Mississippi
Family atmosphere helps Hogs land Mississippi LB
Arkansas’ household ambiance led linebacker Alex Sanford to decide to the Razorbacks after his official go to to Fayetteville this weekend.
He felt a robust reference to Coach Sam Pittman and linebackers coach Michael Scherer.
“For one, me personally, I am actual household oriented,” Sanford mentioned. “Come to Arkansas and it is household in all places. Coach Pittman, he’s like household. Coach Scherer, he is like household. The gamers are like household. Everyone is straight household.
”I am actual household oriented, so it is obtained to be household first.”
Sanford, 6-3, 240 kilos, of Oxford, Miss., picked Arkansas over affords from Ole Miss, Tennessee, Memphis, South Alabama, Jackson State, Troy and different colleges. He and his household beforehand visited the Razorbacks on March 12.
Final 12 months’s protection noticed linebackers Bumper Pool, Grant Morgan and Hayden Henry every file 100 tackles or extra. The Arkansas defensive scheme additionally helped him resolve to be a Razorback.
“Then the best way this protection is ready up for me,” Sanford mentioned. “It’s arrange for linebackers to make performs. While you come right here you are going to make performs. You’re going to get enjoying time, so there’s tons you’ll do right here. That is why I am coming right here.”
An On3.com 3-star prospect, he recorded 131 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 6 compelled fumbles, 2 recovered fumbles and a pair of blocked punts as a junior. Sanford helped lead Oxford to the Class 6A North state title as a sophomore and the semifinals final 12 months.
Sanford, who was hosted by freshman linebacker Mani Powell, solely wanted considered one of his 5 allotted official visits to know his future college.
“The go to went nice,” he mentioned. “There isn’t any different expertise prefer it. While you get right here for the go to all of the coaches, gamers, whoever is right here, it is going to really feel like residence.”
He is the sixteenth dedication and the third linebacker to pledge to the Hogs for the 2023 class.
