( Andy Shupe)
Arkansas running backs coach Jimmy Smith is shown during practice Aug. 6, 2021, in Fayetteville.
When University of Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman hired running backs coach Jimmy Smith, the hire was praised because Smith was a respected high school coach in Georgia before joining the Georgia State staff in 2019.
Sophomore defensive lineman T.A. Cunningham, 6-6, 265 pounds, of Johns Creek, Ga., has 30 scholarship offers despite growing up playing basketball and only playing football for the first time as a freshman. Arkansas, Georgia, Southern Cal, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Penn State, Ole Miss and Florida State are just some of his offers.