Lineman gives UA one more look

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Defensive/offensive lineman Austin Beck knows he wants to play his college football at Arkansas but he decided he would visit Fayetteville over the weekend for another look.

“I wanted to get a feel for the town and see the facilities again.” Beck said.  

Beck, 6-8, 300, 5.3 of Nowata, Okla., chose the Hogs over offers from Missouri, Tulsa, Baylor and Illinois. He’s also drawing interest from Arizona, Nebraska and others. He orally committed to the Razorbacks while attending the Red-White game April 24.

“I’ve never been off campus,” said Beck, who reports a 335-pound bench press and 420 squat. “We went to mall and went down Dickson street which was kind of pointless because it’s all bars. It was a little more crowded than I thought. I didn’t know that many people live in Fayetteville. I got into my first bumper-to-bumper traffic jam.”

Beck, who recorded 96 tackles and 6 sacks last year, enjoyed Fayetteville’s hospitality.

“It was a real nice town and the people were real friendly,” said Beck, who plans to graduate in Dec. and enroll at Arkansas in Jan. “We got lost once and had to ask someone at a stop light.”

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  1. MRPRFCT MRPRFCT says:

    Im glad to see he’s graduating in December. If we can get him, Brey, and Funderburk in December that’d be great momentum going into the last month before signing day.

  2. Mike Mike says:

    One of the most impressive videos I’ve seen.

  3. Hog on the Hill Hog on the Hill says:

    I wonder if it was him and his mom that I gave directions to on Duncan Ave. Someone pulled up in an SUV and asked me how to get to Dickson Street.

  4. PK PK says:

    he’s so nimble and powerful..great looking prospect.

  5. Mike_E Mike_E says:

    I wonder who is telling him that Fayetteville is a small town with nothing to do? Sounds like somebody is trying to turn him.

  6. MRPRFCT MRPRFCT says:

    Where did you get that opinion? It doesn’t say that in the article.

  7. PeytonHillisFTW PeytonHillisFTW says:

    no it just sounds like he is a small town kid if he thinks Fayetteville has lots of people

  8. Mike_E Mike_E says:

    :) Maybe but just because he’s given a verbal doesn’t mean that other schools are going to politely quit recruiting him. One of the knocks against us forever it seems is that there is nothing to do in Fayetteville. It just sounded to me like somebody had used that and he came over to see for himself. (it’s called double checking ;) )

  9. PeytonHillisFTW PeytonHillisFTW says:

    It was funny to me that he said having all bars on Dixon st was “pointless.”

    Many other recruits would have the opposite opinion :)

  10. MRPRFCT MRPRFCT says:

    He didn’t say having bars down Dickson St. was pointless. He said it was pointless for him and his mom to drive down Dickson because it was all bars.

    “We went to mall and went down Dickson street which was kind of pointless because it’s all bars.”

  11. PeytonHillisFTW PeytonHillisFTW says:

    your argument is pointless

  12. GonzoHog GonzoHog says:

    Peyton,

    MRPRFCT corrected you in how you mis-read what Beck actually said. You might as well admit it because there’s nothing complicated about it.

  13. MRPRFCT MRPRFCT says:

    It’s not an argument.

  14. BackwaterHog BackwaterHog says:

    I think what Austin was communicating is that he is not old enough to legally enter a bar.

  15. pigpoo pigpoo says:

    Austin is a beast! Glad he is a Razorback and hope he stays one!!!!

  16. teamhawg teamhawg says:

    Great looking prospect.

  17. BigHogFan BigHogFan says:

    Petrino’s NIKE polo is nice!!! I gotta get a red one!!

  18. justahog justahog says:

    Is BP a Short and Small dude or is BECK Just really huge. thats a lot of FB player

  19. HawgwildinMI HawgwildinMI says:

    He is a flat beast! How do you even throw a pass with good aim if this guy has his arms in the air? I love how he drops back into LB, really gives those offenses differnt looks. Great recruit!

  20. NCHog NCHog says:

    I LOVE the very last sack! This young man looks like the real deal!

  21. Ron in Germany Ron in Germany says:

    I hope he qualifies. :P

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