Commentary: Arkansas football needs more Arkansans starring

Arkansas running back Braylen Russell participates in a drill during practice Tuesday, March. 11, 2025, at the University of Arkansas practice field in Fayetteville. (Caleb Grieger/NWA Democrat-Gazette)Tim Horton is biased toward Arkansas players. That’s a given.

With 35 years as an assistant coach with 13 years as the lead recruiter at an SEC school, it’s a given that the Air Force assistant coach knows what it takes to win on the national stage. He also knows Arkansas as well as any college recruiter.

Four weeks ago when he eulogized his father, Harold Horton, there was a segment that sent me digging through the Arkansas roster and depth chart. I was counting the players that would be…