Greenwood quarterback Connor Noland and his family traveled to Rome for a vacation, and it gave the future Razorback an opportunity to sign his national letter of intent at the Colosseum on Wednesday morning.
He and his family arrived in Rome about 3 a.m. Central Time.
"We had talked about a trip to Europe earlier in the year, and it just worked out this way," Noland said. "I played in the Blue-Grey All American game on Monday night, the 18th, and we flew out on the 19th. Monumental moments should be experienced in monumental places. What a month."
Noland (6-3, 208 pounds) inked with the Hogs over scholarship offers from Penn State, UCLA, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and others. ESPN rates him a four-star prospect, the No. 14 pocket-passer and No. 243 overall prospect in the nation.
A standout right-handed pitcher, he also plans to play baseball at Arkansas.
