Cody and Jacob Hollister, twin brothers from Bend, appear to be returning to play NCAA Division I football.

The University of Arkansas announced Thursday that Cody Hollister, a standout receiver for Mountain View High School’s 2011 Class 5A state championship team, signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Razorbacks.

Also this week, Jacob Hollister, the quarterback on that Mountain View state title squad — he has since changed positions and is a tight end — faxed in his NLI to the University of Wyoming.

Both players will be able to enroll in classes in January.

“As student-athletes, they will be able to maximize our out-of-season program in addition to having the ability to take part in spring practice,” said Arkansas coach Bret Bielema of his two junior-college transfers, including Cody Hollister. “Both of them were full qualifiers out of high school, which was very important to our staff moving forward.”

In his senior season at Mountain View, Cody Hollister caught 64 passes for 1,038 yards and 15 touchdowns — most from his brother Jacob, who passed for 1,860 yards and 32 touchdowns against just three interceptions.

The Hollister twins both walked on at the University of Nevada in Reno in 2012 and redshirted as freshmen. At the semester break they transferred to Arizona Western College, where Cody became a first-team all-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference selection after leading the team with 69 receptions for 934 yards and five touchdowns.

Jacob Hollister changed positions at Arizona Western, converting from a quarterback to the team’s starting tight end. He had 10 catches for 94 yards and a touchdown in 12 games this season.

“I signed yesterday,” Jacob Hollister said Thursday, confirming his commitment to Wyoming. “It’s been a stressful couple of weeks with the whole coaching situation.”

Wyoming fired head coach Dave Christensen on Dec. 1. The Cowboys hired North Dakota State coach Craig Bohl on Dec. 8 to take over the program, but Bohl is still guiding the Bison in the FCS playoffs.

“One thing that’s really exciting for me is (that) Wyoming doesn’t have a lot of tight ends, and watching Bohl’s offense, he uses a lot of tight ends,” Jacob Hollister said. “I’m excited to show what I can do.”

A Wyoming athletic department official reached Thursday could not confirm the signing of Jacob Hollister, as the coaching transition is still taking place.