Mitch Stewart serves as Quarterbacks for University of Arkansas's Football program in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Head Coach Ryan Silverfield selected a familiar name when he tabbed Mitch Stewart as Arkansas’ quarterbacks coach. Stewart spent each of the last two seasons on Silverfield’s staff at Memphis, serving as a senior offensive analyst in 2024 before being promoted to QB coach in 2025.
Stewart had joined the coaching staff at South Alabama in January as the Jaguars’ wide receivers coach. In 2025, Stewart took a new starting quarterback in Brendon Lewis and helped the Tigers to an 8-5 record, including a six-game winning streak to open the season. Lewis was steady after transferring from Nevada, passing for 2,673 yards while completing 68.8% of his passes (253-for-368) with 16 touchdowns and seven interceptions to go with 660 yards rushing and nine more scores. The Dallas native rushed for a season-best 103 yards in a win over Arkansas.