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BREAKING: Razorbacks land Florida State transfer receiver

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1 year ago

May 4, 2025

BREAKING: Razorbacks land Florida State transfer receiver

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Florida State transfer Jalen Brown has committed to Arkansas, according to 247sports.

Former Florida State and LSU wide receiver Jalen Brown is currently expected to transfer to Arkansas, a source tells @CBSSports/@247Sports.
Former top-70 overall recruit who had eight catches for FSU last season.https://t.co/10Sz3YwNKg pic.twitter.com/2VNORW5L7b
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) May 5, 2025

The 6-foot-1, 174 pound wideout spent his redshirt freshman season with the Seminoles. He started two games last season in nine appearances while posting eight receptions for 75 yards with four catches resulting in first downs.

Brown signed with LSU out of high school as the No. 91 overall prospect in the 2023 class, No. 14 among wide receivers and No. 19 ranked athlete in Florida, according to 247sports.

He chose the Tigers over 33 other offers including Michigan, Texas A&M, Auburn and many others.

Brown is now Arkansas’ second addition from Florida State in the past 10 days as his teammate, quarterback Trever Jackson, signed with the program April 24.

Jackson played one snap against Charleston Southern during the 2024 season which resulted in a two-yard rush in the latter stages of the fourth quarter.

Jackson will have four seasons of eligibility remaining after spending his freshman year as the scout team quarterback.

The former Seminole signed as the No. 89 overall ranked quarterback and No. 1,216 overall transfer in the portal. He signed with Florida State’s No. 11 ranked recruiting class as a 4-star prospect, No. 391 overall, No. 26 passer and No. 54 athlete in Florida, according to 247sports.

Arkansas’ portal haul consists of 31 players and currently ranks No. 10 in the SEC, No. 17 nationally, according to 247sports portal rankings.

The Razorbacks’ offense was one of the best in the FBS with 246 chunk plays of 10+ yards in 2024 which ranked No. 3 nationally, an improvement from just 139 such plays (No. 108) in 2023.

Arkansas made an effort this offseason to be a tad more explosive with several smaller, shiftier receivers combined with taller, physical options like sophomore Monte Harrison, Florida/Pitt transfer Andy Jean and Charlotte transfer Omega Blake.

Arkansas produced the SEC’s leading receiver in 2024, Andrew Armstrong, who caught 78 passes for 1,140 yards and one touchdown in 2024. He signed a free agent deal with the Miami Dolphins following the NFL Draft last weekend.

Even when it seems Arkansas might be done adding players to its roster this offseason, coach Sam Pittman continues to pull out surprises including the addition of linebacker Andrew Harris from UCF.

Hawaii transfer wide receiver Dekel Crowdus also received an offer from the Razorbacks last week along with interest from Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Washington State and many others.

The former 4-star prospect originally signed with Kentucky as a member of its 2021 high school class where he made minimal impact before transferring to Hawaii following the the 2023 season.

In his lone season on the island, Crowdus caught 16 passes for 402 yards and four touchdowns, surpassing 50 yards receiving in five games last season.

Former Kentucky WIldcats receiver Dekel Crowdus

Kentucky wide receiver Dekel Crowdus caches the ball and runs or a first down against Vanderbilt. / Scott Utterback/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

As a recruit, Crowdus amassed over 20 offers and was ranked as the No. 307 overall prospect for 2021, No. 49 among wide receivers and No. 4 athlete in Kentucky.

First-year wide receiver O’Mega Blake took a similar path, transferring down to Charlotte from South Carolina after an up and down tenure with the Gamecocks.

A potential date for a visit from Crowdus has yet to be announced but would not be a surprise considering how transfer portal recruiting has panned out this offseason.

Arkansas Wide Receiver Chart

O’Mega Blake, Redshirt Senior
Raylen Sharpe, Redshirt Senior
Kam Shanks, Redshirt Sophomore
Ismael Cisse, Redshirt Sophomore
Jalen Brown, Redshirt Sophomore
Monte Harrison, Sophomore
C.J. Brown, Sophomore
Krosse Johnson, Redshirt Freshman
Zach Taylor, Redshirt Freshman
Courtney Crutchfield, Redshirt Freshman
Jace Brown, Freshman
Ja’kayden Ferguson, Freshman
Antonio Jordan, Freshman

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Arkansas Governor joins national A.I. workforce initiative

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2 hours ago

June 25, 2026

Press Room

Arkansas Governor joins national A.I. workforce initiative

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has joined a new national artificial intelligence initiative that launched Thursday, June 25.

RAISE US, started by former Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana and Gina Raimondo, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce is a nonpartisan national organization that will partner with governors, employers, workers and training organizations to help the workforce transition to an AI economy.

“As artificial intelligence transforms America’s economy, we have one clear message: technology should empower people, not replace them. By leveraging our Arkansas LAUNCH initiative, and with the resources and expertise provided by RAISE US, Arkansas will turn that mission into reality. We want the Natural State to be a leader on education, workforce training, and up-skilling, and this new partnership gives us the tools we need to build a model for the entire nation.”

The organization will design and pilot incentives to retrain workers, new approaches to support job transitions, and training models tied to employer demand.

RAISE US launches with more than two dozen American companies and philanthropies and initial state partnerships in Connecticut, Maryland and Utah.

“America has a technology strategy for leading the global AI competition. It does not yet have a people strategy — and we cannot lead without one,” Raimondo, who will serve as CEO of RAISE US, said.

“If we build the best AI systems in the world and leave millions of Americans behind, we won’t have won anything; we’ll have automated our own decline. I believe AI will create new jobs and industries over time, but the transition could be disruptive, and it’s already underway. We shouldn’t fearmonger, but we can’t pretend our training and worker support systems are ready either. It’s time for innovative and practical solutions. This moment demands ambition, urgency, and creativity. We’ve assembled the country’s top companies, best economists, and bipartisan governors at a scale rarely seen — all to advance new ideas and incentives, pilot them with governors and business, and scale what works.”

Governor Sanders is partnering with RAISE US to support Arkansas LAUNCH, an AI-powered career navigation platform that connects students and jobseekers to personalized learning and employer-linked career pathways.

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