DALLAS -- Razorback Coach Bret Bielema and his staff never backed off Arkansas native and highly recruited cornerback Chevin Calloway after he committed to Iowa on July 11.
Because of that no-quit attitude, Calloway plans to make an official visit to Fayetteville on Oct. 8 for the game against No. 1 Alabama.
How Arkansas’ 2017 football commitments are faring
PS. NAME HT WT 40 SCHOOL TONIGHT FOR SEASON
OL KIRBY ADCOCK 6-5 300 N/A Nashville vs. Arkadelphia Helped Scrappers avg. 345.5 rushing and 247 passing yards
DE RYDER ANDERSON 6-6 230 4.9 Katy, Texas Thurs. vs. Katy Taylor 4 UT, 2 AT, 2 SA, 2 QB hurries, 1 FF
Ath MALEEK BARKLEY 5-11 180 4.45 Austin (Texas) Lake Travis vs. Hays 34-360 rush, 4 TDs; 14-276 rec., 2 TDs, 3-68 KOR
Ath JARROD BARNES 5-11 172 4.37 Cabot vs. LR Catholic 34-301 rush, 2 TDs; 10-13-134 pass, 4-100 KOR, 1 TD
S MONTARIC BROWN 6-1 180 4.5 Ashdown vs. Mena 9 TT, 3 ints.; 14-193 rec., 1 TD; 1-18 KOR, 3-5 PR
OL SHANE CLENIN 6-6 295 5.1 Festus (Mo.) Jefferson vs. Valle Catholic 38 pancake blocks, helped team average 381.2 rushing yards
CB JORDON CURTIS 6-2 185 4.42 Jenks, Okla. at Norman 7.5 TT, 1 int return for TD; 29-259 rush, 3 TDs, 5-93 rec.
RB CHASE HAYDEN 5-11 185 4.47 Collierville (Tenn.) St. George’s vs. Memphis Hamilton 49-475 rush, 8 TDs; 7-93 rec., 1TD; 2-40 PR; 3 UT
DB KOREY HERNANDEZ 5-11 175 4.5 Ellenwood (Ga.) Cedar Grove at Westminster 22 TT, 10 PBU, 2 TFL, 1 FF, 1 int, 1 blocked punt, 2-141 KOR
QB DAULTON HYATT 6-4 182 4.62 Attalla, (Ala.) Etowah at Fort Payne 48-72-811 pass, 7 TDs, 1 int; 21-195 rush, 1 TD
WR KOILAN JACKSON 6-3 210 4.52 Joe T. Robinson vs. Fountain Lake 6-48 rush, 2 TDs; 13-313 rec., 3 TDs; 3 2-point con., 2-95 PR
CB JARQUES McCLELLION 6-1 180 4.41 Delray Beach (Fla.) Am. Her. Open 23 TT, 13 passes defended, 9-215 rec., 2 TDs, 2-124 KOR
S DERRICK MUNSON 6-0 200 4.6 Metairie (La.) Rummel Open 38 TT, 3 ints, 3-23 PR
WR JONATHAN NANCE 6-1 181 4.44 Miss.Gulf Coast CC Thurs. at East Central CC 10–110 rec.
LB JOSH PAUL 6-2 205 4.76 New Orleans De La Salle at Lusher 32 TT, 1 SA, 5 TFL, 1 int, 1 blocked punt
TE JEREMY PATTON 6-6 248 4.59 Arizona Western College at Air Force prep 2-30 receiving
OL DALTON WAGNER 6-9 312 n/a Richmond (Ill.) Rich.-Burton vs. Woodstock North 8 TT, .5 SA, 1 TFL
Ath. De’VION WARREN 5-11 168 4.53 Monroe (La.) Ouachita Parish vs. North Webster 17-31-179 pass, 3 TDs; 26-239 rush, 5 TDs
RB MALEEK WILLIAMS 5-11 215 4.42 Punta Gorda (Fla.) Charlotte at Fort Myers 35-353 rushing, 4 TDs; 1-10 rec.
KIRBY ADCOCK (Helped offense to 509 rushing yards and 238 passing yards in 47-8 victory over DeQueen);
RYDER ANDERSON (2 TT, 2 SA, 1 FF in 45-7 victory over Cinco Ranch 26-3);
MALEEK BARKLEY (8-96 rushing, 1 TD; 2-102 receiving, 1 TD in 50-7 victory over Hendrickson);
JARROD BARNES (DNP in 41-0 victory over LR Fair);
MONTARIC BROWN (4-80 receiving, 1 TD in 24-23 loss to Hamburg);
SHANE CLENIN (13 pancake blocks, helped team rush for 389 yards; 5 TT in 52-0 victory over Crystal City);
JORDON CURTIS (thumb surgery, DNP in 44-22 victory over Springdale Har-Ber);
CHASE HAYDEN (15-105 rushing, 3 TDs; 2-16 receiving in 29-8 victory over Holly Springs);
KOREY HERNANDEZ (6 TT, 2 TFL, 2 PBU in 28-21 victory over Lovett);
DAULTON HYATT (10-17-150 passing, 1 TD, 6-63 rushing in 24-16 victory over Alexandria) ;
KOILAN JACKSON (2-60 receiving, 1 TD; 1-80 PR, 1 TD in 42-0 victory over Baptist Prep);
JARQUES McCLELLION ( 3 TT, 4 passes defended; 2-27 receiving in 41-0 loss to Miami Northwestern)
DERRICK MUNSON (6 TT in 50-13 victory Wayne County);
JONATHAN NANCE (1-56 receiving in 21-7 victory loss to East Miss. C.C.);
JOSH PAUL (12 TT, 1 SA, 2 TFL, 1 blocked punt in 44-8 victory over Union Parish);
JEREMY PATTON (2-30 receiving in 38-3 victory over Eastern Arizona College);
DALTON WAGNER helped team rush for 280 yards, 4 TT in 35-7 victory over Burlington Central);
DE’VION WARREN (5-7-65 passing, 1 TD; 6-13 rushing in 26-14 loss to Monroe Neville);
MALEEK WILLIAMS (10-77 rushing, 1 TD in 52-7 victory over Ida Baker)
"We're real tight right now," Calloway said of the Arkansas staff. "Coach B hits me up a lot."
Calloway, 5-11, 185, 4.46 seconds in the 40-yard dash of Dallas Bishop Dunne, has more than 30 scholarship offers from Arkansas, Texas, Texas A&M, Ohio State, Oklahoma, LSU, UCLA and others. ESPN rates him the No. 8 cornerback and the Nation's No. 75 overall prospect.
Born in Pine Bluff, Calloway moved to Texas when he was 3, but many family members still live in the state and are big Razorbacks fans.
Defensive coordinator Robb Smith, defensive backs coach Paul Rhoads and linebackers coach Vernon Hargreaves also are making contact.
"They all hit me up," Calloway said. "I can tell the connection is real tight. I know I'm going to get down there for the Alabama and LSU game. So I'm pretty excited about that."
He said he'll officially visit during Alabama weekend while LSU would be an unofficial visit. Calloway listed other official visits.
"I think I'm going to try and get down to Ole Miss," he said. "I'll get down to Texas. I know for sure Iowa. I think I'll try and get to Nebraska as well."
Calloway said nothing will be certain until signing day in February. Iowa is strong, he said, but Arkansas is still in the picture.
Calloway said the environment that the coaches have created has him wanting to go back to Fayetteville.
"We talk about the alumni and the family there," Calloway said. "Just the whole environment in general with what the coaches have going on with the defensive scheme they're running. That's what draws a lot of my interest. I see how they play and it's similar to how we play."
He was impressed with Arkansas' 41-38 double-overtime victory over TCU.
"I liked how they were able to play up with the uptempo-type offense, a different type of offense they're not used to playing in the SEC," Calloway said. "Just the way they were able to adjust to that and even to take it to overtime and to keep playing the way they did,"
Calloway made sure not to miss an episode of the Being Bret Bielema show.
"I actually recorded the whole series of it," Calloway said. "I always think it's cool to see somebody I've been able to talk to. Somebody I have a good connection with and seeing him on TV."
The show reflects well on Bielema, Calloway said.
"It shows his personality and it shows he is not just a coach, but a person," he said.
Calloway made his first trip to Fayetteville for the spring game with three uncles and rabid Hog fans Edmond, Anthony and Theotis Williams. He made a return trip in June with his mother, stepfather and younger sister.
His family is high on Arkansas, but they're also giving him space.
"The good thing is I know they want the best for me, but they're always going to be a little bias towards Arkansas," Calloway said. "They're always coming with 'You see what Arkansas did with TCU. They were able to hang with the tempo. They say Coach Rhoads is going to do something, he's going to do something.' They still stay in my ear a little bit."
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Sports on 09/23/2016