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TE transfer Gumms changes mind, pledges to Hogs again
Published: Sunday, May 7, 2023
Tight end commitment Var’Keyes Gumms
North Texas tight end transfer Var’Keyes Gumms, who recently re-opened his recruitment after being committed to Arkansas, has reversed course and pledged to the Razorbacks again.
Gumms, 6-3 and 235 pounds, made an official visit to Fayetteville in April. He officially visited California this weekend.
"I always loved Arkansas," he said. "Just was seeing my options before I just made a final life decision. And come to find out, I’m all in with y’all. Woo Pig."
He was named a second-team Freshman All-American last season as a redshirt freshman at North Texas. He also earned first-team All-Conference USA honors by the league's coaches.
Gumms played in 14 games with 6 starts, and had 34 receptions for 458 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Arkansas now has 14 pledges from transfers since the end of the 2022 season.
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