The University of Arkansas had to fend off Ole Miss to sign running back A'Monate Spivey, and the Razorbacks were able to do so in large part because of associate head coach and running backs coach Jeff Traylor.
Spivey, 6-1, 207 pounds, 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Phenix City (Ala.) Central, committed to the Razorbacks on Aug. 6 over LSU, Purdue, Cincinnati and others,
Ole Miss came in late with a scholarship offer on Nov. 18, and Spivey eventually took an official visit to Oxford, Miss., on Jan. 25-27. Despite the trip, he signed with the Hogs on Wednesday.