Jeff Pool, the father of Arkansas Razorbacks linebacker commitment Bumper Pool, had a hard time hiding his love of the Hogs during his son's recruiting process.
The elder Pool grew up in Texas, but he was fond of the Razorbacks because his stepfather, Al Burke, an Arkansas graduate, was a huge Hogs fan. He earned a degree in communication from the university in 1990.
Bumper Pool, 6-2, 216 pounds, 4.79 seconds in the 40-yard dash of Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy picked the Razorbacks over more than 20 offers from schools such as Alabama, Southern Cal, LSU, Michigan, Texas A&M, Baylor and Oklahoma State.