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Highly touted Hayden calls the Hogs

Highly touted running back Chase Hayden has committed to Arkansas.

Hayden, 5-11, 185 pounds, 4.47 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Collierville (Tenn.) St. George's Independent School chose the Razorbacks over scholarship offers from Oklahoma State, Missouri, Florida, Michigan, South Carolina, Louisville and others, He named the Hogs his leader after he and his parents visited Fayetteville on June 23.

Hayden, who rushed for 2,625 yards and 37 touchdowns as a junior, was one of the standouts at his position during The Opening, the summer event that features the top prospects in the nation at Nike Headquarters.