Richard Davenport
Sports Recruiting Writer
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Richard Davenport is a life-long college sports fan who has always had a passion for recruiting. He began his journalism path by freelancing, and in August 2007, he was hired by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to write a recruiting column. In addition, Richard blogs nonstop to keep fans in the know. Read more from Richard on The Recruiting Guy blog
Recent Stories
THE RECRUITING GUY: Attention turns to Fayetteville
Posted: February 3, 2012 3:37 a.m.Wednesday was a big day for Fayetteville High School’s football program as junior quarterback Austin Allen and junior linebacker Brooks Ellis received scholarship offers from Arkansas. » Read story. | | Discuss
Analyst: Hogs’ class ‘athletic ... national’
Posted: February 2, 2012 4:30 a.m.The 24-man class signed Wednesday by Arkansas should help the Razorbacks at almost every position, according to national recruiting analyst Tom Lemming of CBS Sports Network. » Read story. | | 2 comments
National Signing day: Pen to paper
Major players left for UA
Posted: February 1, 2012 5:54 a.m.Want to know if Dorial Green-Beckham signed with Arkansas? You are not alone. Turn to wholehogsports.com/ signingday/ to find about DGB and all of your recruiting information today. There will be live video from Springfield, Mo., where Green-Beckham, the top recruit in the country, will announce his choice shortly after 9 a.m. » Read story. | | 1 comment
THE RECRUITING GUY: Sources: No. 1 guy hasn’t chosen Missouri ... yet
Posted: January 31, 2012 3:56 a.m.While the momentum in the recruiting of the nation’s top prospect, receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, appears to have swung toward Missouri after his official visit there over the weekend, sources indicated Monday the highly recruited prospect had not made a decision despite a report by John Hoover of the Tulsa World. » Read story. | | 5 comments
Receiver officially commits
Posted: January 30, 2012 4:05 a.m.An oral commitment Arkansas received Wednesday from one of the nation’s top junior-college receivers was made public Sunday. » Read story. | | Discuss
THE RECRUITING GUY: Dead period anything but dead for recruiters
Posted: January 29, 2012 3:07 a.m.With the dead period for college football recruiting starting Monday, coaches will be restricted to making phone calls to prospects and crossing their fingers for good news on Wednesday’s national signing day. » Read story. | | 4 comments
THE RECRUITING GUY: Arkansas coaches lure linebacker in for visit
Posted: January 27, 2012 4:45 a.m.Arkansas’ aggressive approach to recruiting highly sought linebacker Otha Peters of Covington, La., has paid off for the Razorbacks. » Read story. | | Discuss
THE RECRUITING GUY: Arkansas wows top-100 recruits
Posted: January 24, 2012 3:55 a.m.Arkansas hosted four of the nation’s top 100 recruits, according to Tom Lemming of CBS Sports Network, during a highly anticipated weekend that left prospects and parents impressed. » Read story. | | 9 comments
THE RECRUITING GUY: Hogs offense excites juco WR
Posted: January 22, 2012 5:19 a.m.Highly regarded junior college receiver Demetrius Wilson is one of 19 football prospects who will be finishing up their official visits to Arkansas today. » Read story. | | 3 comments
THE RECRUITING GUY: Hogs lure in pack of prized prospects for visits
Posted: January 20, 2012 2:54 a.m.Arkansas is bringing in what some believe is the most talented group of football prospects to ever set foot on campus this weekend. » Read story. | | 17 comments
