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Sam Pittman adds another big-time commit to Arkansas’ 2026 class

Sam Pittman made another splash on the recruiting trail Sunday afternoon, adding a second big-time commit to the 2026 class.

After landing Tay Lockett, one of the best defensive backs in the 2026 recruiting class, Sam Pittman has added another big-time commitment to that class.

[autotag]Bear McWhorter[/autotag], an offensive lineman from Georgia, announced that he was committing to Arkansas on Sunday afternoon. He made the commitment official with a post to his personal Twitter (X) account. The Cartersville (Ga.) native chose the Hogs over an impressive offer list that included Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee among others.

McWhorter has taken multiple trips to visit Arkansas and, as fans may recall, even took out a billboard to let Pittman know he wanted to play for the Razorback head coach a while back.

Recruiting rankings for the 2026 class aren’t yet active, but McWhorter projects to be a high-end four-star prospect with the potential to end as five-star it’s all said and done. McWhorter is expected to make a visit to Fayetteville on Sept. 16 for the BYU game.

As mentioned previously, he joins Tay Lockett as the only other commit to this class, which is shaping up to be an impressive one for the Hogs.

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Arkansas gains first 2026 football commitment

Arkansas secured its first 2026 football commitment on Thursday when California’s Tay “Boggie” Lockett pledged to the Razorbacks on his social media.

Yes, you’re reading that right.

Arkansas gained a Class of 2026 commitment on Thursday when California defensive back Tay Lockett pledged to the Razorbacks.

https://x.com/lockett_tay/status/1694839633136525686?s=43&t=ePgN1CXZYeG7pg-Bi26Arg

Lockett picked Arkansas over a bunch of other schools, including USC, Washington, Georgia, Penn State, Auburn, Oregon, Tennessee, Florida State, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Michigan and Texas A&M.

He was named a first-team MaxPreps All-American as a freshman in 2022 and is the equivalent of a 4-star prospect right now, although he isn’t rated by most reputable recruiting services.

Sam Pittman offered him back in March during the Kentucky basketball game when he was on a visit and he and his family also visited during the spring game in April.

Spartans are latest power five program to offer 2026 California ATH Tay Lockett

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a 2026 athlete that is getting plenty of attention on the recruiting trail

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a 2026 athlete that is getting plenty of attention on the recruiting trail.

Tay Lockett of San Diego announced on Tuesday that he’s received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. He plays for University City High and is listed at 6-foot-0 and 165 pounds.

Lockett is yet to be ranked on 247Sports but surely will be in time. Michigan State is the 18th school to extend him an offer, according to 247Sports. Other big-time schools that have already shown interest in Lockett includes Georgia, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, Florida State, Maryland, Ole Miss, Penn State and USC.

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