FAYETTEVILLE — What had been rumored to be happening for Connor Noland has come to fruition.
The former Greenwood two-sport star who doubled up with baseball and football at Arkansas over the last year made it known he is going to concentrate solely on baseball.
I have no doubt Noland would have been a significant factor at quarterback at Arkansas had he decided to stay the course, but I also believe he is making the right choice. Noland simply has the look, mentality and makeup of a high-end baseball pitcher on the mound.
Sure, there are things that he can get better at as he fine tunes his pitches, approach and gets stronger, but that will come with experience, strength and conditioning and the tutelage of Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn and pitching coach Matt Hobbs.