FAYETTEVILLE — When Cam Ball committed to the Arkansas football team in 2020, he said his entire family pledged to the Razorbacks.
Ball recited a story that exemplified that commitment Thursday.
The final game Charles Ball, Cam’s father, attended before his passing was Arkansas’ 19-14 victory over Tennessee last season. The pair exchanged texts before the game.
“I was like, ‘You know, when we win, not if, but when we win, y'all stay in the bleachers. Do not come on that field,’” he said. “Because I didn't want nobody to trample my parents.”
Ball told his family he would go to them.