FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas safeties coach Ron Cooper and cornerbacks coach Mark Smith visited with defensive back commitment Malik Chavis in Fayetteville last week, but it wasn’t at the Fred W. Smith football complex.
Cooper and Smith visited Bud Walton Arena to watch Chavis and the Rison Wildcats compete in Arkansas basketball’s team camp on Friday.
“It showed they support you and they’re behind you 100 percent,” Chavis said.
Chavis, 6-2, 180, 4.43 seconds in the 40-yard dash, chose the Razorbacks in March over interest from Ole Miss, Oklahoma State and others. He recorded 128 carries for 998 yards and 14 touchdowns this past season to go with 19 unassisted tackles.