The University of Arkansas' need at linebacker is well known, and the Hogs hope to win over linebacker target Chris Russell during his official visit to Fayetteville this weekend.
Russell, 6-1, 230 pounds, of Dyersburg, Tenn., received scholarship offers from Memphis and Georgia Tech in June, and he committed to the Tigers the same month. He later reopened his recruiting in the fall.
When Arkansas defensive coordinator John Chavis offered him on June 21, the Hogs were the third school and first SEC program to do so. Chavis and safeties coach Ron Cooper were in Dyersburg on Tuesday to visit with Russell.