FAYETTEVILLE — Ace recruiter and wide receivers coach Justin Stepp is leaving the University of Arkansas football staff and returning to his hometown roots.
Stepp has taken a position at South Carolina on the incoming staff for new Coach Shane Beamer, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette confirmed Sunday.
Stepp, 37, was the lone holdover for Coach Sam Pittman’s first staff with the Razorbacks after coming to Arkansas with Coach Chad Morris in 2018. A native of Columbia, S.C., Stepp graduated from Pelion (S.C.) High and was a standout receiver and punt returner at Furman University (2003-06), earning All-Southern Conference honors as a junior and senior.