re: How can Arkansas sign over 25 players 3 consecutive years?

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Petrino must bringing in top character students

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Character isn't the problem, he just had a tainted name his first few seasons here so he had to take more grade risks than usual. Good thing is, he's already gotten 2 back from last year's class. I like to see a coach sign and place a kid, then actually get the kid back. Shows a real commitment to a recruit.

Robert Thomas is a great example of this. He was a 3* out of OK that the coaches were real high on who didn't qualify at the last minute. He redshirted last season at his juco and will have 3 to play 3 next fall for the hogs. the kid benched 500 lbs as a high school senior. 6'1 340 lbs. talk about clogging the middle.