Texas back set to visit Smith at Arkansas

The College of Arkansas is anticipated to to host quite a few prime soccer prospects the subsequent two Saturdays and 4-star junior working again Nate Palmer is planning to go to Jan. 28.

Palmer, 6-0, 190 kilos, of Decatur, Texas, has greater than 30 scholarship provides, together with ones from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Southern Cal, Ole Miss, Florida State, Notre Dame, Oregon, Missouri, Auburn and others.

“I really feel like Arkansas is considered one of my prime colleges, so I simply really feel like I must go go to them and construct that relationship and see what I can see and see how I really feel,” Palmer stated.

Palmer rushed 328 instances for two,250 yards, 25 touchdowns and had 30 receptions for 308 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior. He was named District 8-5A D-I Co-Offensive Newcomer of the 12 months as a sophomore at School Station Excessive Faculty after dashing for 897 yards and 9 touchdowns on 120 carries.

On3.com charges him 4-star recruit, the No. 20 working again and the No. 232 total prospect within the nation for the 2024 class.

Palmer defined why he’s excessive on the Hogs.

“I really feel prefer it’s an awesome college and has an awesome coach,” Palmer stated of Arkansas working backs coach Jimmy Smith. “I really feel like he can construct me and take me to that subsequent degree.

“I really feel like Arkansas is RBU as a result of all these prime working backs have gone by Arkansas and had completed nice within the NFL, and that may very well be me within the subsequent few years.”

Palmer stated he attended video games at SMU and TCU within the fall. His upcoming journey to Fayetteville is the one go to he has deliberate up to now for this month.

He stated he and Smith talk day by day and that communication has helped them type a pleasant bond.

“He’s a really down-to-earth coach,” Palmer stated. “I really feel like he connects with me on so many ranges. I simply really feel like we’ve got that relationship going and I really feel like he can information me in my school profession for the subsequent three years and develop me into a person and likewise an awesome soccer participant and take me to the NFL.”

Palmer has a 3.4 grade-point common and is contemplating kinesiology or enterprise as a serious.