FAYETTEVILLE -- The compassion Bret Bielema shows to his players and his ability to relate to people from all walks of life have helped Bielema become Arkansas' best recruiting head football coach since the late Frank Broyles.
Bielema's ability to nab top recruits from the back yards of elite programs such as Oklahoma, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Texas and LSU, is a bonus for a program that already relies on out-of-state players to make up the majority of each class.
Since arriving in Fayetteville in December of 2012, Bielema has used his personal touch to go head to head with Ohio State, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Alabama, UCLA, Ohio State, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Florida, Texas and others for top prospects.