Nashville athlete La'Michael Pettway said he had been thinking of committing to Arkansas for awhile. He told the Hogs coaches of his decision Saturday night .
The postive atmosphere at Arkansas was a big impact on his decision. He appreciated tight ends coach Barry Lunney Jr. staying after him after he pledged to Ole Miss. He said Coach Bret Bielema has told him the Hogs might look at him as a two-way player.
Highland WR Deontae Stewart had 5 catches for 72 receiving and 1 TD. He also had a 53 yard TD run., an int,
Fayetteville TE CJ O'Grady had 1 reception for 21 yards. Soph QB Taylor Powell was 16-23 for 243 yards and 1 TD.
LR Christian junior RB Damarea Crockett had 12 carries 209 yards 3TDs. 2 catche for 13 yards.
LR Catholic junior QB Andre Sale was 17 of 35 for 169 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int, 10 rushes for 37 yards, 1 TD,
LR Catholic RB Lance Harville-Thomas rushed 178 yards and 1 TD
Conway TB Kevin Chamorro ran 18 times for 156 yards and 2 TDs.
LR Parkview junior DL-FB Kenyon Jackson had 5 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, a sack, 3 QB hurries, 1 forced fumble. He had 3 pancake blocks on offense.
Junction City TE-DE Jamario Bell had 7 tackles, 2 TFL, a 50 yard reception for a TD and a 50 yard kickoff return.
RB Rawleigh Williams of Dallas Bishop Lynch had 28 carries for 119 yards and 2 TDs in 38-21 loss to Bishop Dunne. He now has 2,042 yards
RB Charles West of Coppell, Texas had 12 carries for 64 yards in a 33-10 loss to Euless Trinity
Prairie Grove junior TE Dylan Soehner had 6 catches for 80 yards.
NLR WR K.J. Hill had 5 receptions for 73 yards, 2 TDs. A rush for 6 yards, punt return of 9 yards in a half of play.
RB Karan Higdon of Sarasota, (Fla.) Riverview had 29 carries for 300 yards and 3 TDs.
QB Ty Storey of Charleston was 20 of 27 for 344 yards, 4 TDs, 1 int. He had a rushing TD.
There are reasons to be optimistic about Arkansas' chances for highly recruited offensive lineman Jalen Merrick of New Smyrna Beach, Fla. There are indications he wants to leave the state.
A source remains optimistic about Arkansas' chances for Lawton, Okla. OL Jalin Barnett.
Look for Arkansas Coach Bret Bielema to visit the school of LB-DE Porter Gustin of Salem Hills, Utah next week during the open date.
Miami OL commit Geron Christian of Ocala, (Fla.) Trinity Catholic said he plans to officially visit Arkansas.
S Montrel Wilson of Fossil Ridge High School in Texas tweeted that he's no longer committed to Baylor. He said he planned to officially visit Arkansas before the Hogs played Texas A&M.