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FB Recruiting 2021 (Early) Signing Day HQ

Remember how all 20 commits joined the class:

We’ve got one down folks. Georgia linebacker Chris Paul is a Razorback!
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I'm actually really excited about

this offseason. There are a lot of position battles, and the spring should be really interesting. The guys in the secondary pretty much all come back, and now we have to figure out how Slusher fits in, plus with this Gordon kid. What happens with Bush, Bishop, and Hudson Clark? How does the OL shape out? Most of the skill positions on offense are pretty much set.
trying to project any kind of starting lineup is gonna be tough for sure even well into spring ball.

2021 3* Commits by SEC Team

Did some looking at what SEC teams are taking, and how many of each. Seems like there are the elite 3-4 then everyone else takes all the 3* they can get.


Alabama - 4
Georgia - 4
LSU - 4
Florida - 10
A$M - 7
Tennessee - 15
Ole Miss - 12
Missouri - 15
Arkansas - 18 (!!!!!!!)
Vandy - 17
Mississippi State - 14
Kentucky - 14
Auburn - 9
South Carolina - 9

Need to keep getting bigger & stronger in the trenches

Love the size Pitt is recruiting, we looked small on the field compared to the traditional top teams (bama, a&m, Ga, LSU) it was obvious on film (even with TN, AU, and FL)

DT ‘21 Williams 6’3 295, Ball 6’5 302
(i think they may keep wright small to play end some because of quickness)
DT ‘20 Boykin 6’4 314
DT ‘19 Miller 6’5 310 (Jackson and Carter undersized)
That’s an average 6’4 305

OL ‘21 Manual 6’8 310, Carson 6’6 285, Wells 6’5 306 Avg 6’6 300
OL ‘20 curry 6’5 320, Henderson 6’5 285, st John 6’5 359 (st John needs to be lower) Avg 6’5 321
That’s a total average 6’5.5 310

Other OL that came in previous years (besides Cunningham, Gatlin, Wagner who looked the part on height and weight) were very undersized coming in 6’2 -6-5 & 260-280
I wonder framewise, how much more can some of them carry and still be effective

Media and Signing Day (Early vs Late)

I was looking at all the players who signed today with SEC schools and look at how Arkansas’ class took shape today and all of ours signed and we are full.

However, ESPN and the SEC Network hasn’t really shifted to the early signing period be the main day.

I could see Arkansas in February being like naw we are good, we don’t need to rehash what we went over on December 16th....

If this a trend, media should shift. But it could be just another aspect of the pandemic with visits not as likely this year.

Recruiting Question and Pittman (has there ever?)

Has there been a D1 Power 5 School that didn't lose a single commitment on signing day that had more than 20 signees? Seriously... today was incredible.

While many may enjoy the drama, I for one was extremely grateful for the reduced amount of stress on signing day. What does this say of the type of person Sam Pittman and his staff are that when he took commitments (sight un-seen no less) to have young men that never wavered! (One QB exception but totally understandable with 2 QB's committed in the same class - even if he does move to TE)? Listening to the interview of most of these young men doesn't do anything but bring hope and excitement to what could be for the foundation of the future of Hog football.

Even more so, can you say enough about how he has guided this team through this COVID football season? While we were livid when the new schedule was announced, he never wavered in his commitment to improve and prove that Arkansas was no longer a "gimme" with the exception of Alabama. He could have cried foul like most of us did but he made his players believe that they would thrive through the adversity.

He never gave us a black eye (no pun intended) in the middle of the racial tension that was brewing across the country. He stood up for his players and never said or did anything that would make Arkansas look, well...like Arkansas!

While Sam may not be the flash he is certainly the substance. I would not have wished this season on any coach but he has handled it with incredible grace and excellence.

"he is a hero, not the hero we deserved but the hero we needed" - THANK YOU SAM PITTMAN FOR BELIEVING IN ARKANSAS AND LEADING SO WELL!

FB Recruiting What do you think of this class (pre-signing day)

As it stands now, here are the SEC rankings:
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and the national rankings: https://n.rivals.com/team_rankings/2021/all-teams/football

Arkansas's class finishes since 2012 (not including 2018, 2020): 34, 27, 29, 25, 30, 24, 20 AVERAGE: 27

When the dust settles I think the Hogs finish right around that average. Given the circumstances of this year, are you satisfied with the class or will happiness depend on signing day wins?

FB Recruiting SIGNING CEREMONY TIMES

ANNOUNCEMENTS TO WATCH

(Undecided) Jones College DT Jalen Williams - TBA

(A&M Commit) Northside ATH Dreyden Norwood - Signs Wednesday, official ceremony in Feb.

(Undecided) Tri-Cities DT Cameron Ball -11 a.m. (CT)

COMMITMENT OFFICIAL SIGNING TIMES (CT)

AJ Green - 7:45 a.m.
Bryce Stephens - 8 a.m.
Chase Lowery - 8 a.m.
Javion Hunt - “morning” (Friday signing ceremony)
Jaedon Wilson - 8: 30 a.m.
Chris Paul Jr - 9 a.m.
Lucas Coley - 9:45 a.m.
Jermaine Hamilton-Jordan - 10 a.m.
Patrick Foley (PWO) - 10:30 a.m.
Solomon Wright - 11 a.m.
Terry Wells - 11 a.m.
Cole Carson - 12:15 p.m.
Jayden Johnson - 12:30 p.m.
Marco Avant - 12:45 p.m.
Ketron Jackson - 1:30 p.m.
Erin Outley, Landon Rogers - 1:30 p.m.
Cameron Little - 2 p.m.
Devon Manuel - 3 p.m.
Raheim Sanders - 3 p.m.
Keuan Parker - 5:30 p.m.

Still getting times from the ones I haven't posted
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