Otis Kirk just picked Devin White to Ark

[navyhog24]

He then transferred to OU after his freshman season and then dropped out at OU and was never heard from again. We didn't miss anything with him at all

[Pig in the Pokey]

Double D-dubs. I like it

Oh sweet baby Jesus' pink little feet

[redeye]

Petrino was the coach I think

You may be thinking of Lonnie Gosha.  He was a highly recruited DT from Florida, who we signed in the 2011 class. Seems like he got homesick and left, but I may be wrong about the reason.

[JaketheSnake]

You may be thinking of Lonnie Gosha.  He was a highly recruited DT from Florida, who we signed in the 2011 class. Seems like he got homesick and left, but I may be wrong about the reason.

Think he was from LA. He felt like a big recruit but left a week into fall.

[redeye]

Think he was from LA. He felt like a big recruit but left a week into fall.

Gosha?  He was from Florida.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Lonnie-Gosha-102479

[ldfergu]

Gosha is who I was thinking.  I believe he was Petrino era

[JaketheSnake]

Gosha?  He was from Florida.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Lonnie-Gosha-102479

Sorry, I had to look up who thinking about.  LaCraig Brown was who I was remembering. 

[onebadrubi]

Gosha is who I was thinking.  I believe he was Petrino era

Yeah he was a big time recruit who ended up saying he was home sick but ended up at like Troy I think

[secneahog]

Lacraig brown was from Al.
Calvin Barnett from Ok.
Big Tex....
Jeremiah Jackson Al.

Only two dline guys that ever played was byran Jones and Chris smith

The 2010 class was a epic bad class.  That's on the hc.

[JaketheSnake]

Brown was from Monroe, LA.  I just looked it up

Lacraig brown was from Al.
Calvin Barnett from Ok.
Big Tex....
Jeremiah Jackson Al.

Only two dline guys that ever played was byran Jones and Chris smith

The 2010 class was a epic bad class.  That's on the hc.

[codeHog]

Brown from Louisiana

[redeye]

Sorry, I had to look up who thinking about.  LaCraig Brown was who I was remembering.

Ah, okay.  I'd chosen to forget about him.

[Oklahawg]

Rivals website is useful for at least one thing - it tracks all players who sign LOIs, by class, back to 2002 (I think). Easy to go find accurate data.

[hollywood hog]

Lacraig brown was from Al.
Calvin Barnett from Ok.
Big Tex....
Jeremiah Jackson Al.

Only two dline guys that ever played was byran Jones and Chris smith

The 2010 class was a epic bad class.  That's on the hc.

"I, I don't remember where Tex come from"

[jb11]

"I, I don't remember where Tex come from"

I would guess Texas.

[ARtillahog]

I would guess Texas.

It's a quote from Forrest Gump

[Huds_HawgTide]

Looks as though white will be visiting for 4 days at end of week

[sowmonella]

Looks as though white will be visiting for 4 days at end of week

Fantastic news.

[Vantage 8 dude]

Looks as though white will be visiting for 4 days at end of week

I would say that's NOT exactly a casual visit.  :razorback:

[whosiskid]

Looks as though white will be visiting for 4 days at end of week

Recruits simply do not visit for 4 days. Ever. If he is staying for four days, that simply screams how serious he is about evaluating how he would fit in at Arkansas. He isn't simply adding Arkansas to a list of possible destinations to increase the number of hats on a table. He clearly is thinking very seriously about playing at Arkansas. If I were Ole Miss or LSU or even Alabama, I would be worried as heck about this visit. I would think that our coaches will have a very good idea about whether he was going to attend Arkansas at the end of his stay. If he is a silent commit we would likely slow down recruiting running backs. If he is not planning on coming to Arkansas we will increase our search elsewhere for running backs.

Just outstanding news.

[COCHISE]

If he is a silent commit we would likely slow down recruiting running backs.

I hope not.

[duckman]

Looks as though white will be visiting for 4 days at end of week

Combine that with his no show at LSU last weekend can't believe bad

[greenie]

Combine that with his no show at LSU last weekend can't believe bad

I'm with you, duck.  But like a fool, I get nervous when I see crystal ball picks for LSU...he had two of those today.  Let's hope this 4-day visit makes a great impression.

[redeye]

Combine that with his no show at LSU last weekend can't believe bad

Although I mentioned this earlier, I'm not quite sure if that was last weekend or this coming weekend.

I'm with you, duck.  But like a fool, I get nervous when I see crystal ball picks for LSU...he had two of those today.  Let's hope this 4-day visit makes a great impression.

One from a Rutgers guy and the other from a Florida guy.  I read some LSU message boards tonight and they seem to believe Otis is right (i.e. that he's down to Arkansas and Alabama).  He's a major target for them, so they're a little shocked.  This is the first time I can remember that happening.  It's like A&M stealing Speedy Noil or Alabama with Cam Robinson.

There was also some talk about LSU losing some control over Louisiana players, which I mentioned several times last year.  However, whatever they're losing in Louisiana, they're probably make up for them in Texas.

[ZERO]

I remember seeing something about July 30. Is that when he's visiting, or announcing?

[navyhog24]

Recruits simply do not visit for 4 days. Ever. If he is staying for four days, that simply screams how serious he is about evaluating how he would fit in at Arkansas. He isn't simply adding Arkansas to a list of possible destinations to increase the number of hats on a table. He clearly is thinking very seriously about playing at Arkansas. If I were Ole Miss or LSU or even Alabama, I would be worried as heck about this visit. I would think that our coaches will have a very good idea about whether he was going to attend Arkansas at the end of his stay. If he is a silent commit we would likely slow down recruiting running backs. If he is not planning on coming to Arkansas we will increase our search elsewhere for running backs.

Just outstanding news.

You can't stop recruiting other rb's even if we do get White. We need depth especially if Alex is gonna go pro, to which I wouldn't blame him if he left after this season. We don't know if TJ Hammonds was recruited as a rb or an athlete. So, they'd have to recruit another rb even if we do get white.

[IBleedRazorbackRed]

I remember seeing something about July 30. Is that when he's visiting, or announcing?

He never specified what that date meant. He just tweeted it with some eyeball emojis.

[LAHOG1962]

It would be epic for the hogs to pull 2 players out of Louisiana that LSU really wanted . We are recruiting at a higher level than I can remember.

[IBleedRazorbackRed]

You can't stop recruiting other rb's even if we do get White. We need depth especially if Alex is gonna go pro, to which I wouldn't blame him if he left after this season. We don't know if TJ Hammonds was recruited as a rb or an athlete. So, they'd have to recruit another rb even if we do get white.

If we get White, it allows to put the full court press on Whaley with Crockett as a fall back option.

[Wildhog]

Outstanding news.

It's not THAT uncommon for a recruit to visit somewhere for four days, but it's definitely encouraging.

And like has been said, getting White doesn't mean we stop recruiting other RB's.  We still need another one.

But man, getting White would be huge.

[redeye]

He never specified what that date meant. He just tweeted it with some eyeball emojis.

Whatever he meant, it's the date his visit to Arkansas begins.

[redeye]

There was also some talk about LSU losing some control over Louisiana players, which I mentioned several times last year.  However, whatever they're losing in Louisiana, they're probably make up for them in Texas.

Speaking of which, this is probably a good reason to recruit Texas hard.  LSU and A&M both concentrate on Houston, Dallas, Eastern Texas and Louisiana.  Any recruits we take from them is like killing 2 birds with one stone and those areas are mostly our natural recruiting grounds, also.  LSU really wants Briston Guidry and Devin White, while A&M really wants Kellen Diesch and Tyrie Cleveland, so getting those players would give us a big leg up on both.

[WizardofhOgZ]

I would say that's NOT exactly a casual visit.  :razorback:

Not trying to be a Debbie Downer here . . . and I have no inside knowledge from either side.  But let's all remember that Jared Cornelius is his cousin, and this isn't the first time White has come up and spent a few days with his cuz on campus.  Certainly, when I was that age, if I had a friend/relative playing ball at a big-time football school, I'd have taken the trip to visit him a few times.

Just trying to keep it real.  It certainly is NOT a negative that he'll be here.  But it's hard to know for sure what it means, given Cornelius being here also.

[The_Hog_Father]

I hate this for Us... It is now being reported that White will NOT visit.

[ARtillahog]

I hate this for Us... It is now being reported that White will NOT visit.

Yep, read the same article.

[Pig in the Pokey]

I'm ridin wit Grit.

[Oklahawg]

Family vacation.

Not exactly canceling to go find a paper bag under a bridge somewhere, leading you to commit there.

[Nipsey Mussle]

Not trying to be a Debbie Downer here . . . and I have no inside knowledge from either side.  But let's all remember that Jared Cornelius is his cousin, and this isn't the first time White has come up and spent a few days with his cuz on campus.  Certainly, when I was that age, if I had a friend/relative playing ball at a big-time football school, I'd have taken the trip to visit him a few times.

Just trying to keep it real.  It certainly is NOT a negative that he'll be here.  But it's hard to know for sure what it means, given Cornelius being here also.

I understand what you mean, but it's too difficult to get inside the mind of an 18 year old and to know the bond he has with his cousin. I could just as easily say that a school would be tops on my list if I had a friend/relative playing there.

[Arkansasno1]

Family vacation.

Not exactly canceling to go find a paper bag under a bridge somewhere, leading you to commit there.

Wasn't that a Fitz Hill trick if I remember the story right?

[duckman]

Bet he still visits....

[Dominicanhog]

Bet he still visits....

this weekend or do you just mean in the future?

[duckman]

Not this weekend, and the July 30th he put out a while back was about his family vacation.

[JackJohnson]

Not this weekend, and the July 30th he put out a while back was about his family vacation.

so I guess this is where the confusion comes in.  if he had a family vacation scheduled all along and was never coming here- where did Rivals, 247 and Scout recruiting writers all come up with the misinformation of him taking a visit here for 4 days come from?  They all independently confirmed this at different times...

[ifghog]

so I guess this is where the confusion comes in.  if he had a family vacation scheduled all along and was never coming here- where did Rivals, 247 and Scout recruiting writers all come up with the misinformation of him taking a visit here for 4 days come from?  They all independently confirmed this at different times...

I just think they were all trolled.

[WooPig90]

so I guess this is where the confusion comes in.  if he had a family vacation scheduled all along and was never coming here- where did Rivals, 247 and Scout recruiting writers all come up with the misinformation of him taking a visit here for 4 days come from?  They all independently confirmed this at different times...

Apparently some writer from Louisiana was telling others that White was going to visit this weekend but it was never the case. So yes he trolled everyone

[Music City Hog]

I just think they were all trolled.

Yes, Trey used that exact word on the radio and said he was trolled.   He got bad info and then everyone just ran with it.

[smb]

C'mon be a hog!

[duckman]

I just think they were all trolled.

This

[JackJohnson]

not sure I find it too comforting that our recruiting writers are getting trolled on our biggest/most important recruit.  gives me that dgb/solly Thomas feeling

[Pig in the Pokey]

This

i just asked him on facebook. He said he still hasn't decided, loves the Hogs, and already has a black hog to put on that white Challenger if he goes to the Hogs. Will be back to Fayetteville "most definitely" here soon. stay calm.