LITTLE ROCK — Briefly distracted by the commitment of versatile quarterback KJ Jefferson from Mississippi, wondering about Arkansas’ 2019 recruiting class circled back to what might be the largest cache of in-state football talent in years.
For Chad Morris, the group is a double-edged sword and a reminder that long gone are the days when being a Razorback was the exclusive goal of every high school player in Arkansas.
The free pass given Morris for the late start on his first recruiting class only ratchets up scrutiny of how his sales pitch is received by Pulaski Academy tight end Hudson Henry, Warren wide receiver Treylon Burks and the other homegrown athletes.