Arkansas
Former Florida O-lineman commits to Arkansas
Former Florida Gators offensive lineman Joshua Braun has dedicated to Arkansas after formally visiting the Razorbacks over the weekend
“It is a excellent spot,” Braun stated. “These are a few of the most avid followers I’ve seen. It is a fantastic state of affairs. They had been telling us the College of Arkansas soccer crew is the most important soccer crew, sports activities venue within the state. There is not any professional groups and no different Energy 5 college. We are able to inform they’re the delight of Arkansas.
“Simply to have the ability to placed on for a state like Arkansas and the fan base could be wonderful and fairly the expertise. I am trying ahead to being concerned in Fayetteville and the college and sports activities.”
His spouse Azucena and his mother and father accompanied him to Fayetteville.
Braun, 6-6, 335 kilos, was dedicated to Sam Pittman at Georgia earlier than he left to turn out to be the coach at Arkansas. He flipped his pledge to Florida and then-head coach Dan Mullen.
He introduced Oct. 18 his plans to switch from the Gators after enjoying in 11 video games as a freshman, 13 video games as a sophomore, together with 7 begins, and in 2 video games this fall.
He plans to play guard at Arkansas. Braun was a consensus 4-star prospect and was rated as excessive because the No. 11 offensive sort out within the nation by ESPN for the 2020 class as a senior at Suwannee Excessive College in Reside Oak, Fla.
Braun, who plans to enroll in January, is elated to be reunited with Pittman.
“It is unbelievable. When he was recruiting me at Georgia he was very up entrance with me that the one job was the pinnacle teaching job at Arkansas,” stated Braun, who was additionally aware of Razorbacks offensive line coach Cody Kennedy, who was a graduate assistant at Georgia in 2018. “It was form of his dream, so to see him obtain his dream and to have the ability to part of him having success in a spot he loves a lot will likely be large.
“I am trying ahead to being on his crew and serving to him win championships.”
Braun’s brother Parker was a primary crew All-ACC offensive lineman in 2017 and 2018 at Georgia Tech earlier than being a starter at Texas in 2019 as a grad switch. His brother Trey was additionally an offensive lineman at Georgia Tech from 2011-15.
Braun’s mother and father attended Military within the late Nineteen Eighties. His father Mike was a lineman and his mom Karen was a captain for the basketball crew.
He thought of Florida State, Central Florida, Penn State and Oklahoma State after asserting plans to switch. He took unofficial visits to Florida State and Central Florida after getting into the portal.
“There was some others on the market, however I did not need to go too loopy with it,” Mind stated of different faculties. “I solely wished to go to locations I used to be snug with. On the finish of the day, Arkansas is the place I am most aware of, snug with and the place I need to be the following 2-3 years.”
Due to covid-19, Braun has three years of eligibility at Arkansas.