Wednesday, August 25, 2010

#17 Hails From Texas


Dickinson, Texas ATH Jashaud Sims committed to Arkansas today. Sims, a 6'4" 215 athlete, runs a 4.4 40 and has tremendous instincts and ball skills. He selected Arkansas over Florida, LSU, and Texas. Sims tore his MCL during his junior year, but he looks to show off his recovered legs during his senior year. Most teams are recruiting Sims as a cornerback or safety, but Petrino would like to try him at wide receiver.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Hogs to Start Season Ranked #17 by AP

1 Alabama (54) 0-0 1491 1
2 Ohio State (3) 0-0 1400 5
3 Boise State (1) 0-0 1336 4
4 Florida 0-0 1237 3
5 Texas (1) 0-0 1223 2
6 TCU 0-0 1160 6
7 Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1104 NR
8 Nebraska 0-0 1033 14
9 Iowa 0-0 1007 7
10 Virginia Tech 0-0 973 10
11 Oregon 0-0 870 11
12 Wisconsin 0-0 822 16
13 Miami (FL) 0-0 785 19
14 USC 0-0 590 22
15 Pittsburgh 0-0 516 15
16 Georgia Tech 0-0 511 13
17 Arkansas 0-0 496 NR
18 North Carolina 0-0 397 NR
19 Penn State 0-0 382 9
20 Florida State 0-0 379 NR
21 LSU 0-0 300 17
22 Auburn 0-0 296 NR
23 Georgia 0-0 206 NR
24 Oregon State 0-0 198 NR
25 West Virginia 0-0 184 25
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 108, Stanford 81, Utah 80, South Carolina 71, Houston 66, Connecticut 32, Notre Dame 31, Missouri 27, Brigham Young 19, Arizona 15, Clemson 15, Texas Tech 14, Navy 12, Washington 8, Texas A&M 7, Mississippi 6, Oklahoma State 3, Middle Tennessee 2, Central Michigan 2, Temple 2, UCF 1, Boston College 1, Southern Methodist 1

Sunday, August 15, 2010

2 More Gets Petrino to 16 Commitments for 2011




Today, Petrino received two additional commitments for the class of 2011. The first commitment received today came from Kody Walker, a 6'1" 230lb 4.7 40 Running Back from Jefferson City, Missouri. Walker is rated the number 5 player in Missouri and the 29th RB nationwide according to Rivals, and he does well to fit the Petrino offense as a big back. Walker chose Arkansas over Missouri and others. The second commitment of the day came from Monroe, Louisiana (Neville) Defensive Tackle Demarcus Hodge. Hodge is 6'1" 300lbs and runs a 5.0 40. He chose Arkansas over Tennessee, Missouri, MIssissippi State, TCU and others. He is rated the number 15 recruit in Louisiana and the number 28th DT nationwide according to Rivals.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Texan is Number 14 for 2011

Petrino landed commitment number 14 for the 2011 class from Lufkin, TX. Darrell Kelly-Thomas is a 6'4", 220 lb, 4.6 40 Defensive End. He is tall and long armed. He brings tremendous athletic upside, but he'll need to add some weight to his frame in order to compete in the SEC. Luckily Arkansas has a 100 yard weight room and a great strength and conditioning coach for Mr. Kelly-Thomas. He may need a redshirt year to build that body and learn the defense. Kelly-Thomas chose Arkansas over Baylor, TCU, and Houston among others. Kelly-Thomas is the first of what Petrino hopes will be a handful of commitments from the state of Texas for the 2011 class.