FAYETTEVILLE — Jacob Nesbit feels as if he put his best foot forward last fall and put the past behind him.
The No. 4 shortstop in the state of Texas out of Coppell High School near Dallas, Nesbit redshirted his first season at Arkansas and wound up watching the team make its run to the College World Series finals on TV more than 12 hours away from home.
Razorbacks coach Dave Van Horn said nerves played a role in Nesbit needing to take the year to improve his game, and Nesbit agreed. When he first arrived on campus, he wasn’t sure if redshirting was in his best interests.