FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman is expected to add a first UA graduate to his coaching staff by securing Dowell Loggains as tight ends coach, sources familiar with the situation told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Monday.
FootballScoop.com first reported Pittman was in the process of completing a deal to hire Loggains, who most recently was serving as an offensive analyst on Coach James Franklin's staff at Penn State.
A native of Newport, Loggains was a quarterback at Arkansas who lettered between 2001-04 before embarking on an extensive coaching career.
Loggains, 40, began his pro career as an offensive quality control coordinator with the Tennessee Titans (2008-09) before taking over as quarterbacks coach (2010-11) and then offensive coordinator (2012-13) under Mike Munchak with the Titans.