LITTLE ROCK — POSITION Defensive tackles coach COACHING EXPERIENCE 14th season on college level, first at Arkansas HOMETOWN Butte, Mont.
EDUCATION Graduated from Carroll College in Helena, Mont., with a bachelor’s degree in history and secondary education in 1995.
RECRUITING TERRITORY Alabama, Mississippi, Dallas/Fort Worth, Southern California junior colleges COACHING HISTORY Carroll College, Blinn (Texas) Junior College, Northwestern (La.) State, Central Missouri, Northern Arizona, Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL), Northwestern State, Arkansas State, Arkansas FAMILY Wife Rebecca BIOGRAPHY Peoples was a four-year starting linebacker in 1989-1992 at CarrollCollege, where he began his coaching career as a graduate assistant in 1993. He has coached the defensive line throughout his career and coached 11 All-Sun Belt Conference players at Arkansas State in 2002-2009. He left ASU in 2010 to become Arkansas’director of high school relations, then became the Razorbacks’ defensive tackles coach last December for the team’s Cotton Bowl victory over Kansas State. He coached for a national junior college championship team at Blinn in 1995.
FAVORITE MEAL Pizza. I got pepperoni and mushrooms with thin crust. I’ve never had a bad piece of pizza.
FAVORITE MOVIE Braveheart. I likethe underdog mentality, the guy that’s going to fight to the end of it. I love that movie.
FAVORITE MUSIC I like both kinds of music - country and western. Anything country is good. I like some of the old country - Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty - but I like the new country, too. Zac Brown. I like it all.
FAVORITE ACTOR Tom Hanks. I like all his movies. Big is the first one that sticks out to me. He’s unbelievable. He can play all kinds of roles. He’s pretty dang good.
FAVORITE ACTRESS I better not touch that one. I don’t want my wife to get jealous.
FAVORITE TV SHOW Sons of Anarchy.It’s on FX. It’s about a group of guys that have a loyalty to one another, a bond, a code of ethics. I really love that.
HOBBIES The only hobby I’ve got is probably not a good one to be talking about, but I do drive a Harley-Davidson. ... You’ve got to be careful on those motorcycles every time you go out.
DO YOU WEAR A HELMET? I do.
DOES YOUR WIFE RIDE WITH YOU? She does. She gets on the back. We’ll go up to Eureka Springs.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT COACHING DEFENSIVE TACKLES? It’s a unique position. It’s one of the easier positions schematically to learn what you’re doing. But it’s a technique-driven position, and I enjoy that part of it.
WHAT’S IT LIKE WORKING WITH JOHN L. SMITH? Coach Smith is great. He’s got a very good way about him. He demands respect, but at the same time you’re able to share your thoughts with him. He’s a very good administrator. The players love him, coaches love him, and he’s had a bunch of experience.
Sports, Pages 28 on 08/19/2012