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Four fail to qualify academically for Arkansas
Associated Press
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Four members of the 2004 recruiting class signed by Arkansas football coach Houston Nutt and his assistants will be heading for junior colleges or prep schools in the fall instead of donning Razorback uniforms.
The four -- including three from Arkansas high schools -- have not qualified academically to attend the university.
In announcing his signees in February, Nutt said he expected that at least seven Razorback recruits would have to attend a junior college or prep school in the fall, instead of enrolling at Fayetteville.
Texarkana defensive lineman Freddie Barnett failed to make a high enough score in his last attempt on the ACT. The 6-foot-1, 300-pound Barnett, who runs 40 yards in 5 seconds, will enroll at either Trinity Valley (Texas) Junior College or Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy.
Linebacker Fred Fairchild, signed from Little Rock Central, is heading for Hargrave. At 6-3 and 190, Fairchild runs the 40 in 4.6 seconds.
Fayetteville quarterback Woody Wilson also came up short on the ACT, and plans to enroll at Coffeyville (Kan.) Junior College. The 6-1, 180 pound Wilson's time in the 40 is 4.62 seconds.
Waco (Texas) University High School graduate Ryan Young, an offensive lineman, will attend an unspecified junior college.
Players attending a prep school like Hargrave can keep four years of eligibility intact for a four-year college, but junior-college attendance can use up one or two years of eligibility, depending on whether the player red-shirts for a year.
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Demonte Bolden - defensive lineman from Chattanooga, Tenn., was expected to provide depth along the defensive front for Tennessee.
Nikita Stover - Hartselle, Ala., wide-out was slated to compete for a receiver spot at Alabama.
McIntosh Nicolas - defensive back from Immokalee, Fla., the Florida commitment missed a qualifying test score.
Big 12 loses expected contributors
Nick Patton - Winfield, Kan., passer may be conference's most significant loss, the quarterback was expected to compete for playing time at Kansas State.
Chris Patterson - linebacker from Chicago who was headed to Oklahoma was the highest ranked prospect that failed to qualify after being rated as the No. 15 player in the class of 2004.
Brandon Braxton - an offensive lineman from Youngstown, Ohio, and another Sooners' commitment, also missed the mark.
McIntosh Nicolas didn't make the grade at Florida.
Other programs lose notable recruits
Olu Hall - defensive end who signed with Virginia missed qualifying earlier this summer and will not make it to Charlottesville.
Andre Brown - running back with gaudy numbers at Greenville (N.C.) Rose High, failed to qualify at N.C. State.
Emmanuel Dunbar - Expected Florida State defensive lineman will be off campus.
Dwayne Jones - Rutgers commitment missed making grades to qualify.
Brandon Barrett - Star high school receiver wanted to be a Mountaineer, but has been put on hold until his appeal is decided by the NCAA Clearinghouse.
Some schools took a major hit
Washington State leads the group, losing a whopping seven potential contributors.
Ole Miss lost six players, including running back Lavarus Giles, who might have seen immediate playing time following the suspension of starter Jamal Pittman.
South Carolina had four come up short. Another Gamecock, fullback/linebacker Antonio Lamar, is awaiting awaiting word from the NCAA academic clearinghouse.
Alabama also lost five freshman, two of whom will re-sign in February, with the other three prospects headed to Junior College.
Mississippi State lost four expected freshman, with two barely scraping by with qualifying ACT scores in their final examination attempt in June.
Notable prospects in new locations
Nick Patton - Headed to Dodge City (Kan.) Community College
Randy Estes - One-time Rivals100 top-10 member failed to qualify, costing him a Washington State scholarship. He's now at Long Beach (Calif.) Community College
Demonte Bolden -expected to attend Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy
McIntosh Nicolas - expected at Dodge City Community College with Patton
Nikita Stover - the Alabama commitment enrolled at Itawamba (Miss.) Junior College
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