Mountain Home hired former University of Arkansas and NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett as an assistant coach Thursday night.
Mallett, who was a second-team All-SEC selection for the Razorbacks in 2009 and 2010 under Bobby Petrino, will coach quarterbacks and be a social studies teacher at Mountain Home, which is in Class 6A.
First-year Mountain Home Coach Steve Ary said in an interview with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in March that Mallett had worked on a volunteer basis with the Bombers, and the school was planning to hire him as a full-time assistant coach.
Mallett led the Razorbacks to a victory over East Carolina in the Liberty Bowl in the 2009 season, then guided the school to a BCS bowl appearance in the Sugar Bowl against Ohio State the next season.
He was drafted in the third round by the New England Patriots in the 2011 NFL Draft, then spent seven seasons in the league with the Patriots, Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens.