Early signing day is just around the corner, and it might be a day without much drama for Arkansas football.

According to 247Sports, there isn’t a recruit who has taken a visit to Fayetteville that is currently uncommitted. The Razorbacks’ 2025 class currently has 24 commits after signing 18 players last cycle.

If Arkansas is going to make any late moves up the national rankings, it’ll likely be at the detriment of other programs, but the Hogs are also fending off a flip from a notable commit.

Here are four recruiting targets for the Hogs with signing day approaching.

Arkansas football recruiting targets

The biggest name to watch is actually an Arkansas commit. Linebacker Tavion Wallace (Baxley, Ga.), the highest-ranked recruit in the Hogs’ class, took unofficial visits to Florida State for each of the Seminoles’ final two games. Travis Williams has been an ace recruiter, but Wallace might be trending away from Arkansas down the stretch.

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Otherwise, the Razorbacks are trying to finish off some flips of their own. Little Rock Central’s Omarion Robinson is an Oklahoma commit who attended Arkansas’ recent game against Texas. With one safety currently committed, Robinson is a priority for Arkansas.

Two other names to watch are wide receiver Kelshaun Johnson and offensive lineman Logan Schram. Johnson is committed to Texas A&M, and Schram has a pledge to TCU, but Arkansas hasn’t stopped recruiting either player.

Arkansas football recruiting rankings

Arkansas is flirting with a class that ranks outside the top-30 nationally. The 247sports composite currently slates the Hogs 31st, while On3 has them 31st and Rivals slots them 28th. ESPN is more bullish with Arkansas at No. 23 in its latest rankings.

Thirty-first is better than 90 other teams across the country, but the only team Arkansas currently ranks higher than in the SEC according to the 247Sports Composite is Vanderbilt.

When is early signing day?

The first day of the early signing period is Wednesday Dec. 4 and the early signing period closes on Friday Dec. 6.

When is late signing day?

As usual, the first day of the late signing period is the first Wednesday in February which is Feb. 5. The late signing period has become without much drama for a program like Arkansas, which often wraps up virtually all of its high school recruiting for the current class this month.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Razorbacks offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino has been linked as a possible candidate for the head coaching vacancy of the Charlotte 49ers, according to reports.

Petrino returned to Arkansas as its OC after not being retained by first-year coach Mike Elko at Texas A&M. Arkansas coach Sam Pittman sent a shockwave across the country hiring the program’s former coach November 2023 following a tumultuous 4-8 season.

Arkansas immediately improved from a total yardage standpoint from No. 107 at 326 yards per game up to No. 13 at 451 yards in just a single season. The Razorbacks improved its third down efficiency rate from 38% last season to 43% in 2024 and ranked near the top ten before the calendar flipped to November.

“The Charlotte job is regarded as one of the best in the Group of 5. The city of Charlotte annually ranks among the fastest-growing in America, and the program is young enough that a successful coach can put his fingerprints on the program in a way that is not possible at other institutions.”

– Zach Barnett, Football Scoop

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Charlotte recently fired its coach Biff Poggi after two seasons and a 6-16 record overall and only winning four American Athletic Conference games. The 49ers are a relatively young program with only 10 seasons at the FBS level and only one bowl appearance which came in 2019 when the team finished 7-6.

Petrino has a wealth of head coaching experience at the FBS level including stints at Louisville, Arkansas and Western Kentucky. He holds a 137-71 record in 17 seasons and guided teams to 11 bowl appearances in 13 seasons as a FBS coach.

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Associated Press

Hofstra Pride (5-3) vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (5-2)

Nassau, Bahamas; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wolves -6.5; over/under is 139.5

BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra and Arkansas State meet at Baha Mar Convention Center in Nassau, Bahamas.

The Red Wolves have a 5-2 record against non-conference oppponents. Arkansas State is the Sun Belt leader with 39.6 rebounds per game led by Rashaud Marshall averaging 7.9.

The Pride have a 5-3 record in non-conference play. Hofstra is 2-2 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Arkansas State is shooting 41.3% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 39.7% Hofstra allows to opponents. Hofstra averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.7 more made shots on average than the 5.6 per game Arkansas State gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Taryn Todd averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Red Wolves, scoring 13.7 points while shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc.

Cruz Davis is shooting 41.0% and averaging 14.8 points for the Pride.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.