Former Auburn linebacker [autotag]Travis Williams[/autotag] is back coaching in the SEC West just not at Auburn.
According to a report by Brandon Marcello of 247Sports, Arkansas is in the process of hiring him to become its defensive coordinator.
Williams has spent the past two seasons as UCF’s defensive coordinator after spending the previous seven years at Auburn in various roles. The former All-SEC linebacker played at Auburn from 2001-05.
His first coaching stint at Auburn was from 2009-11 as a graduate assistant and he returned in 2014 as a defensive analyst. He was promoted to linebackers coach in 2016 and co-defensive coordinator in 2018.
Williams followed former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn to become the defensive coordinator at UCF, his first time having complete control of the defense. The Knights held opponents to 23.2 points per game this season, good enough to rank 39th nationally. They had the best red zone defense in the American Athletic Conference, allowing touchdowns on 44.44% of opponent trips.
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