Morris commits to play for dad; Hogs pick up another Texas commit

Arkansas picked up two more non-binding commitments Friday, both from Texas as Chad Morris and his staff continue to pull in players from the Lone Star state.

It was one of the complaints about previous staffs and history has shown the Razorbacks tend to be more successful with a roster heavily-laden with players from Texas high schools.

Of course, getting Chandler Morris was expected by many fans. After all, it’s the only time Chad could, as he has said, “offer a recruit and his mother each a car.” Chad won’t be able to talk about it until the early signing period in December, assuming Chandler signs then.

Chandler made the announcement via Twitter on Friday:

Excited to continue on this journey as a Hog! #DiamondGangXX pic.twitter.com/dUGqaBPpWu

— Chandler Morris (@Chandleram4) June 14, 2019

Chandler led Highland Park to a Class 5A-I Texas state title last season as a junior. He was the backup to current Hogs’ quarterback John Stephen Jones on the Scots’ championship team in 2017.

For a staff trying to establish a different culture for the Razorbacks, they are getting signees off teams that either won state high championships or made fairly deep playoff runs.

Part of it is the team with the best players usually wins more, but the other part is Chad knows winning — and losing — is partly a mindset.

The other commitment Friday is from Galena Park North Shore running back John Gentry, who made his commitment prior to Chandler Morris’ announcement.

https://twitter.com/johnivygentry/status/1139544224578379776

North Shore won the Texas 6A-I state title last year.

Chandler Morris passed for 4,010 yards, 46 touchdowns and just six interceptions. He also ran for 647 yards and scored 20 touchdowns last season.

He was recently moved to a 4-star rating in the 247Sports.com’s composite of all rankings.

Gentry, who most think would have had bigger numbers if not sharing the same backfield with Zach Evans, the No. 1-ranked running back in the nation, still had over 1,300 yards and scored 20 touchdowns on a deep and talented team.

The Hogs now have nine commitments for the 2020 class, seven from the state of Texas.