
His teams at Louisville averaged 41.1 points per game from 2003-06; 34.6 in '03; 49.8 in '04; 43.3 in '05 and 37.8 in '06. Texas Tech was the only other school to rank in the top 10 nationally in total offense during those years. In 50 games at Louisville, Petrino's teams went 41-9 and scored 40 or more points 28 times and 60 or more seven times.
The 2004 team won the Conference USA title, beat No. 10 Boise State in the Liberty Bowl, finished 11-1, finished ranked No. 7 in the nation, and led the nation in total offense (539.0 ypg) and scoring offense (49.8 ppg). The Cardinals set school records for total yards, rushing yards and points in a season (597), also scoring 50-plus points seven times.
Petrino began his coaching career in 1990-91 as the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Carroll College. He coached at Idaho for the next three years (1992-94), where he tutored receivers, running backs and special teams. As running backs coach, he coached Sherriden May to All-America honors after he led I-AA players with 150 points while rushing for 1,111 yards. Petrino moved to Utah State from 1995-97 as receivers coach and special teams coordinator. In 1995, Aggies' receiver Kevin Alexander was second in the nation in receptions and third in yards.
In 1998, Petrino went to Louisville for two years in his first stint at the school. In 1998, with brother, Bobby, coaching quarterbacks and Paul coaching receivers, UL set records for points (473), scoring average (39.4), touchdowns, passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass attempts, completions and total offense. In 1998, the Cardinals ranked No. 1 in the nation in passing offense and ranked second in 1999.
From 2000-02, he was the quarterbacks coach at Southern Mississippi. In his three seasons, the Golden Eagles went 8-4, 6-5 and 7-6 with two bowl bids.
Born in Butte, Mont., Petrino was a four-year starter at quarterback for his father at Carroll College from 1985-88. He set 16 school records, earned Kodak All-America honors and was named the Football Gazette NAIA Division II Player of the Year as a senior. In Petrino's four seasons, Carroll was 36-6 and won four Frontier Conference titles. He was an All-Conference and All-Region selection all four years and was a two-time All-American.

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