Coach Prime Warned ACC Program to Back Off Carter Stoutmire Prior to Hogs Commitment

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Coach Prime Warned ACC Program to Back Off Carter Stoutmire Prior to Hogs Commitment
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The transfer portal is entering its 11th hour, and Arkansas football coach Ryan Silverfield is trying to go out with a bang.

While players already in the portal can sign later on, Friday was the last day to enter. The Razorbacks closed out the week with a flurry of six commitments, bringing their total haul up to 40 transfers thus far. With the secondary still among Arkansas’ biggest needs, it was no surprise to see four of those pledges come from defensive backs.

By far the most noteworthy addition was Colorado’s Carter Stoutmire, who tallied 37 tackles in eight games last year with a solid 72.4 PFF grade. Over three seasons with the Buffaloes, the Plano, Texas, native made 15 starts and racked up 90 tackles, 12 pass deflections and 2 forced fumbles. The former three-star recruit has one year of remaining eligibility and is ranked as the No. 74 safety in the portal, per On3.

The Razorbacks finally exacted some revenge on Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders, who had opened up quite the pipeline from Arkansas to the Rockies. Defensive back Myles Slusher and defensive lineman Jordan Domineck transferred to Colorado ahead of the 2023 season, with defensive lineman Taurean Carter, cornerback RJ Johnson and running back Isaiah Augustave following suit the next offseason.

As a multi-year contributor at the Power Four level, Stoutmire was an understandably intriguing option for Arkansas. In fact, after his sophomore season, a certain coach tried to coax Stoutmire into the transfer portal.

Coach Prime was having none of it.

“Carter got offered a bag!” Sanders told his team at a practice in April. “Virginia, you gotta stop. I let you have one and didn’t say nothing about it. Come on now!”

Prime Example of Tampering

In hindsight, Stoutmire would have been best served taking the money and running to Charlottesville. The Buffaloes went a paltry 3-9 last year. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers, led by quarterback Chandler Morris (yes, that Morris) went 11-3 and came within a hair of the College Football Playoff, losing the ACC title game in overtime.

Ironically, the other Colorado player that Virginia was meddling with last year was none other than former Arkansas tailback Isaiah Augustave.

The Naples, Fla., native transferred to Colorado after a promising freshman season at Arkansas that saw him take 35 carries for 202 yards and a touchdown. In an offense that included star quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman winner Travis Hunter, Augustave led the Buffaloes in rushing with 384 yards and 4 touchdowns.

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  • Michael Main is a Fayetteville native who, like both of his older brothers, attended the University of Arkansas. Main graduated in 2025 with a double major in journalism and political science and a minor in legal studies. He spent his childhood following the Razorbacks closely and attending as many games as possible, witnessing iconic moments like the Michael Qualls put-back dunk, the Henry Heave and a number of field stormings. Main was a member of the Razorback Marching Band and Hogwild Pep Band, attending every home football and basketball game while he was a student and traveling to San Francisco, Providence, Tampa and elsewhere for postseason play. After freelancing for BoAS for a year and a half, the 22-year-old made the transition to a full-time role as senior writer following his graduation. In his free time, Main is likely spending time outdoors, enjoying the company of friends or feeding his obsession with Liverpool FC and European football as a whole.

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