Defensive line coach Deke Adams, expected to to be added to the Arkansas football staff, is well thought of among high school coaches who know him.
He will come to Fayetteville after being at Florida International as the defensive line coach and running game coordinator.
Coach Marcus Jelks at Stephenson High School in Snellville, Ga., thinks highly of Adams.
“He is a great, hard working coach that will demand excellence from his players,” Jelks said. “Great guy and football coach. He was one of my player’s position coaches at South Carolina.
“Great family man as well.