The Recruiting Guy

Updates: Day 2 of The Opening

A view of the Ronaldo Fields with the Tiger Woods building in the background.

Day two of the premier event for high school prospects starts at 11 a.m. central time

The lineman challenge will start at noon while the 7-on-7 pool play begins at 1. Several Arkansas prospects had very good showings on Friday, including running back Chase Hayden and defensive end Drew Jordan. The Opening features more than 160 of the nation's top prospects in the nation.

Updates on other Razorback prospects will be posted throughout the day.

3:31 update

UCLA defensive end commitment Hunter Echols, 6-4, 230 said he and defensive line coach Rory Segrest have been talking and he's going to try and make an official visit to Arkansas. He said former Hog running back Darren McFadden has been his favorite player since like age five and he's been a Razorback fan since then.

Highly recruited 2017 CB Ambry Thomas of Detroit, (Mich.) Martin Luther King said he's most likely going to take one of his official visits to Arkansas. He and safety Jaylen Kelly-Powell of Detroit Cass Technical visited Fayetteville for the three-day camp in June.

He said offensive coordinator Dan Enos told him the Hogs want to use him on both sides. ESPN rates him the No. 22 CB and No. 257 overall prospect in the nation.

7:33 update

Arkansas along with just about every school in the nation is recruiting 2018 cornerback Patrick Surtain II of Fort Lauderdale, (Fla.) American Heritage. He said he's talking to linebackers coach Vernon Hargreaves and he's planning to visit sometime in the future.

He's a big fan of Vernon Hargreaves III and believes he could learn from his father.

2018 offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer of Atlanta, (Ga.) Pace Academy said he's very interested in Arkansas because he likes the Hogs' pound and ground game and said that fits his style.

To say linebacker Addison Gumbs' parents likes Arkansas would be an understatement. Both couldn't say enough about the people. Mrs. Gumbs believes Arkansas is the best kept secret in the nation.

Gumbs' father, Desmond talked about Coach Bret Bielema being very down-to-earth.