LITTLE ROCK — Because he's not sure Houston Nutt will be coach at Arkansas next year, quarterback Kale Pick has reneged on his oral commitment to the Razorbacks and switched his pledge to Kansas.
Pick, 6-1, 198 pounds, 4.48-second 40-yard dash, of Dodge City, Kan., committed to the Razorbacks in late May but said he changed his mind Sunday night. On Monday night, Pick, rated by Rivals as the 11th-best dual threat quarterback in the nation, committed to Kansas.
"The reason why I committed to Arkansas was because of their coaching staff," Pick said. "I love their coaching staff. That's the No. 1 thing on my list is the coaches, and I love Coach Nutt and Coach [David] Lee and Coach [James] Shibest. I love them to death. I have a lot of faith in all of them.
"It's just the fact if they're going to be there. I was trying to think if they're not there it would be tough for me to be there. It just seems like they're under a lot of pressure with a lot of things. When we come down there, it seems like they're under pressure."
Pick said undefeated Kansas, ranked ninth in the BCS standings, had been talking to him "quite a bit."
Pick has a thumb injury and is not expected to play any more this season. In his one game before the injury, he was 11 of 15 passing for 255 yards and 4 touchdowns and rushed 4 times for 40 yards. As a junior, he passed for 1,779 yards and 19 touchdowns with 6 interceptions and ran for 3 more scores.
Sports, Pages 17, 21 on 10/23/2007