Woodson, Wilson discuss recruiting to Arkansas

Arkansas co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson and secondary coach Deron Wilson met with media members Wednesday and hit on a number of matters, together with recruiting. 

Woodson wasn’t shy about his expectations of recruiting the nation’s greatest to Fayetteville. 

“With regards to defensive backs, we’re going to recruit one of the best ones accessible within the nation, no matter location,” Woodson mentioned. 

A local of Moss Level, Miss., Woodson spoke about his recruiting background. 

“The Southeast is primarily the footprint of the place I’ve skilled recruiting,” Woodson mentioned. “Florida, clearly coming from Florida State, I had an space there. Mississippi is my residence state. So I really feel like several child that’s an SEC-caliber participant that may assist us get higher, we’ll have an opportunity to enter that state and compete.”

Wilson, who’s a New Orleans native, was at Florida as a defensive high quality management assistant for cornerbacks earlier than coming to Fayetteville. 

He was defensive coordinator at McNeese State from 2020-21, and from 2016-19 he was at Texas-San Antonio, the place he served as a defensive graduate assistant and cornerbacks coach the ultimate two seasons.

Arkansas historically recruits the encompassing bordering states and the Southeast.

“I’ve recruited Dallas and among the Texas space as properly,” Woodson mentioned. “And clearly having Coach Wilson from Louisiana, that’ll be capable to assist us out in that space as properly.”

Wilson thinks touting the Razorbacks because the state’s hottest workforce is an effective gross sales pitch in recruiting.

“Within the state of Arkansas, you’ve got the College of Arkansas,” Wilson mentioned. “It’s the flagship faculty the place children wish to come right here rising up. Like, ‘I wish to go to the College of Arkansas.’ Your No. 1 pitch is we’re the professional workforce. The gamers, the coaches, they wish to see us. That’s the No. 1 pitch.” 

Woodson sees the Arkansas teaching workers being a serious asset in recruiting. 

“For us, it’s concerning the individuals,” Woodson mentioned. “I really feel prefer it’s one of the best workers within the nation. With us, you get what you see. With regards to being developed as an individual, with regards to being developed as a student-athlete, I really feel like we’ve acquired one of the best workers within the nation.”

Woodson additionally plans to recruit on the job prospects for Arkansas soccer gamers after school.

“You have a look at the sources, the connections and the community that you may develop at Arkansas, it may open up doorways past soccer that may profit you in life,” he mentioned. “For us, that’s what it’s all about, simply being who we’re. This place, when you come and go to, it speaks for itself. That’s going to be the important thing for us, getting guys on campus and letting them be round who we’re. When that’s the case, you don’t should promote something.”