Paul Haynes returns to alma mater in dream job as new Kent State football coach
Joel Nielsen, (left) director of athletics for Kent State University, sits next to Arkansas defensive coordinator and Kent State graduate Paul Haynes as Haynes is named as the the new head football coach during a press conference at the school on Tuesday. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Kent State University football players (from left) Casey Pierce, Dylan Farrington, Chris Fairchild, and Sam Miller listen as Arkansas defensive coordinator and Kent State graduate Paul Haynes talks to the media after being named as the new head football coach during a news conference at the school on Tuesday. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Arkansas defensive coordinator and Kent State graduate Paul Haynes puts on a Kent State hat after being named as the new head football coach during a news conference at the school on Tuesday. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Joel Nielsen, (left) director of athletics for Kent State University, introduces Arkansas defensive coordinator and Kent State graduate Paul Haynes as the the new head football coach during a news conference at the school on Tuesday. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Arkansas defensive coordinator and Kent State graduate Paul Haynes holds up his former number when he played for the Golden Flashes after being named as the new head football coach during a news conference at the school on Tuesday. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Arkansas defensive coordinator and Kent State graduate Paul Haynes talks to the media after being named as the new head football coach during a news conference at Kent State University Tuesday. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
