Richard Davenport
Sports Recruiting Writer
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Richard Davenport is a life-long college sports fan who has always had a passion for recruiting. He began his journalism path by freelancing, and in August 2007, he was hired by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to write a recruiting column. In addition, Richard blogs nonstop to keep fans in the know. Read more from Richard on The Recruiting Guy blog
Recent Stories
THE RECRUITING GUY: Another Missouri back interested in Arkansas
posted: 02/07/2012 3:51 a.m. Discuss
A running back from Missouri who likes Arkansas’ offense and became aware of the Razorbacks when Ronnie Wingo Jr. signed in the 2009 recruiting class, plans a visit to Fayetteville on Saturday.
THE RECRUITING GUY: Arkansas’ persistence pays off with linebacker
posted: 02/05/2012 3:29 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas coaches felt linebacker was a position of need coming off last season, and the Razorbacks managed to sign three in the 2012 class.
THE RECRUITING GUY: Attention turns to Fayetteville
posted: 02/03/2012 3:37 a.m. Discuss
Wednesday was a big day for Fayetteville High School’s football program as junior quarterback Austin Allen and junior linebacker Brooks Ellis received scholarship offers from Arkansas.
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.
National Signing day: Pen to paper
posted: 02/01/2012 5:54 a.m. Discuss
Want to know if Dorial Green-Beckham signed with Arkansas? You are not alone. Turn to wholehogsports.com/ signingday/ to find about DGB and all of your recruiting information today. There will be live video from Springfield, Mo., where Green-Beckham, the top recruit in the country, will announce his choice shortly after 9 a.m.
THE RECRUITING GUY: Sources: No. 1 guy hasn’t chosen Missouri ... yet
posted: 01/31/2012 3:56 a.m. Comment 1
While the momentum in the recruiting of the nation’s top prospect, receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, appears to have swung toward Missouri after his official visit there over the weekend, sources indicated Monday the highly recruited prospect had not made a decision despite a report by John Hoover of the Tulsa World.
Receiver officially commits
posted: 01/30/2012 4:05 a.m. Discuss
An oral commitment Arkansas received Wednesday from one of the nation’s top junior-college receivers was made public Sunday.
THE RECRUITING GUY: Dead period anything but dead for recruiters
posted: 01/29/2012 3:07 a.m. Discuss
With the dead period for college football recruiting starting Monday, coaches will be restricted to making phone calls to prospects and crossing their fingers for good news on Wednesday’s national signing day.
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.
THE RECRUITING GUY: Arkansas wows top-100 recruits
posted: 01/24/2012 3:55 a.m. Comment 1
Arkansas hosted four of the nation’s top 100 recruits, according to Tom Lemming of CBS Sports Network, during a highly anticipated weekend that left prospects and parents impressed.
