FAYETTEVILLE -- The top voice for the Arkansas Razorbacks' defense is high volume, authoritative and intense, Coach Bret Bielema said.
What first-year defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads' voice does not have might help produce better results in the Razorbacks' new 3-4 schemes, starting with Thursday's season opener against Florida A&M at War Memorial Stadium.
Coaching stops Utah State grad assistant (1990-91), Ohio State grad assistant (1991), Pacific DBs (1992-94), Iowa State DBs (1995-99), Pittsburgh defensive coordinator (2000-07), Auburn defensive coordinator (2008), Iowa State head coach (2009-15), Arkansas DBs (2016)
"He's hard on them, but it's not in a demeaning way," Bielema said.