Monthly Archives: September 2008

Two highly recruited prospects visiting the Hogs

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Defensive end Sheldon Richardson, 6-4, 270, 4.69  of St. Louis Gateway high school said Tuesday night that Arkansas will get his fifth official visit. He said he and his good friend Ronnie Wingo Jr. plan to take their official visits together. Wingo, 6-3, 212, 4.41 of St. Louis University high school is considered one of the best running backs in the nation.  Both are scheduled … Read More

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Player of the Week: Cobi Hamilton

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Each week Richard will pick a player to feature and ask the typical (and some atypical) questions.

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O’Quinn to be a Red Wolve

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Shiloh Christian offensive/ defensive lineman Nick O’Quinn, 6-2, 265, 5.16 switched his oral  commitment from Army to Arkansas State earlier this week.

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Top back planning visits

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Running back Ronnie Wingo, Jr. 6-3, 212, 4.41 of St. Louis University high school has lined up three official visits thus far. Ronnie Wingo Sr. said Thursday night that his son will visit Illinois Dec. 5-7, Alabama Dec.12-14 and Missouri Dec. 19-21. He said he plans to talk to Arkansas running back coach Tim Horton about setting up a visit … Read More

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Mail still piling up for UA oral commitment

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Texas Tech hasn’t given up on offensive lineman Travis Swanson, who has orally committed to Arkansas.  All of the Red Raiders coaches send him handwritten letters about every other day.

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In Davis, a strong RB for 2009 class

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Arkansas received a huge boost to the 2009 recruiting class on Sunday when Texas running back Knile Davis orally committed to the Hogs.

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Still a UA commitment, but still looking

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He committed to Arkansas a few weeks ago, but athlete Ricky Johnson (6-1/ 190 4.38) of Carencro High in Lafayette, La., plans to take official visits to Georgia Tech and Tennessee.

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Road trip an experience for commitment

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Arkansas commitment defensive end Ryan Calendar (6-8, 235, 4.9) of Caddo Mills was determined to see his future school play last weekend. 

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Two Arkansas prospects have big nights

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Pine Bluff Dollarway athlete Jesse Grandy rushed for 147 yards in his team’s loss to Marion last Friday..

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Wings players getting noticed

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The Arkansas Wings had a successful spring and summer on the basketball court, and that has some players garnering attention from college coaches.

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Prospect excited over first offer

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One of more than 40 recruits on hand for the Arkansas-Alabama game was cornerback Eric Bennett (5-10, 170, 4.49) of Tulsa.

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Caddo Mills has another player worth seeing

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Arkansas has received one oral commitment from Caddo Mills, Texas, in Ryan Calendar for the 2009 class but the Hogs could be back next year for running back Nathan Jeffery. Jeffery (6-0, 185, 4.51) rushed for 2,127 yards and 36 touchdowns last year. He ran the 100 meters in 10.8 seconds as a sophomore. Jeffery said he’s receiving interest from … Read More

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Though hurt, Central player keeps spirits up

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Little Rock Central linebacker/fullback Blake James was looking forward to playing for the Tigers his junior year after moving back from Ocean Springs, Miss., this summer. But James suffered a knee injury during the Arkansas football camp in June.

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