Arkansas' Malzahn Named Assistant Head Coach at Tulsa
1/15/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Jan. 15, 2007
Tulsa, Oklahoma - University of Arkansas offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn was named assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator at The University of Tulsa today, Golden Hurricane Head Coach Todd Graham announced today.
Malzahn spent the 2006 season as the Arkansas offensive coordinator and receivers coach. The Razorbacks finished the campaign with a 10-4 record, SEC West Division Champions, ranked 15th nationally and had the nation's fourth-ranked rushing offense. Arkansas also ranked among the top-35 nationally in total offense and scoring offense.
Malzahn was named the Rivals.com National Offensive Coordinator of the Year in 2006.
"I'm excited to have Gus join our coaching staff," said Graham. "He has a great offensive mind and his no-huddle spread offense style is exactly what we want to employ at Tulsa.
"Together with Herb Hand from West Virginia we have added two coaches as co-offensive coordinators who were instrumental in their teams being among the top-15 teams in the nation in 2006 and their offenses among the NCAA's best," added Graham.
Hand, named to Tulsa's coaching staff yesterday, was the tight end coach and recruiting coordinator at West Virginia for the past six seasons.
Before moving to the college ranks, Malzahn spent 14 seasons as a successful Arkansas High School head coach, where he led five teams to the state championship game and won three titles.
Before his move to Arkansas, Malzahn was the head coach at Springdale (Ark.) High School for five years (2001-05). He led the Bulldogs to two state championship game appearances, 2002 and 2005. His 2005 team posted a 14-0 record, won the state's Class 5A championship, outscored its opponents 664-118 and was ranked among the top-10 teams in the country.
Before his stint at Springdale High, he coached five years at Shiloh Christian High School where he transformed that team into one of the most dynamic offensive prep squads in the nation. He led the Saints to back-to-back state championships in 1998 and 1999.
Malzahn began his coaching career in 1991 at Hughes High School, where he stayed for five seasons including the final four years as the head coach. In 1992, Malzahn became the head coach and in 1994 his team reached the state championship game.
Malzahn, 41, earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from Henderson State (Ark.) in 1990.
