FAYETTEVILLE — When Chad Morris was introduced as Arkansas' football coach last December, one of his primary talking points was establishing a strong footprint in recruiting.
That footprint, he said, would include hitting Arkansas hard, and as an extension of the state, he and his staff would target premier talent in fertile recruiting grounds like East Texas, Dallas, Memphis and the Tulsa area, all of which have served the Razorbacks well over the years.
Last year, Morris signed one apiece from Memphis and Tulsa – Ryan Winkel and Courtre Alexander. In the Razorbacks' early signing class this year, they have five players committed from Texas, two from Memphis and two from Tulsa.