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Thursday recruiting tidbits

Fort Smith Northside receiver Kiondre Thomas tries to shake Greenwood defender Ryan Padilla during a game Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at Mayo-Thompson Field in Fort Smith.

Minnesota extended an offer to Ft. Smith Northside athlete Kiondre Thomas this morning.

Thomas, who is committed to La. Tech, also has offers from Mississippi State, Arkansas State, Tulsa and Eastern Illinois. He'll attend Arkansas' Advanced camp on Saturday.

Ft. Smith Northside linebacker Deontre Hardwick also plans to attend the Arkansas camp.

College basketball coaches could make contact with sophomore prospects at 12:01 am Monday. Arkansas and several others called forward S.K. Shittu of Rogers Providence Christian Academy. Cornell called and extended an offer.

Shittu, 6-9, 193 pounds, has offers from Oklahoma, LSU, Tulsa and others while Arkansas is showing strong interest.

Arkansas 2016 forward target Tyler Cook, 6-9, 240 pounds, of St. Louis Chaminade College Prep has received an invite to the Nike Basketball Academy.

Arkansas linebacker commitment De'jon Harris said he and his cousin, linebacker Michael Divinity of Marrero, (La.) John Ehret High School are looking for a weekend they can make it up to Fayetteville for a camp.

Linebacker Stone Boshears of LR Christian received his first offers this week from OBU and Henderson State. He is attending camps at Austin Peay and SE Missouri this weekend.