Rory Segrest hired as Arkansas D-line coach

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FAYETTEVILLE - Rory Segrest, who helped the Philadelphia Eagles advance to the NFL playoffs three times and make one NFC Championship Game appearance in five seasons, has been named Arkansas' defensive line coach and specialists coach, head coach Bret Bielema announced Wednesday.

"We had an exceptional pool of candidates and Rory's name kept coming to the top in every category as I went through the search process," Coach Bielema said. "I took notice of his coaching abilities when we prepared to play Samford this past season and they were excellent on special teams. All of the coaches I visited with about him spoke very highly about his abilities, including Andy Reid. Rory brings championship experience at both the NFL and collegiate levels to our program."

Segrest comes to Arkansas after the third year of his second stint on the Samford coaching staff after returning as the team's defensive line coach and special teams coordinator in 2011. He previously coached at Samford from 2002-05 when he was defensive line coach, special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator.
Samford finished the 2013 season ranked 18th in the final coaches poll after earning the program's first NCAA Division I - FCS Playoff berth since 1992. Fabian Truss was named to the AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' All-America Team as an all-purpose player as he ranked second nationally in kickoff return average at 32.1 yards per return. The Samford defense also led the SoCon in sacks and tackles for loss.

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