When highly recruited defensive end Mataio Soli committed to the University of Arkansas on June 9, his decision even surprised his parents Junior and Karen.
Soli's parents accompanied him on his official visit to Fayetteville on June 7, and on the last day of the trip, Mataio told his parents he planned to pledge to the Hogs.
"He told us in the morning," Junior Soli said.
After telling his parents, they visited with defensive coordinator John Chavis.
"Chavis was giving us this spill and all of sudden Mataio was like, 'Look here, I'm going to save you all the trouble, coach.