247Sports news: Former Arkansas four-star a man set for return….details….
Arkansas wants to continue to be a contender for the top spot in the Natural State.
Four-star lineman Carius Curne of Marion, Arkansas, de-committed from Arkansas on March 25. Despite this, the Razorbacks are still in the running and will soon receive an official visit.
Curne, 6-4, 301, posted an Instagram story on Wednesday night announcing his official visit date of June 7-9. Curne decommitted from the Razorbacks early this spring, and LSU received three Crystal Ball predictions as a result.
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and a few other schools are also on Curne’s list of offers. After an unofficial visit with Brian Kelly and LSU in late March, the gifted two-way recruit retracted his pledge to Arkansas.
Curne ranks first in his home state, 182nd overall in the US, and 21st among offensive tackle prospects, according to 247Sports. Curne is ranked even higher in the industry-generated Composite rankings, coming in at number 104 overall, tenth among offensive tackles, and first overall in the Natural State.
In November, Curne received a thorough analysis from Hudson Standish, a national analyst for 247Sports:
“A strong two-way lineman who attracted attention from recruiters on both sides of the ball, he made his debut in the collegiate summer camp circuit between his sophomore and junior years. demonstrates remarkable mobility at offensive tackle. has important two-way snaps on both scrimmage lines. As a junior in high school, he stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 300 pounds, almost ready-to-play size, with enough length to play outside or switch to a guard position.
Defense also include physical instruments, such as different schemes. thanks to track and field, owns the multi-sport environment (throws). Though he has the ability to play either way, we feel that somewhere along the offensive line is where he will be most effective in the long run. Projects as a high-major LOS player with the potential to be selected in the NFL Draft.”
Both defensive line coach Deke Adams and offensive line coach Eric Mateos of Arkansas are recruiting Curne.
Maumelle, Arkansas, is home to five verbal commitments from Arkansas’s 57th-ranked recruiting class for the 2025 cycle. The Heart of Arkansas Grayson Wilson, a Christian quarterback; Markeylin Batton, a running back from Atlanta; Jayden Shelton, a linebacker from South Oak Cliff, Texas; Taijh Overton, a safety from Mobile, Alabama; and Evan Noel, a kicker from Bay St. Louis, Miss.
On the same day that Curne made his announcement, the Razorbacks lost two commitments: on March 25, Cardinal Ritter also renounced his pledge, and four-star running back Jamarion Parker of St. Louis, Mo.
Curne’s visit weekend is expected to be another significant one for the Hogs, as official visits are planned by Composite four-star safety Omarion Robinson of Little Rock, Arkansas (Parkview), four-star running back Kiandrea Barker of Beebe, Arkansas, and unranked offensive tackle Mark Handy of Albuquerque, New Mexico (La Cueva).
Earlier this week, Barker was offered by the Razorbacks.
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Once more, the football schedule for Arkansas is among the hardest in the country.
Death, taxes, and Arkansas football’s one of the hardest schedules in the nation are the three things in life that cannot be changed.
The majority of supporters were pleased when the SEC announced the opponents for the 2024–25 football season. In actuality, though, there is only one change between the previous and current schedules: Texas has replaced Alabama, who was just involved in the College Football Playoffs.
Arkansas’s schedule strength has always ranked among the top five, and it will again this year. 247Sports’ Brad Crawford revealed the top-15 most difficult schedules for the upcoming season. The Razorbacks are ranked second.
About the Hogs path this autumn, Crawford wrote this:
Since Sam Pittman’s arrival, his schedule at Arkansas has been difficult, and the 2024 slate is no exception. In Week 2, the Razorbacks will make their first trip to Stillwater in decades to play the Big 12 runner-up from the previous season. Two weeks later, they will have to travel to Auburn. Arkansas still has four preseason games against top-10 opponents on the schedule after that, including home games against LSU, Ole Miss, and Texas.”
The year changes, but the story stays the same. However, from the standpoint of a fan, it should be enjoyable. The Razorbacks host Tennessee, LSU, Ole Miss, and Texas for four of their five home games between the beginning of October and the middle of November. The latter, of course, is the resuscitation of a long-dormant rivalry between Arkansas and the Southwest Conference. The Longhorns’ humiliation in 2021 was only a taste of things to come.
Not only is Arkansas’s trip to Stillwater the closest away game on the schedule, but it will serve as an early barometer of the team’s potential success. It’s only six miles closer than the Razorbacks game at War Memorial Stadium.
Fortunately, the Hogs’ road schedule is doable. Arkansas plays four away games a year, none of which are consecutive. OSU and Auburn, two back-to-back neutral games, are scheduled.
