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Rawleigh Williams III, Arkansas Razorback running back, carries the football in the fourth quarter in the Nov. 12 game against Louisiana State University in Fayetteville. “Signing Day on the Hill” on Feb. 2, hosted by the George Billingsley Northwest Arkansas Razorback Club, will give Razorback football fans a chance to be among the first to hear about the 2017 class of signed recruits.
Rawleigh Williams III, Arkansas Razorback running back, carries the football in the fourth quarter in the Nov. 12 game against Louisiana State University in Fayetteville. “Signing Day on the Hill” on Feb. 2, hosted by the George Billingsley Northwest Arkansas Razorback Club, will give Razorback football fans a chance to be among the first to hear about the 2017 class of signed recruits.

The George Billingsley Northwest Arkansas Razorback Club hosts "Signing Day on the Hill" on Feb. 2 at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale.

Guests will be among the first to hear head football Coach Bret Bielema reveal the names and stats of the 2017 class of recruits who have signed commitments to the team.

Signing Day on the Hill

Who: George Billingsley Northwest Arkansas Razorback Club

What: Bret Bielema, Razorback head football coach; assistant coaches; new recruit information

When: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 2

Where: Northwest Arkansas Convention Center, Springdale

Tickets: $40

Information: nwarazorbackclub.org

Richard Knipple, club president, said the team's assistant coaches -- including Dan Enos, offensive coordinator, and Paul Rhodes, newly promoted defensive coordinator -- are slated to be included in the luncheon's program. The benefit will conclude with a question-and-answer session to give fans an opportunity to query coaches.

The local club is a chapter of the Razorback Foundation and proceeds from the fourth annual fundraiser will help the club support the foundation's work to provide more than 460 scholarships annually, facilities and other programs for Razorback student-athletes. The foundation also hosts basketball, spring and football banquets and a summer celebrity golf tournament.

Doors at the convention center will open at 11:30 a.m., with the program set to start at noon.

-- CARIN SCHOPPMEYER

cschoppmeyer@nwadg.com

NAN Our Town on 01/19/2017

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