Arkansas’ family atmosphere led linebacker Alex Sanford to commit to the Razorbacks after his official visit to Fayetteville this weekend.
He felt a strong connection with Coach Sam Pittman and linebackers coach Michael Scherer.
"For one, me personally, I'm real family orientated,” Sanford said. “Come to Arkansas and it's family everywhere. Coach Pittman, he’s like family. Coach Scherer, he's like family. The players are like family. Everybody is straight family.
”I'm real family orientated, so it's got to be family first.”
Sanford, 6-3, 240 pounds, of Oxford, Miss., picked Arkansas over offers from Ole Miss, Tennessee, Memphis, South Alabama, Jackson State, Troy and other schools.