Arkansas
Arkansas trip 1 of top visits for 4-star RB Dowdell
4-star working again Dante Dowdell has made quite a few school visits, and his journey to Arkansas stacks up effectively with the others.
He made journeys to Ole Miss, Alabama, Louisville, Tennessee, Florida, Oregon and different packages.
“It’s one of many high – one of many high seven or so visits I’ve been on,” Dowdell stated of the Arkansas go to. “It’s actual good right here.”
Dowdell, 6-2, 210 kilos, of Picayune, Miss., has presents from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Florida State, Oregon, Louisville, West Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina and different faculties.
Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman and working backs coach Jimmy Smith made him really feel snug.
“I preferred the hospitality. I like Coach Smith. (He’s) actual all the way down to earth, even the pinnacle coach,” stated Dowdell, who stories a 335-pound bench press and 550-pound squat. “He’s an O-line coach, so he’s going to get the most effective offensive linemen and a working again. You need the most effective O-line in entrance of you.”
Figuring out Pittman’s background as an offensive line coach him.
“I’m going to do what I do. I’m going to deal with enterprise,” Dowdell stated. “Have a great O-line in entrance me, I’m going to make stuff occur.”
Dowdell stated the assembly with Pittman was the spotlight of the journey.
“I just like the historical past behind him and his imaginative and prescient,” he stated.
The 2021 MaxPreps Mississippi Excessive College Soccer Participant of the Yr, Dowdell rushed 329 instances for two,554 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior, main for the Maroon Tide to 5A state title. He was named MVP of the championship recreation.
He believes Smith is an effective developer of tailbacks.
“He’s an actual dude,” stated Dowdell, who indicated one other go to to Arkansas was a risk. “He looks like he is aware of learn how to develop his gamers to get to the league.”