The Arkansas Razorbacks and head coach Sam Pittman have landed their first switch portal dedication of this cycle from Florida graduate switch offensive lineman Josh Braun.
Following his official go to to Fayetteville over the weekend, Braun selected to decide to the Razorbacks on Monday.
Braun is a 6-foot-6, 351-pound native of Stay Oak, Florida, and he spent three seasons as a guard for the Gators. He served as a reserve offensive lineman his freshman season in 2020, and he noticed motion in 11 video games. As a sophomore in 2021, Braun began seven video games and appeared in 13 at left and proper guard.
With head coach Billy Napier taking up for the Gators this season, Braun advised HawgBeat that it simply wasn’t a very good match anymore after he performed simply 24 snaps this yr.
That is really the second time that Braun has dedicated to Pittman. He was dedicated to Georgia again when Pittman was the offensive line coach for the Bulldogs, however when Pittman left for the Arkansas job, Braun switched to Florida.
“When he was recruiting me at Georgia he was very upfront with me that the one job was the top teaching job at Arkansas,” Braun stated. “It was form of his dream. So to see him obtain his dream and to have the ability to part of him having success in a spot he loves a lot will probably be super. I am trying ahead to being on his staff and serving to him win championships.”
Braun advised HawgBeat previous to his official go to that it could be an honor to play for the Razorbacks. He echoed that sentiment after the go to.
“This can be a excellent place,” Braun stated following his official go to. These are a number of the most avid followers I’ve seen. It is an important scenario. They had been telling us the College of Arkansas soccer staff is the largest soccer staff, sports activities venue within the state. There isn’t any professional groups and no different Energy 5 faculty. We are able to inform they’re the satisfaction of Arkansas.”
Braun will present the Razorbacks with depth on the offensive line, and he can have the possibility to compete for a beginning spot because the Hogs will probably be dropping middle Ricky Stromberg and proper sort out Dalton Wagner. Braun did say after his go to that he’ll play guard.
Different starters embrace left sort out Luke Jones, proper guard Beaux Limmer and left guard Brady Latham, all of whom have but to announce a call on their future.
Braun is rated as a 5.8 four-star switch prospect and he is ranked because the No. 40 total switch by Rivals.
