Coach Malzahn to speak in Fort Smith at Union Christian event

Auburn football Head Coach and Fort Smith native Gus Malzahn will speak June 12 at an event hosted by Union Christian Academy.

Malzahn is a 1984 graduate of Fort Smith Christian High School, which is now part of Union Christian. He was voted best all-around student and most athletic in his senior year at the high school.

Malzahn began coaching football at Hughes High School in Hughes, Ark. From there he was named head football coach of Shiloh Christian School in Springdale. In 2001 he was named head football coach at Springdale High School at which the school won the state championship in 2005.

In late 2005 he was named offensive coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks under the program of Head Coach Houston Nutt. In 2008 he became the head coach at Tulsa University. He was there just a year before being named offensive coordinator at Auburn under the program of Head Coach Gene Chizik. He left Auburn in 2011 to be the head coach at Arkansas State University. However, after just a year in Jonesboro, Malzahn returned to Auburn as the program’s head coach.

The event begins at 6:30 p.m., at Community Bible Church in Fort Smith. Tickets are $50 at the door, or $30 if purchased online. Link here for ticket info.