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Three-star wide receiver commits to Arkansas

Antonio Jordan chose Arkansas over offers from Florida State, South Carolina, Tennessee and LSU.

Three-star in-state wide receiver Antonio Jordan committed to the Arkansas Razorbacks out of Warren High School on Sunday. He is the second wide receiver to commit to the Hogs for the class of 2025 and the 14th overall commitment Arkansas has received.

Jordan earned Class 4A All-State honors at Warren during his junior season. Florida State, South Carolina and Tennessee are schools that Arkansas beat out for Jordan’s commitment. Both 247Sports and On3 have Jordan listed as the eighth best receiver in Arkansas in the 2025 class heading into his senior season at Warren. 247Sports lists Jordan as the 121st best receiver in the nation entering 2024.

He is the second three-star receiver to commit to Arkansas from the class of 2025, joining Kamare Williams from Palm Beach Central High School in Florida. Jordan is listed as 6-foot-6, 230 pounds by 247Sports.

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Georgia recruit commits to Arkansas football

Peach State defensive end JaQuentin Madison committed to Arkansas over the weekend.

Georgia three-star defensive end recruit JaQuentin Madison committed to the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday after an official visit to Fayetteville.

Madison, listed by 247Sports as 6-foot-2, 275 pounds, chose the Razorbacks over Missouri, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern, SMU, NC State and others.

Like fellow class of 2025 defensive end recruit Keiundre Johnson, who also committed to Arkansas over the weekend, Madison was recruited by Razorbacks defensive line coach Deke Adams.

247Sports lists Johnson as the 120th best defensive lineman in the nation in their Composite Recruiting Rankings for the class of 2025.

Johnson played his junior season at Alpharetta High School in Georgia, where he had 75 tackles (10 for loss), nine sacks, a forced fumble, 17 hurries, two pass deflections and an interception return for a touchdown, according to WholeHogSports.

RELATED: Three-star Lone Star State DE chooses Arkansas over Texas, Texas A&M

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Three-star Lone Star State DE chooses Arkansas over Texas, Texas A&M

Class of 2025 edge rusher Keiundre Johnson announced his decision to play for Arkansas over the weekend.

Three-star defensive end/EDGE Keiundre Johnson committed to the Arkansas Razorbacks over the weekend.

Listed as 6-foot-4, 215 pounds by On3, Johnson chose the Razorbacks over a host of Texas schools, including the Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M, SMU, as well as LSU and others.

On3 ranks Johnson as the 43rd overall edge rusher in the class of 2025, the 71st best player in Texas, and the 481st best player nationally. 247Sports lists Johnson as the 49th best edge rusher nationally.

Arkansas defensive line coach Deke Adams recruited Johnson to Fayetteville. Johnson is the 12th commitment in Sam Pittman’s class of 2025 recruits.

“The visit was amazing,” both On3 and 247Sports quotes Johnson as saying. “It was way more than I expected. I loved it a lot. I’ve got to talk to Coach Pittman here soon and will probably have some big news coming after that, but I loved it a lot.”

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Connor Howes is Arkansas’ second OL commit in as many days

Connor Howes is Arkansas’ first player rated higher than three stars in the 10-person class so far.

One day after Arkansas flipped a commit from Baylor to the Razorbacks, Sam Pittman and Co. grabbed another offensive line commitment in the Class of 2025.

Connor Howes, a four-star recruit from St. Cloud, Florida, became the 10th member of Arkansas’ class when he announced his commitment on Friday. Of the 10, three are offensive linemen, including Blake Cherry from Owasso, Oklahoma, and Kash Courtney from Carthage, Texas.

Arkansas’ class is now ranked 42nd in the country and 12th in the SEC, in front of Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Florida and Mississippi State. Kentucky and Florida each have more four-star commits than Arkansas, which only has one, but the lower number of overal commits keeps the Gators and Wildcats behind the Razorbacks for now. Howes is Arkansas’ lone four-star, though he is just a three-star in the 247Sports rankings.

When it comes to in-state recruiting, Arkansas has landed the fourth- and fifth-ranked players from the Natural State in the class. Two of the remaining three in the top five have not yet fully committed, though Carius Curne, from Marion, started with the Razorbacks before changing his mind for LSU. He is still taking recruiting trips elsewhere, however.

Arkansas flips offensive lineman commit from Baylor

Yikes. Arkansas’ Class of 2025 is now ranked 52nd in the country and 14th in SEC.

Sam Pittman and the Arkansas football program picked up their ninth commitment to the Class of 2025 this week when Kash Courtney decided to call Fayetteville home.

Courtney, a three-star recruit from Carthage, Texas, had been committed to Baylor. But he visited Arkansas at the beginning of June and was bowled over. He joins Blake Cherry, of Owasso, Oklahoma, as the two offensive linmen in the class.

Two of the eight other recruits currently in Arkansas’ class are in-state players: Quarterback Grayson Wilson of Conway and athlete Quentin Murphy of Little Rock Parkview.

The class could use some more spice in addition to quantity. Currently, the Hogs’ Class of 2025 is ranked 52nd in the nation and 14th out of 16 SEC teams.

Arkansas is projected to get one more offensive lineman to the group soon, most likely Connor Howes of Florida, another three-star player and one who visited with Courtney back in June.

Four-star quarterback committed to Arkansas transfers to Conway

Reminder that the transfer portal, as it were, has been open in high-school sports for a lot longer than college.

Tne transfer portal is still open, looks like.

High-school football players have been transferring from school to school for a competitive advantage for generations. No transfer portal required. But now that one exists at the college level, high-schoolers moving draws a bit more interest than it once did.

That’s the case for Grayson Wilson, who is set to leave Central Arkansas Christian this late spring and will play his senior season at Conway High in the fall, instead. CAC is located in North Little Rock and plays at the 4A level. Conway is about 25 miles north of Little Rock and plays at the 6A level.

Wilson draws special interest in Northwest Arkansas because he’s a Razorbacks commit. He’s rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals and  threw for 3,413 yards with 41 touchdowns and two interceptions last year. Competition will be stiffer at 6A.

Arkansas currently has a bevy of young quarterbacks on its roster. Starter Taylen Green has two seasons of eligibility left. Malachi Singleton is a redshirt freshman and KJ Jackson is preparing for his first year of college football, period. Walk-on Austin Ledbetter handles things for the scout team.

In the age of the portal, however, it’s hard to imagine Arkansas could ever quite have enough quarterbacks.

Five stars for Boogie – Arkansas lands commitment of uber-prospect Fland

The last time Calipari coached a guy named Boogie things worked out well for the team and the player equally well.

The last time John Calipari coached a guy called Boogie, DeMarcus Cousins helped Kentucky to the Elite Eight.

Calipari will get a chance to coach another in 2024-25 as five-star point guard Boogie Fland committed to Arkansas on Thursday. Fland, from White Plains, N.Y., a suburb of New York City, was a McDonald’s All-american and New York state’s MaxPreps Player of the Year.

Fland was previously committed to Calipari when the coach was at Kentucky. Arkansas hired him away from Lexington earlier in April about a week after then-Razorbacks coach Eric Musselman left to take the same job at USC.

Fland won a gold medal as a member of 2022 U17 national team that also featured Arkansas commit Karter Knox and former Kentucky guard DJ Wagner. Knox was previously committed to the Wildcats and Wagner is currently in the transfer portal.

Fland averaged more than 19 points per game while adding 6.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists his senior season, earning All-American honors. With his commitment to Arkansas, the Razorbacks have now landed 20 McDonald’s All-Americans in school history, including six in the last three seasons.

Five-star recruit Will Riley includes Arkansas in final five

Will Riley, listed as a five-star recruit by On3, has announced his final five. Arkansas made the cut.

John Calipari has already landed some key additions to the Arkansas Razorbacks’ 2024-25 roster in his first month on the job.

Now, the Hogs have made the cut for one of the top five wing prospects in the class of 2025.

Both On3 and 247Sports reported late Thursday that 6-foot-8, 178-pound small forward Will Riley has announced his final five. Arkansas made the cut, as did Alabama, Kentucky, and Arizona. Riley is also considering Australia’s National Basketball League, a professional league.

A product of The Phelps School in eastern Pennsylvania, Riley is listed as the No. 9 overall prospect in On3’s latest Top 150 basketball recruiting rankings. Riley had previously shown interest in Villanova, Duke, Michigan and UCLA.

Calipari has already added two big names to his first roster in Fayetteville. Earlier this week, McDonald’s All-American Karter Knox committed to Arkansas.

Previously, former 7-foot-2 Kentucky freshman center Zvonimir Ivisic became Arkansas’ first addition under Calipari via the transfer portal.

Four-star running back decommits from Hogs, the team’s second loss of Monday

Jamarion Parker’s withdrawl from commitment leaves Arkansas with three players in the Class of 2025 for now.

The chips are falling for the Arkansas football team and they’re falling hard.

On late Monday evening, the Razorbacks lost their second commitment from their Class of 2025 when four-star running back Jamarion Parker withdrew that verbal to Arkansas. He followed defensive lineman Carius Curne, an in-state four-star player who decommitted earlier in the afternoon.

Parker had committed back in September, but Arkansas running back coach Jimmy Smith left his post late in the winter to join the staff at Texas Christian. TCU’s offensive coordinator is Kendal Briles. Briles was Arkansas’ offensive coordinator two seasons ago and worked closely with smith.

Parker did not immediately turn and commit to the Horned Frogs after pulling from Arkansas, though Smith was his primary recruiter. The back also had offers from Tennessee, Wisconsin, Michigan and others.

The loss of the two players on Monday dropped the Razorbacks to No. 52 in the Class of 2025. That ranking is a bit misleading, however, as Arkansas has just three commits in the class at the time being.

A big 2025 recruit de-commits from Arkansas

This is one you cannot lose if you’re Coach Sam Pittman.

This is NOT someone coach Sam Pittman wants to leave the state.

Arkansas had its first de-commitment of the 2025 class on Monday afternoon.

Consensus four-star offensive tackle Caruis Curne posted on X (Twitter) his decision to de-commit from the University of Arkansas. According to the 247Sports composite, Curne had a .945 rating.

Curne wrote in his post,

I have decided to de-commit from the University of Arkansas. I have the utmost respect for the coaching staff and appreciate their hard work during my recruitment. I hope that everyone will respect my decision as I attempt to do what is best for me and my family.

The Marion, Ark. native was the highest-rated recruit in Arkansas’ 2025 class, and with the position desperate for some high school recruiting success, this de-commit is a huge blow to Coach Pittman’s already fragile standing in the program.

But on the other hand, Curne might decide to return home after all is said and done. It wouldn’t be the first time a big recruit has de-committed just to recommit later in the recruiting cycle.

In-state talents like Shamar Easter (class of 2023) and Braylon Russel (class of 2024) de-committed after being one of the first to announce in their respective classes, and both are currently in the middle of spring football for the Hogs.

With Curne’s departure, Arkansas’ 2025 class moves 41st in the nation per 247Sports. It’s left with only four total recruits in the classes.