Are John Pelphrey Recruits the Start of a New Beginning for Arkansas?

John Pelphrey has hit the nail on the head with this year's recruiting class. After his first season at Arkansas, Pelphrey took a team of Stan Heath's players to the NCAA tournament and a first round win over Indiana before losing to eventual Final Four competitors North Carolina. As Pelphrey enters his second season, he will be depending on a few key returning players like Michael Washington and Patrick Beverly, but he will also be depending on incoming talent in Arkansas' best recruiting class in years. On four major recruiting web sites, the lowest rank Pelphrey's class receives is 24th by Scout.com, and it is ranked as high as sixth by CSTV.com, a CBSsportsline site. The head of the class features two outstanding guards in Courtney Fortson, out of Patterson School in North Carolina, and Rotnei Clarke from Verdigris High School in Oklahoma.  Fortson is rated as the sixth-best point guard of the class by ESPN.com and ninth by Rivals.com, who rates the class at 16th.  ESPN ranks ... (link)