High School Football stories
Tide’s loss a big gain for Hogs
posted: 02/02/2012 4:37 a.m. Comment 1
Defensive tackle Darius Philon put on an Alabama hat Wednesday morning during a signing day ceremony at Mobile (Ala.) Vigor High School, but a few hours later he put his signature on a national letter of intent to play for Arkansas.
Malzahn, staff work efficiently
posted: 02/02/2012 4:34 a.m. Discuss
Rhett Lashlee faced a packed travel itinerary in the first hours after his hiring as Arkansas State’s offensive coordinator seven weeks ago.
LIKE IT IS: DGB made his decision, and that is that
posted: 02/02/2012 4:32 a.m. Comments 11
Like so many grown men and women, yours truly was tuned in to ESPNU on Wednesday morning to learn where a bunch of 17-yearolds would attend college this fall.
ARKANSAS STATE IN-STATE CAPSULES
posted: 02/02/2012 4:31 a.m. Comment 1
JEMAR CLARK POS Offensive tackle HT/WT 6-5 /305 HOMETOWN McCrory SCHOOL McCrory STATS/BACKGROUND Before Hugh Freeze departed for Ole Miss, he’d pressed Clark for a committment. Clark had received interest from Oklahoma State and Kansas, whose offensive line coach, J.B. Grimes, joined Malzahn’s staff.
Analyst: Hogs’ class ‘athletic ... national’
posted: 02/02/2012 4:30 a.m. Comments 3
The 24-man class signed Wednesday by Arkansas should help the Razorbacks at almost every position, according to national recruiting analyst Tom Lemming of CBS Sports Network.
Conque’s son signs with UTSA
posted: 02/02/2012 4:07 a.m. Discuss
Central Arkansas Coach Clint Conque not only celebrated his program’s signing class Wednesday, he also saw his son sign a national letter of intent. Little Rock Catholic quarterback Zach Conque, the son of the Bears coach, signed with Texas-San Antonio, which will enter the Western Athletic Conference this fall under former Miami coach Larry Coker. Zach Conque, 6-5, 216 pounds, completed 59 percent (195 of 329) of his passes for 2,700 yards and 21 touchdowns for the Rockets, who finished 6-5 last season.
Green-Beckham, nation's top recruit, signs with Missouri
posted: 02/01/2012 9:10 a.m. Comments 6
Dorial Green-Beckham, the consensus No. 1 rated football recruit in the country, signed a national letter of intent to play at Missouri on Wednesday at his high school in Springfield, Mo.
National Signing Day has arrived
posted: 02/01/2012 5 a.m. Discuss
National Signing Day is here, and across the state, players will be signing their names on the dotted line to make their pledge to college programs official.
Signing Day approaches
posted: 01/30/2012 1:24 p.m. Comments 2
National Signing Day is close at-hand, with programs and players around the state of Arkansas giving and receiving commitments to various schools both in and outside of the state.
Tenpenny commits to Alabama
posted: 01/28/2012 1:45 p.m. Comments 3
Altee Tenpenny has committed to play at Alabama.
VIDEO: Burcham, others honored at LRTD Club banquet
updated: 01/27/2012 3:49 p.m.
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Various coaches and players from around the state were honored at the Little Rock Touchdown Club's end-of-the-year banquet, held at The Peabody Hotel.
THE RECRUITING GUY: Arkansas coaches lure linebacker in for visit
posted: 01/27/2012 4:45 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas’ aggressive approach to recruiting highly sought linebacker Otha Peters of Covington, La., has paid off for the Razorbacks.
Jonesboro QB commits to OBU
posted: 01/26/2012 4:54 a.m. Comment 1
Ouachita Baptist has received an oral commitment from one of the state’s top quarterbacks.
THE RECRUITING GUY: Hogs offense excites juco WR
posted: 01/22/2012 5:19 a.m. Discuss
Highly regarded junior college receiver Demetrius Wilson is one of 19 football prospects who will be finishing up their official visits to Arkansas today.
High School Football Report: All in for 7A as well
posted: 01/19/2012 3:30 a.m. Discuss
A year after Class 6A decided to certify all 16 schools for the high school football playoffs, the state’s largest classification continues to move in that direction as well.
