Prior relationships with University of Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman and running backs coach Jimmy Smith helped the Hogs make the recent cut for defensive lineman Cameron Ball.
Ball, 6-5, 295 pounds, of East Point (Ga.) Tri-Cities had 36 scholarship offers, but he narrowed his list to Arkansas, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Boston College, Illinois, Mississippi State, Minnesota, Arizona State and Georgia Tech.
Smith was the head coach at Cedar Grove High School in Georgia, where he went 67-14-1 in six seasons and won two Class AAA state titles before joining the staff at Georgia State in March 2019.