HawgBeat - Ranking the Contenders: Five-star point guard Darius Acuff Jr.
Five-star PG Darius Acuff Jr., the No. 9 player in the 2025 class, is down to Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan and UConn.
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From @RobCassidy_Rivals:
Five-star guard Darius Acuff Jr., is one of the most prolific scorers in the country and in possession of a long, extensive list of scholarship offers. He’s recently narrowed his focus to include just four options, however, as Kansas, Arkansas, UConn and Michigan are the only programs that remain in the race to land his pledge.
Today, Rivals national analyst Rob Cassidy ranks the contenders to land Acuff, who is yet to set a commitment date but could come off the board in the near future.
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Kentucky was thought to be among the leaders to land Acuff back when John Calipari was coaching the Wildcats, and the work the celebrated head coach did to forge a bond with Acuff and his family seems to have seamlessly transferred to Arkansas.Acuff’s May visit to Fayetteville went well and seems to have put Calipari and his new program in the driver’s seat of the volume scorer’s recruitment.
There’s plenty of time for Michigan or Kansas to make a move here, as no commitment date has been announced, but Arkansas fans should feel some serious optimism. The sooner a commitment comes, the better for the Hawgs.
2. MICHIGAN
Thought to be the favorite before Juwan Howard was removed as head coach, Michigan still feels like a player for Acuff as he continues to build a relationship with Dusty May and the new Wolverines staff.Acuff is a Detroit native that grew up watching Michigan and aspiring to play for the program one day, but a coaching change at a pivotal moment in his recruitment helped open the door to other programs. Now it seems the in-state program has some serious work to do down the stretch to land Acuff’s commitment.
