Brothers playing college ball from Greenwood have become almost expected. In the late 90’s, Travis and Trent McDaniel laid the foundation for Drew and Grant Morgan, Peyton and Connor Noland, Morgan and Jordan Hanna, Cash and Kane Archer, and now. Jack and Wyatt Edwards. The younger Edwards brother signed with Hendrix College in Conway.
Wyatt Edwards becomes the sixth player from the 2026 class to sign from Greenwood. Kane Archer (Utah), Cody Taylor (Charlotte), and Champ Davis (Southern) signed in December. Akira Fujibayashi (Henderson State) and Cody Johnson (Central Oklahoma).
Hendrix College brought football back in 2013 and hired Head Coach Buck Buchanan to lead the program, and he has been there ever since. In 2025, the Warriors went 6-4 and are currently on the upswing since the pandemic halted their success. Hendrix has an in-state rival in Lyon College in Batesville.
A Longsnapper by trade, Wyatt doesn’t grab the headlines unless something goes wrong. Wyatt’s brother, Jack, is with the NCAA Division II reigning National Champion Runner-Up Harding Bisons.
“For me, it’s just close. I have an uncle (Dr. Keith Pachlhofer – Greenwood ‘98) that’s a math professor at UCA (Central Arkansas). I wouldn’t be too far from him. It was the culture when I went there for a game day visit.” Wyatt Edwards said about choosing Hendrix. “I really fell in love with the place. I love their campus. Their Coaches are awesome.”
As a part of the Greenwood Football team, Wyatt was a back-to-back State Champion and State Runner-Up. But Longsnapper isn’t his only talent, as he is a percussionist for the Greenwood Band. The Winter Winds team placed as State Runner-Up last month in Lake Hamilton.
“To me, what makes Greenwood so special is not just the wins. I think it’s the culture as well.” Wyatt said about his time as a Bulldog. “Not saying we are entitled, but we have a winning culture. We’re always there to win no matter what.”
“He’s a great example of a guy that worked in this specific thing with deep snapping. Just perfected it. He spent countless hours outside of practice deep snapping and it paid off.” Head Coach Chris Young said. “He’s going to continue doing what he loves. He earned it. Deep snapping’s a different position than most.”
“He knows more about deep snapping than his coaches do!” Coach Young said with a laugh. “He self-taught a lot. His dad was a huge part of his progression. Just very fortunate that we had him in our program for three years. Two years as a starter, and we’re certainly going to miss him.”
