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Arkansas football misses out on two highly-ranked recruits from Little Rock
FAYETTEVILLE — The latest up-and-down recruiting cycle for Arkansas football continued Saturday with a pair of top recruits from inside the state committing elsewhere and spurning the Razorbacks.
Omarion Robinson and Monterrio Elston of Little Rock’s Parkview Magnet High School are headed west. Robinson, the No. 2 recruit in Arkansas and the No. 26 safety in the country according to the 247sports composite, committed to SEC rival Oklahoma. Elston announced his pledge for Kansas State.
Both players went public with their commitments at a ceremony inside Parkview Magnet.
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Robinson is a significant loss, with the top-three players from Arkansas all committed to other schools. The state’s top recruit, offensive tackle Carius Curne, committed to LSU on June 20, while four-star safety Marcus Wimberly is slated to play for Oklahoma.
Elston is another top-10 prospect out of Arkansas and is the 96th-ranked running back in the country.
Two local players spurning the Hogs is a disappointment for head coach Sam Pittman, but the Razorbacks logged their biggest win of the recruiting cycle last week with the commitment of four-star linebacker Tavion Wallace. The Georgia native shocked recruiting experts by picking the Hogs over Florida State and Florida.
The Razorbacks 2025 class ranks 28th in the country and 12th in the SEC. There are just three in-state commits currently in the class with quarterback Grayson Wilson, athlete Quinten Murphy and wide receiver Antonio Jordan.
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How to watch Tennessee vs. Arkansas – NCAA Football: Week 6 | Channel, stream, preview, prediction
FAYETTEVILLE, AR — One of the biggest SEC games of Week 6 of the college football season sees the Tennessee Volunteers head down to Fayetteville for a tough road matchup with the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday night.
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#4 Tennessee Volunteers (4-0, 1-0 SEC) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-2, 1-1 SEC)
- When: Saturday, October 5
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Razorback Stadium (Fayetteville, Ark.)
- Channel: ABC
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The Volunteers are off to a hot start just like they were in 2022, and they are looking like a threat in the SEC once again. The team started off the 2024 campaign by running through some cupcake matchups, which included a primetime matchup with North Carolina State in Week 2. They proved they could win on the road as well, as they handed Oklahoma a 25-15 loss in the Sooners’ first game in the SEC. The Vols have been fortunate enough to have a bye week since that win and are looking for another key road victory on Saturday night.
Not if the Razorbacks have anything to say about it. Pig Sooie is still hot after losing a hard-fought battle with Texas A&M last Saturday, marking their second loss against a Power 4 school this season. While Arkansas has shown some spark this year, including a win on the road against Auburn two weeks ago, they have been playing in some tight games, as just one of their first five games has been determined by more than 10 points.
Tennessee is 13-6 against Arkansas, though the Razorbacks have won the last three meetings, including that last matchup against the Vols in 2020.
MY PICK: Arkansas wins, 24-20
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VIDEO: Arkansas State Police arrest teen homicide suspect following high-speed pursuit in Texarkana
TEXARKANA, Ark. – Arkansas State Police officials said troopers arrested a teen facing a murder charge following a high-speed pursuit in Texarkana earlier in the week.
According to the ASP, troopers assisted officers with the Texarkana Police Department in pursuing a stolen vehicle around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday near Garland and Jefferson Avenues.
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Troopers said they then found the stolen vehicle and suspect traveling north on Jefferson Avenue before he turned east on Interstate 30 traveling around 95 miles per hour.
Near the I-30/I-49 interchange, authorities said the suspect tried to pass a vehicle in the median and lost control. Police said the suspect’s vehicle overturned in the median before stopping upside down.
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Officials said the troopers arrested the 17-year-old suspect and after he received treatment at a nearby hospital, the suspect was transported to a juvenile detention center in Pine Bluff.
Authorities said the suspect had a trial date set for next month for a first-degree murder charge tied to the death of Kendrick Roquemore that occurred on Sept. 29, 2023.
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ASP officials said the suspect is facing new charges of theft of property and fleeing in relation to the recent incident. Police noted he had previously been on a $250,000 bond for the first-degree murder charges but a judge revoked that bond on Thursday and added a new $250,000 bond for the theft and fleeing charges.
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