Geffrard brings size, charisma to Arkansas

July 27, 2023 at 2:00 a.m.

by Rick Fires

Ian Geffrard is a massive defensive lineman who comes to Arkansas from Whitefield Academy in Georgia. Geffrard first became interested in playing for Sam Pittman when he went to a Georgia football camp and Pittman was an assistant coach with the Bulldogs. (Photo courtesy of the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal)

FAYETTEVILLE — Big man, big personality.

That’s how Mableton (Ga.) Whitefield Academy Coach Coleman Joiner describes University of Arkansas incoming freshman defensive lineman Ian Geffrard, who is 6-5, 370 pounds.

“Ian