Former Arkansas State University quarterback Ryan Aplin is set to join Butch Jones' staff as a running backs coach, according to reports Tuesday from The Athletic's Bruce Feldman and Chris Vannini.
Aplin, 30, spent five seasons with the Red Wolves from 2008-12, leading ASU to back-to-back Sun Belt Conference titles in 2011 and 2012 and a victory at the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl. The two-time conference player of the year most recently served as co-offensive coordinator at Western Kentucky during the 2020 season.
As of Tuesday, only Brandon Joiner -- who has been with the program since 2016 and will coach the defensive line under Jones -- officially has been named to the new coaching staff.