Arkansas Online · Jun 17, 2018
Rule a step toward college free agency
Imagine it's December 2019.
A wide receiver just caught a 40-yard pass on the first drive of the season finale, straddling the sideline and setting up first and goal for Arkansas State University.
Now imagine coaching staffs assembled across the country -- in Ann Arbor, in Tuscaloosa, in Fayetteville -- watching the game around conference tables, taking notes: Good size, great hands/balance, UNDERCLASSMAN.
The Red Wolves receiver is named the bowl game's MVP. The coaching staffs click their TVs off and scroll through their cellphone contact lists for the receiver's high school coach or mentor. By the time the team bus returns to Jonesboro, the receiver has made up his mind.