Arkansas was the first school to extend a scholarship offer to a 4-star defensive lineman whose father hopes he picks the Razorbacks.
Defensive end Marcus Burris, 6-5, 272 pounds of Texarkana (Texas) Pleasant Grove, received an offer from Arkansas on March 25 after visiting Fayetteville a couple of weeks earlier.
“It was crazy,” Burris said. “In the offseason, I worked really hard to get an offer and it paid off when Arkansas offered me.”
He immediately told his father, who is from Ashdown.
“I couldn't wait to tell my dad because he’s a huge Arkansas fan and my mom was excited, too,” Burris said.