No need to panic; Ferrell commits to play for Hogs

Take a deep breath.

Arkansas fans have been burning up message boards with doom-and-gloom predictions after Chad Morris’ first big recruiting weekend ended and commitments weren’t pouring out of the twitter universe (which is where all of this seems to come from these days).

Before dark Sunday evening, Fordyce defensive lineman Billy Ferrell committed to the Hogs.

Proud to say that I am Committed to the Arkansas Razorbacks !!! #WooPig ??⚪️?⚪️ pic.twitter.com/GNL18gFatm

— 6J Ferrell ひ (@7_Bjferrell) December 17, 2017

Ferrell told Otis Kirk of Hawgs247.com after his weekend visit:

“It went real good, it’s the place I want to be,” Ferrell said. “It felt like home coming up here. They accepted me as their brother. I feel like if I come here, we can all bond and make this stuff happen.

Ferrell had 63 tackles, eight tackles for loss, one sack, two pass deflections, two fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles in his senior season at Fordyce.

He was offered by Morris on his first day on the job. Without naming the recruit, Morris was elated with the Ferrell pledge.

Wooo Pig Sooie!!! Another big time baller locks arms with us on The Hill. #WPS #HammerDown #FullTiltBoogie @RazorbackFB @RazorbackFBRec pic.twitter.com/X7nN4X2QSn

— Chad Morris (@coachchadmorris) December 17, 2017

Ferrell chose the Hogs over Alabama, Louisville, Tennessee, Georgia, Wisconsin and others.

According to Danny West of HawgSports.com, he won’t be taking more visits.

Ferrell will no longer take those scheduled trips to Bama, UGA, Tennessee and Wisconsin next month. He's signing with #Arkansas on Wednesday and shutting it down. #HawgSports

— Danny West (@DannyWest247) December 17, 2017

But Sunday afternoon many Hogs fans, skeptical at their best, were virtually throwing up their hands in despair and thinking the worst.

Just relax.

Morris won’t recruit the Hogs into the Top 10 in the early signing period. The odds are they won’t finish there in February.

But they will win more than four games next season.

And they will get some more big-name targets.