Sources: Wilson is Arkansas’ pick for assistant

FAYETTEVILLE — College of Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman is predicted to rent Deron Wilson, a former Texas-San Antonio and McNeese State assistant coach, because the Razorbacks’ cornerbacks coach, sources informed the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Wilson spent final season as a defensive high quality management assistant for cornerbacks at Florida. Information of his anticipated hiring was first reported by On3Sports.com.

Wilson, the nephew of LSU affiliate head coach and operating backs coach Frank Wilson, is a New Orleans native and former standout at Southern Miss, the place he began the primary 39 video games of his profession earlier than an harm derailed his senior season.

He began teaching as a graduate assistant at Texas-San Antonio in 2016 earlier than taking over the full-time place of cornerbacks coach in 2018, which he held for 2 years.

Wilson moved to McNeese State, the place he served as defensive coordinator for 2 years in 2020-21 earlier than taking a spot on first-year Florida Coach Billy Napier’s workers final yr.

The hiring of Wilson would spherical out Pittman’s 10-man workers after he changed 5 assistant coaches, together with coordinators Barry Odom and Kendal Briles this offseason. Wilson would substitute Dominique Bowman, now at Temple, and work with co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson within the Arkansas secondary.