Hogs football adds three walk-ons to scholarship

Arkansas coach Sam Pittman gave scholarships to a tight end, linebacker and wide receiver on Thursday.

Arkansas football still plans to bring in three more players to the team via transfer this offseason. That’s even after the Razorbacks added three walk-ons to scholarship on Thursday.

Tight end Nathan Bax, linebacker Jackson Woodard and wide receiver Harper Cole were all added to scholarship status this week. They are the 84th, 85th and 86th scholarship players on the roster, which is one over the 85-mark limit. The players do not, however, count against the recruiting class, which still has three open spots.

All three players saw time on special teams last year. Bax is vying to be the team’s third tight end this season behind [autotag]Trey Knox[/autotag] and [autotag]Hudson Henry[/autotag]. Woodard is attempting to crack the two-deep at linebacker. Cole’s primary focus is special teams.

Arkansas finished spring camp a week ago and the Hogs open the season Sept. 3 against Cincinnati.

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