re: 2018 Arkansas Football and Basketball Recruiting Thread *C Ibby Ali Commits*

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas has added a commitment from Texas prep quarterback with a famous family that has come up big in his last two seasons and is extremely familiar with the Razorback program.

Dallas Highland Park signal caller John Stephen Jones (5-11, 190), who threw for 4,911 yards with 61 touchdowns and just four interceptions his senior season, committed to Arkansas head coach Chad Morris and offensive coordinator Joe Craddock on Sunday afternoon after an official visit to Fayetteville this weekend.

"The biggest factor was that the (Arkansas) coaches were awesome," Jones said. "I've always been a big Razorback fan, but was able to get up there and spend some time with them and that was really the deciding factor for me.

"They are both incredible coaches and I got some time to spend with them this weekend and really get to know them and their families."

The three-star prospect per 24/7 recruiting service chose the Razorbacks over Texas Tech, SMU, Kansas and others after leading the Scots to two straight UIL Class 5 Division I state titles.

All of the offers came late in his senior season for Jones, whose back-up quarterback was Morris' sophomore son, Chandler.

"I wasn't very highly recruited until later in my senior year, but I just went out every game and did what I do," Jones said. "Coach Morris and (Texas Tech head Coach (Kliff) Kingsbury saw that and a bunch of other coaches got to see that once they got to see me play live and started throwing offers my way."

He announced his commitment initially via Twitter.

“Done deal. I am super pumped to announce that I am committed to The University of Arkansas,” Jones said on his Twitter account. “Thank you go my family for supporting me through this process, my teammates and coaches at Highland Park for helping me to get where I am and to all the coaches who gave me an opportunity when a lot of people said I wasn’t capable playing at the next level #woopig.”

So... who is this Cameron Vail who supposedly is walking on in stead of taking an OBU scholly?>

Sonnier is 2019 and I question if he has an offer from our new staff and I’m not sure he ever really had an offer as news has come out recently that he’s fibbed on many others he’s claimed.

I view it as a situation where a kid is so caught up in attention and social media followers that he can’t do without it.

Falsifying and embellishing stock rising in the current climate.

I’m trying to update these in the first post of this thread when they are made available.

As past signings I expected fax reports will come in early before press conferences and signing announcements later in mid morning or afternoon.

Awesome, thank you

Looks like Treveon Johnson is going to end up at SMU. The SMU 247 guy says that he doesn’t think he’s a take for us at this time.

First signing day in awhile that I've had interest in

Past 2 or 3 years I've forgot it was happening

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so true